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We are looking for: Domestic violence case studies – repeat offenders.

Media outlet: Women’s Magazine

Story / Article Info: We are looking for women who’ve been the victims of repeat offenders. Ideally, I we need a case study of a woman who got into a violent relationship and found out her partner had been violent towards women before. They’d need to have a previous conviction.

Criteria: Women aged 18-35

We are looking for: People allergic to Christmas!

Media outlet: Daily Newspaper.

Story / Article Info: Looking for case studies of people allergic to Christmas – could be Christmas trees, turkey, mince pies etc. We already have case studies for lights, balloons, candles and nuts.

We are looking for: People who have been attacked by dogs – or whose dogs have been attacked.

Media outlet: Daily Newspaper.

Story / Article Info: We are looking for a series of case studies on dog attacks. They should be willing to talk about the incident, how it has affected their life and any changes jn dog control they would like to see.

Criteria: Adults and children welcome. Must be willing to be photographed.

We are looking for: Miracle weight loss stories.

Media outlet: Daily Newspaper.

Story / Article Info: We are looking for miracle weight loss stories for a New Year issue. Needs to be before and after pictures and more to the story than just the weight loss – i.e. found love, saved their life etc.

In addition to our daily story updates where we will let you know what kind of stories Magazines and Newspapers are looking for right now, we also want to give you a little insight into the world of Famous Features and real-life journalism.  We’ll be posting regular blogs to keep you up to date with what is going on in the office, the media, and the world of real-life stories (visit our home page to find out more about selling your story – click here)

The Famous Features Office

So, you could say it’s a rather female-orientated environment here at Famous Features, where we work hard to sell your stories to top magazine and newspapers, including That’s Life!, Take A Break, Closer, and many more cornerstones of the national press.

We’ve turned the old adage of the world of journalism being one big ‘boy’s club’ completely on its head.

Not here it ain’t. Girls only (well nearly!).

You’d be hard pressed to find a more pink, fluffy and feminine office than ours. We’d like to give you an insight into where we write up your inspirational stories.

It’s a tightly run ship, but the office is filled with pink wherever we can. Pink notebooks, pink highlighters, a large pink ‘Famous Features’ sign on the window (which the boring old fuddy duddies in the office next door deemed as tacky – jealousy is a terrible thing) and even a pink lamp. Oh, and did I mention the goldfish? Sadly not pink ones, but we’re working on it.

We work very hard, because selling your stories to the magazines is important to us. So consequently, we spend a lot of time in the office. For this reason, we’ve made it as pink, comforting and female friendly as possible. There’s always handcream in the drawer. There’s always chocolate in the fridge.

We think it’s only fair that we big up the fairer sex quite a bit. After all, it’s your stories of strength, courage and inspiration that make Famous Features the number one press agency for selling your story that it is.

We often look back on stories we’ve sold to magazines and newspapers (such as the Daily Mirror, the People and The Sun) and wonder how the people in that story are getting on. It’s hard not to get personally involved when you’re talking to such incredible people all day.

Take Diane Vinall, for example. We sold her story to That’s Life a couple of months ago. She was absolutely devastated, as any loving mother would be, when her son Stephen was found in East Brighton park last year. He was just 32 years old. Stephen had been a heroin addict for years, and the inquest ruled an overdose as the cause of his death. But Diane isn’t happy with this verdict – she believes he was murdered.

Her story is a touching message of undying love and devotion to her son – she will never give up fighting to find out what really happened the day he died.

Or Jeanette Salmons (nee Sambucci), who remarried her first hubby Malcolm last month 39 years to the day after they married the first time. They were 16 and 18 the first time round, and not quite ready for marriage.  They went their separate ways and married new partners – but realised they belonged together after bumping into each other at a family gathering years later.  We were so inspired by this story of true love – theirs really is ‘in sickness and in health.’ It appeared in the ‘Your Life’ section of the Daily Mirror on Friday November 20, and we thoroughly enjoyed working with them.

We sold Sylvia Davies’s story to Chat, after she was attacked on Boxing Day 2007 by her abusive ex-partner. She’s since rebuilt her marriage and kicked her alcoholism.  She gave birth to her gorgeous baby girl, Emily Rose, a year ago, and we couldn’t be happier for her.

All these incredible women (and there are many more, believe us), just prove that us girls really are the best. Long live the sisterhood, and keep sending us your inspiring stories, ladies!

