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Power Plays by Lindsay Gibbs
From the pen, or keyboard, of Lindsay Gibbs, OG member of the Burn It All Down pod, Power Plays delivers longform stories dissecting the big issues in women’s sport packed full of the historical, cultural and political context that matters. Plus, Lindsay loves an archive and we love her deep dives into the history of women’s sport. While a mostly US focus, there is always lots to chew over and reflect on in relation to the Australian landscape.
The Female Athlete Project: The Wrap
The Female Athlete Project newsletter, The Wrap, delivers a weekly dose of the latest news in women’s sport with links to opportunities to read more. Landing in your inbox on a Tuesday morning, it’s a handy way to quickly stay up-to-date.
SportsMovies82
A newsletter about movies about sports? Yes please! Written by professional film and culture writer and long-suffering Carlton Football Club fan, Claire White SportsMovies82 is published fortnightly and each issue focuses on a different sports movie, diving deep in the genre and what it has or has not to say about political and social issues like gender, sexuality, class and race.
Missing Perspectives: Level the field
From the team behind Missing Perspectives, Level the Field launched in September 2023, post the Women’s World Cup. A fortnightly newsletter, it delivers news and links, plus original interviews and articles.
Clearinghouse for Sport
While not specifically focused on women’s sports, with its combination of news and updates from sports organisations, governance updates from the ASC and AIS and federal and state governments and sports jobs, the Clearinghouse newsletter is a daily goldmine of information. If you’re working in sport or want to be working in sport, this it’s a must subscribe.
Out of Your League
Frankie de la Cretaz is one of the best sports writers out there who creatively and critically weaves intersectional perspectives, pop culture, history and modern media coverage in their outstanding reporting. Frankie is also the co-author of ‘Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the National Women’s Football League’ which looks at the history of women’s gridiron, and we love a writer that can cover sport, pop culture and also amplify women’s sports history!
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Just Women’s Sports
Get your US women’s sports fix from the awesome team at Just Women’s Sports. JWS launched around the same time as Siren, and we’ve loved seeing them go from strength to strength in their development and continue their ongoing coverage.
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Sports Stories Press
If you love women’s sport literature then you’ll love Sports Stories Press. Their mission is to become the world’s leading publisher of women’s and amateur sports literature. That’s a mission we can get behind. Subscribe for updates on the Press plus links to fantastic writing, including reviews and interviews.
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Reading between the lines
Written by journalist and freelance writer, Christine Yu, this newsletter sits at the intersection of sports science and women athletes. Yu covers a range of topics, from exercise and menopause, to mental health as well as reflections and discussion about her own writing.
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Pocket-sized
Long-time friend of Siren, Georgina Hibberd (author of one of our fave sports books: Never Surrender) is the writer behind this newsletter which delivers wonderful, heartfelt and passionate writing on AFLW, of course, but also on weightlifting and soccer and life.
Her Way
If you want (need!) a daily sports wrap covering women’s sport in Australia, plus a range of podcasts and features, Her Way has you covered. Founded by Abbie, Her Way’s mission is to promote women’s sport in a way that’s accessible for people of all ages. Accessible sports content? We love to see it.
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