Posts Tagged ‘story’
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
URGENT STORY REQUESTS – EARN CASH NOW
The Stories Listed Below are Urgently Needed. We will pay you to appear in a magazine or newspaper story.
Just visit www.FamousFeatures.co.uk to tell us if you would like to get paid to be in any of these real life stories or features. Send us your details by filling in our online form (located at www.FamousFeatures.co.uk ).
Also – please get in touch if you have any other stories that you would like us to consider. We are looking for new story ideas every day. Your real life experiences and true stories could earn you cash; sell a story today.
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Story or Person Wanted: Looking for an inspirational read about women.
Where the story or article will appear: Woman’s Magazine Article.
Info: We are looking for inspirational stories about women who’ve done something amazing. It could be anything as long as it’s about the woman herself – not kids, diet or looks. It needs to have a strong story behind it though to fill a spread.
Story or Person Wanted: MY HOLIDAY CHANGED MY LIFE
Where the story or article will appear: Women’s Magazine Story.
Info: We’re looking for women who’ve gone on holiday and it has in some extraordinary way changed their lives…not just that they moved to the country where they were on hols.
Criteria: The women need to be in their mid-30s to early 50s
Story or Person Wanted: Hen nights that have got out of control…
Where the story or article will appear: Glossy Magazine Feature.
Info: We’re looking for women prepared to talk about a particularly nightmarish hen party – expensive/extravagant trips that have gone horribly wrong, demanding brides-to-be, arguments about what to do, control-freak friends who’ve been put in charge of organising.
Criteria: Aged between 18 to 35.
Story or Person Wanted: Upbeat, quirky real-life story ideas with great pictures.
Where the story or article will appear: Weekend newspaper magazine story.
Info: Gentle and heartwarming ideas needed for spread in the weekend newspaper magazines.
Story or Person Wanted: A girl with a dad dating younger girls
Where the story or article will appear: monthly women’s magazine.
Info: We are looking for a girl aged 18-32 who has a dad who loves dating or is in a relationship with a younger girl.
Story or Person Wanted: Extraordinary body transformations: Rebuilt after massive injuries/huge weight loss/sex swop, ETC.
Where the story or article will appear: Woman’s Magazine Article.
Info: Any extraordinary body transformation stories wanted.
Story or Person Wanted: ‘I’m in love – but not with my husband’
Where the story or article will appear: Glossy Celebrity Magazine.
Info: Looking for a female case study (aged 25-50) who admits to being in love with someone other then their husband.
Story or Person Wanted: The family of a murdered loved one whose murderer has been released early from prison.
Where the story or article will appear: Magazine Story.
Info: We are looking to find the family or relative of a person who was murdered and their murderer has been released early from prison or is set to have an early release. We would want to speak with the family/relative about how this has affected them. We are tagging this on to the Peter Sutcliffe/Philip Lawrence news stories.
Criteria: The woman needs to be aged mid 30s to mid 50s.
Story or Person Wanted: A wacky, fun or uplifting real life story.
Where the story or article will appear: Daily Newspaper Story.
Info: We’ve got lots of gloomy news stories at the moment. To balance this out we are looking for a light real life stories to run in one of Saturday’s papers. Please pitch anything that might be suitable.
Criteria: None, but women aged 18 – 35 work well for us.
Story or Person Wanted: Female aged 18-35 who has had malaria.
Where the story or article will appear: Newspapers Article.
Info: We are looking for a fairly extreme case of malaria, someone who was struck down quite badly, hospitalised and maybe even close to death.
Criteria: Must be female, age approx 18-35 and available for quick turn around, phone chat and pics.
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That’s it. So get in touch if you think you could help with one of these magazine or newspaper stories. We will pay you for your participation, so visit www.FamousFeatures.co.uk today and fill out our online form.
If you would like to sell a story that isn’t on the above list, just let us know, we are looking for all kinds of stories.
Wednesday, 21st July 2010
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
WHO WOULD BE A WOMAN?
By Alexandra McGowan for Famous Features
Don’t get me wrong, there are a number of incredibly wonderful things about being a woman. We are able to carry children, multi-task, and spend a month’s salary on shoes without wasting time on silly emotions like guilt.
I think all of the above are pretty special!
However, there are times when being a woman is downright lousy – for a number of reasons.
One of them materialises once a month, every month…for most of our adult lives. The dreaded…PMT (for any males, or women fortunate enough not to know what this is, it’s pre-menstrual tension). It’s caused by an imbalance of hormones at the onset of a period, and usually lasts for a few days.
Most women get a bit down, use it as an excuse to pig out on chocolate, then carry on as normal. But some women have to stay locked away in darkened rooms, such is the madness that comes upon them with the ‘monthly miseries’.