Alex – Famous Features Journalist

(Don’t worry, we do sell male orientated stories as well, and we have boys in the office  – but they have to put up with the pink).

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Story / Case Study Wanted: British lady who admits to shoplifting in the past to fund her ‘middle-class’ lifestyle.

Media Outlet: Daily Newspaper.

More Info: Woman – aged 25-55. Must NOT be shoplifting now but needs to admit to it in past. For a real-life read in Daily Newspaper.

Story / Case Study Wanted: Funny, quirky real-life features to hold a page.

Media Outlet: Glossy Women’s Magazine.

More Info: We are after some fun and quirky features that will hold a page in a women’s magazine.  Do you have any comedy capers that might make a full page story? We are looking for stories of daft animals, anything involving nakedness (eg: sleep-walked into my girlfriend’s parent\’s room the first night I’d met them), a girl who chooses her pet over her boyfriend, or anything that raises a chuckle!

Story / Case Study Wanted: Age gap case study: Older woman, Younger man, preferably with around 30 years between them.

Media outlet: Daily Newspaper.

More info: Couple with large age gap must be available for phone interview and willing to provide/pose for photographs, ASAP.

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Story / Case Study Wanted: Christmas LOVE stories!

Media Outlet: National Glossy Magazine.

Story or Case Study Criteria: We are looking for Christmas LOVE stories! Have you ever fallen in love with a Santa impersonator, or found your soul mate at a Panto? Any Xmas romantic story considered – and you will be paid for your story.

Story / Case Study Wanted: Children on Diets.

Media outlet: Daily National Newspaper

Story or Case Study Criteria: A normal sized 10 or 11 year-old girl who is dieting and obviously doesn’t need to.

Story / Case Study Wanted: Any type of cheery Christmas stories with good pictures

Media Outlet: Women’s Magazine

More info: We are looking for a variety of Christmas short stories (must be true stories) – weight loss, romance, miracle babies… anything that has really good Christmas pictures and a strong Christmas line.
Story or Case Study Criteria: It must be told by a woman aged between 18-35 who is willing to be pictured.

(visit our home page at www.famousfeatures.co.uk to submit your story idea)

Story or Case Study Wanted: Do you have any funny, sexy or quirky Christmas stories that would hold a page? 

Story Info: We need to find a quirky story to fill a page in a National Magazine Christmas issue by the end of the day….

Media Outlet: National Magazine

Any suggestions very welcome!

Story or Case Study Wanted: Looking for a woman in 20s/30s who has had to have facial reconstruction surgery. 

Media Outlet: National Sunday Newspaper – Magazine Supplement.

More info: First person emotional piece about enduring facial reconstruction surgery

Special criteria? : A woman aged 20s/30s, who had surgery because of an accident – not born with a facial disfigurement. Must be able to provide pics of her face before surgery. Sorry, but can’t have appeared in a magazine or newspaper already.

Story or Case Study Request: A full time single dad in his twenties. 

Media Outlet: Glossy Magazine.

Case Study info: We are looking for a full time single dad who is in his twenties and has a daughter (he could have more than one child, but one of them needs to be a girl). We also need him to be a single dad because of a marriage or relationship breakdown as opposed to him being widowed.  It’s for a really positive piece about being a single father and we’d want to do a photo shoot with him and his child/children.

 Special criteria: In his twenties. Full time single dad due to a relationship breakdown.

Case Study / Story Request: a couple whose relationship fell apart after baby was born.

More info: A youngish couple – up to mid-30s – who had a baby and the whole stress of birth and baby tore their marriage apart.

Story/Case Study Request: A woman whose partner killed himself after she left him

Story / Case Study info: Needs to have happened quite soon after and be directly linked to her leaving him.

Special criteria? : Aged up to mid-30s.

Story/Case Study Request: A man who attended the birth of his child and loved it, and a man who didn\’t enjoy it

Media Outlet: Daily Tabloid Newspaper.

Story/Case Study Info: We are working on a piece for tomorrow’s paper about whether men should be present at the birth of their child.

We need to find a man who was present and loved the experience, and a man who was present and didn’t enjoy the experience.

We’d need to speak to them/get words from them today and we’ll need a picture of them with the baby – either one they can provide or we can take one.

We’ll also be able to pay them for their time. Please do let me know as soon as possible if you have anyone who might be able to help.