Writerland is a newsletter from The Delacorte Review whose mission is to help writers tell the stories they need to tell. Less than a year after graduating from Columbia Journalism School, I received the opportunity of a lifetime. A former professor reached out to me asking if I had any interest in potentially freelancing for a newspaper. This wasn’t just any newspaper, it was my dream newspaper, the kind of newspaper that I never thought I would have a shot at writing for, especially in that moment. I was young and I barely had any published clips. I didn’t see why the paper would ever have an interest in working with me—a nobody—but of course I told my professor that I was interested.
I've really been enjoying Delacorte's dispatches—they've been very relatable and instructive, especially this one. Thank you!