For too long, people have sneered at sufferers of PMT as being over-dramatic, or slightly unstable mentally. But it’s not true. If your body is affected by hormonal changes, there is nothing you can do about it…except sit tight and ride the storm.
We’re interested in real life cases of severe PMT. Did it break up your marriage? Did you find yourself nearly snapping (verbally and perhaps even physically) at your children one day, because you were so irrational and upset?
If anyone understands what you’re going through, it’s other women, which is who we would love you to share your story with in one of the national magazines or newspapers. You will be paid a great fee for sharing your story – and maybe it will reach out to someone else who has been affected in the same way you have.
So please get in touch with one of the Famous Features team today by emailing your story to sell-my-story@famousfeatures.co.uk, or call our hotline: 0845 83 88 55
Friday, February 26th, 2010
We need these stories or people right now….
Get paid to appear in a magazine or newspaper. Simply visit www.FamousFeatures.co.uk to tell us if you would like to get paid to feature in a story.
(also, please get in touch if you have any other stories that you would like us to consider)
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Person or Story Wanted: Adopted Child, or Sperm Donor.
Where the story will appear: Glossy Magazine Story.
More info: We are looking to interview a woman who’s adopted a child by herself, and we are also looking for a woman who’s used a sperm donor.
Person or Story Wanted: I am looking for women – or couples – who have problems with their mother in laws.
Where the story will appear: Woman’s magazine article.
More info: We are looking to interview 2-3 women – or maybe a couple – who are willing to chat about the effect problematic mother in laws have had on their relationship for a sensitive piece in a top women’s magazine. Maybe their in laws caused such a problem that their relationship even broke down as a consequence. The case study will need to be willing to be pictured (although we can change their name) and also available for a short telephone interview. They will also be paid for their time and the piece will be read back to them before publication.
Person or Story Wanted: People who have lost relatives or loved ones to MRSA.
Where the story will appear: Daily Newspaper Story.
More info: We are looking for case studies of people whose loved ones have died because of MRSA they picked up in an NHS hospital. We need people in particular whose relatives went into hospital for a fairly minor complaint and picked up the infection in there. MRSA mainly affects elderly patients so I\’m looking for people who lost younger relatives in particular.
We also want to hear the case study’s views on what the Government could have done better to prevent MRSA deaths.
Person or Story Criteria: Relatives or loved ones must have caught MRSA in an NHS hospital and died as a result of the infection.
Person or Story Wanted: Women aged under 48 talking about the ‘final straw’ that made them leave their husbands.
Where the story will appear: Women’s magazine story.
More info: We need pictures of the women with their ex-hubbies.
Person or Story Wanted: Mums who gave birth on a special day whose baby is under 18 months.
Where the story will appear: A pregnancy magazine.
More info: We are looking for mums who gave birth on a meaningful day – such as her wedding anniversary, wedding day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, last day at work (but not Christmas, New Year or a birthday) to feature as a real life birth story in a top pregnancy magazine.
Person or Story Criteria: The baby must be under 18 months and we will need high res images of the mum with her baby as a newborn and the newborn on his/her own.
Person or Story Wanted: We are looking for a man who (like Ashley Cole) is living with his mother in law.
Where the story will appear: Daily Newspaper story.
More info: It would need to be a couple who are willing to speak candidly (ie, about how it affects their sex life) and be photographed on the edition.
Person or Story Wanted: strong, emotional first person lead for july issue.
Where the story will appear: Women’s glossy monthly magazine story.
More info: We need a good emotional, uplifting lead stories (nothing gloomy please – this particular magazine don’t do gloom). Also any nice three women pieces (ideas like ‘what our clothes say about us’; ‘why my fresh start was the best thing that ever happened’.
Person or Story Criteria: 30-55 down-to-earth (ie no high-flyers or career women).
Person or Story Wanted: Teenage mums.
Where the story will appear: Daily Newspaper Story.
More info: We are looking for a young mum who gave birth at 13 or 14. She can be no more than 16 now.
Person or Story Wanted: Male sex addict
Where the story will appear: Glossy Women’s Magazine.
More info: Real life feature: ‘I am a sex addict’
Person or Story Criteria: Male in his 20s.
Person or Story Wanted: A woman who has had an abortion in her 40s, and a woman who contracted an STD in her 40s.
Where the story will appear: Sunday Newspaper Story – women’s supplement.
More info: The feature is about how these ‘teenage’ type problems can actually occur at any age. Both women would need to be identified and pictured, but we will do a readback to the interviewee. There is a small fee available for the right case study – dependent on the story.
Person or Story Criteria: Must be a woman in her 40s prepared to be identified and pictured.
Person or Story Wanted: Women who have been driven to taking extreme revenge on their ex boyfriends.
Where the story will appear: Sunday Newspaper Story – women’s supplement.
More info: We are looking for women who were driven to extreme revenge tactics after finding out a boyfriend was cheating on them or treated them badly in some other way. Perhaps they publicly humiliated him by putting up posters / creating a fake website in his name etc. Perhaps they destroyed his favourite things or ruined his wardrobe. Anything that will make a reader secretly cheer and think, he totally got what he deserved!
Person or Story Criteria: Must be women aged 22-34, willing to be identified / photographed. There is a small fee available.
Person or Story Wanted: A mum who looked after her daughter\’s baby to allow her to finish her education.
Where the story will appear: Women’s magazine story.
Friday, 26th February 2010
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
Here are the latest PAID stories that we are looking for right now. If you, or anyone you know, fits the story profile, get in touch and earn cash today. Visit www.FamousFeatures.co.uk to register your details.
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We are looking for this story / person: A girl in her 20s who has spent a significant amount of time in prison.
Magazine or Newspaper: Woman’s Magazine.
Story Details: We are looking to speak to a girl in her 20s who has spent some time in jail. The Magazine piece will be an insightful look into how her life was behind bars and how it has affected her now she’s been released.
Story Criteria: Must be in her 20s and willing to be photographed.
We are looking for this story / person: We are looking to speak to a woman who got or is getting divorced.
Magazine or Newspaper: Woman’s magazine.
Story Details: The trigger needs to have been in some way the Christmas/New Year period – so the decision was made in January. We need to speak to them in the next two days.
Story Criteria: Woman aged 21 to 45
We are looking for this story / person: A good phobia story.
Magazine or Newspaper: Glossy Women’s Magazine
Story Details: Any woman who has got a really unusual phobia.
Story Criteria: a woman aged between 18 and 35
We are looking for this story / person: a young woman who was sexually abused by a woman in a position of responsibility.
Magazine or Newspaper: Sunday Newspaper Magazine.
Story Details: Piece about female abusers.
Story Criteria: Preferably aged under 35.
We are looking for this story / person: I am looking for a great pet story.
Magazine or Newspaper: Women’s Magazine.
Story Details: We are looking for a really good pet story for a short feature. It can’t be about a rabbit or a mini-pig or about fat pets, but anything else to do with animals would be great.
Story Criteria: The feature must be told by a woman aged between 18 and 35.
We are looking for this story / person: A good non-violent crime feature.
Magazine or Newspaper: Glossy Women’s Magazine.
Story Details: We are looking for a feature that would work for one of our magazine’s crime sections. We want anything along the lines of a con man / woman, an arson, burglary – anything that doesn’t have any violence in it.
Story Criteria: It must be told by a woman aged between 18 and 40.
Tuesday, 15th December 2009
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Sell a story. Earn cash today. We are looking for these stories right now…
(log on to www.FamousFeatures.co.uk to register your interest)
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Story / Case Study Wanted: Funny or heart-warming xmas stories with good pictures.
Media outlet: Women’s Magazine.
More Info: We’re looking for a last minute xmas story. Ideally we’d like something with great, festive pictures. In the past we’ve done xmas surgery, nudist xmas…etc…so something along those lines. It needs to be strong enough to fill a spread – no shorts please.
Special criteria: Preferably featuring women age 20-40, but if it is a really funny story etc we might be able to make exceptions on this.
Story / Case Study Wanted: A woman who made a victim impact statement that was used in court, where she herself was the victim.
Media outlet: Women’s magazine.
More info: Feature about people’s experience of victim impact statements.
Special criteria: Woman aged 21 to 45
Tuesday, 8th December 2009
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
See the latest story requests from national media. Get paid to feature in any of these magazine and newspaper articles. Visit: www.FamousFeatures.co.uk to let us know if you fit the profile, or tell us about a different story that you would like to get published for cash.
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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.
Thursday, 3rd December 2009
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
The latest story requests from national press. Get paid to feature in these magazine and newspaper articles. Visit: www.FamousFeatures.co.uk to let us know if you fit the profile, or tell us about a different story.
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Story / Person Wanted: An older woman – in her 40s – who is dating a guy in his late teens early 20s. Get paid to feature in this article.
Story / Person Wanted: We’re looking for women who believe in angels and have a strong story as to why they believe. Need to be pictured and identified. Women 18-40ish. Get paid to feature in this article.
Story / Person Wanted: A woman whose child/children have been snatched by her husband and taken abroad. Get paid to feature in this article.
Story / Person Wanted: Looking for a teen or early 20something who has tried the party drug ‘miaow miaow’ – mephedrone. It’s an article about mephedrone and why its use is on the rise amongst young people.
Story / Person Wanted: Need someone who started using cocaine when they were 15 or 16. We’d like to know when they got started, how, how much they spent on coke, how a 15/16-year-old can afford it, if the price has come down for young users, how much they spent on average a week on their habit? We’d also like to know if they know what they’ve really been taking, if they know that the quality of the gear has deteriorated? Can they also give us an idea of how widespread it is among school children or young teens. Figures suggest it’s on the increase.
Tuesday, 1st December 2009
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Today’s latest story request from the national press. Sell a story to a magazine or newspaper. Visit www.FamousFeatures.co.uk to submit your details.
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Story or Case Study Wanted: Case studies of Brits either living in Dubai or have moved back from there.
Media Outlet: National Daily Newspaper.
More info: I\’m looking for two case studies for tomorrow\’s paper:
1) a Brit who has moved to Dubai and is struggling to find work, or has lost money on their property in the credit crunch.
2) a Brit who moved to Dubai and has moved back because of the credit crunch.
We would need to speak to them today and get a pic. We can pay them a fee for this.
Each case study will be about 200 words each.
Special criteria: Can also be couples or a family.
Thursday, 26th November 2009
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
We are looking for these stories right now. You will get paid for appearing in any of the magazine articles below. Let us know if you are interested in these, or selling any other stories to the press at: www.FamousFeatures.co.uk
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Story / Case Study Wanted: I’m looking for four girls who will write an open letter saying ‘Why I slept with your boyfriend’
Media outlet: Glossy Women’s Magazine.
More info: It could be ‘I was lonely’, ‘You weren’t giving him what he needed’ or ‘I didn’t know you existed’ – etc, etc.
Girls need to be available to attend photo shoot for More in London on December 4th, and need to provide picture of love-rat.
Special criteria: Girls need to be between 20- 29. Case-study will be paid.
Story / Case Study Wanted: Someone who has submitted a claim for a bank charge refund and will talk on Supreme Court Judgement.
Media outlet: National Newspaper.
More info: This is for a breakout to our main piece on today’s Supreme Court Judgement on bank charges. Many people who were expecting refunds now look like they will be out of pocket.
Special criteria: N/A
Story / Case Study Wanted: Case study who has had a bad experience/or addicted to the party drug methadrone.
Media outlet: National Newspaper.
More info: Needs to be named and pictured
Wednesday, 25th November 2009
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Today’s Story Requests from the National Press. Sell a story to a Magazine or Newspaper and Earn Cash Today.
Visit: www.FamousFeatures.co.uk to submit your details.
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Story / Case Study Wanted: Amazing and Inspiring women of 2009
Media outlet: Sunday Newspaper Magazine.
Story / Case Study Description:: We are currently writing a piece about the most inspiring women of 2009 who have achieved incredible things this year. Specifically we’re looking for women that have perhaps campaigned to change a law after a personal tragedy, set up an amazing life-changing charity or something similar. All case studies will be paid.
Story Criteria: Needs to be women aged 18-40 who haven’t really appeared anywhere else, aren’t doing any similar features and would be available to do a shoot either this Friday or the following Monday.
Story / Case Study Wanted: Fun, quirky, unusual stories with a strong new year line in them.
Media outlet: Glossy Magazine.
Story / Case Study Description:: We are looking for any strong short features with a good new year line. They can be about anything apart from romance. Let us know your story ideas and earn cash today.
Story Criteria: Women aged 18 to 35.
Story / Case Study Wanted: Women aged 19-35 for a feature titled: “My Christmas wish came true!”
Media outlet: Glossy Magazine.
Story / Case Study Description:: We’re researching an upbeat, positive, four-case-studies-in-one report for a Glossy Magazine Christmas issue. We’re looking for four women, age 19-35, whose circumstances have changed hugely for the better during 2009.
So, maybe they wished for:
- LOVE. Perhaps they were single at Christmas 2008, and made a resolution to go on a real mission to find love this year, going on loads of dates/setting up their own dating agency/writing a dating book etc – and are now with the man of their dreams.
- MONEY. Perhaps they were in a dead-end, badly-paid job in 2008, but this year they set up an amazing new business/found an amazing new job and are going to end this year making a huge profit/enjoying their new salary/perks.
- FAMILY. Perhaps they always knew they were adopted/had a sibling, and in 2009 they were finally reunited with their birth mum/long-lost sister, etc.
- A BABY. Perhaps they had been trying for kids for years, and this year they finally became a mum in an interesting way, eg: adopting a baby from China; using a sperm donor; etc.
- WEIGHT LOSS. Perhaps a year ago they were overweight and unhappy, but this year, for an interesting reason, they finally shed several stone and now have the body of their dreams.
We will pay each case study for their time and our deadline is the end of this week.
Story Criteria: Case studies should be 19-35 years old, willing to be shot and to provide collect photos if required.
Monday, 23rd November 2009
