You can also let us know if you have any other stories to sell.  We are looking for all kinds of different stories to publish.  What an easy way to make cash!

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Person or Story Wanted: Couple willing to try relationship therapy.

Where the story or article will appear: Women’s Magazine Story.

More info: I’m looking for a long term couple aged between 35 and 55 who would be willing to have a session of relationship therapy and then talk about how it has helped in a women’s weekly magazine. The case study will be paid and you will be able to read the copy before publication.

Person or Story Wanted: A family who refuse to have the Internet at home, and a family who are hooked on the web.

Where the story or article will appear: Daily Newspaper Story.

More info: Following news about the broadband tax, I\’m looking for two families from opposite ends of the broadband spectrum.

1) A family who refuse to have the Internet at home, not for financial reasons, but because they don’t believe it’s a good thing. They prefer to get their kids doing sport or other activities rather than spending hours scouring the web.

2) A family who couldn’t live without the Internet. Mum might use it for shopping, dad might rely to his emails, while the kids are hooked on spotify and facebook.

We would need to picture them at home today and a quick chat on the phone. We can pay them for doing this.

Person or Story Wanted: Case studies of women who have used diet pills with negative side effects.

Where the story or article will appear: Daily Newspaper Story.

More info: After a recent study says that a quarter of women use diet pills, I need several case studies of women who have used them with unpleasant side effects. One Alli case study is fine, but we’d like a couple of other diet drug examples as well and it would be good if they bought them online.

Person or Story Criteria: Age bracket pretty broad (20-60 years old).

Person or Story Wanted: Valentine real life stories.

Where the story or article will appear: Daily Newspaper Features.

More info: Love stories with a twist for a Daily Newspaper’s 14th February issue.

Person or Story Wanted: Mail order brides.

Where the story or article will appear: Men’s magazine story.

More info: We are looking to do a piece about a man who has married what is known as a “mail order bride”

Person or Story Criteria: It has to be a British man between the ages of 18 and 30.

Person or Story Wanted: Desperately seeking: An obese patient forced to EAT MORE in order to have NHS weight loss surgery.

Where the story or article will appear: Women’s Magazine Story.

More info: The Royal College of Surgeons claim obese patients are being made to eat more and gain weight so they can have weight-loss surgery on the NHS.  We’re looking for a strong case study of a patient who deliberately gained weight after being told they did not qualify for surgery because they weren’t fat enough. We’re particularly keen to hear from patients whose health suffered as a result – for example, suffering diabetes, stroke, heart problems etc etc.  The more extreme the weight gain the better, especially if it was over a short period of time.

Person or Story Criteria: Ideally, the patient should be under 30 and female but we’d be happy to hear about any case studies.

Person or Story Wanted: a funny crime story involving an animal.

Where the story or article will appear: Women’s Magazine story.

More info: We\’re looking for a funny crime story involving an animal in some way. Anything like a pet who was killed that turned into a bit of a whodunnit or someone who was beaten up by someone dressed up as an animal.

Person or Story Criteria: We need to be able to tell it from a woman aged between 18 and 35.

Person or Story Wanted: We are looking to speak to a woman who became a mum in her 50s or older.

Where the story or article will appear: Woman’s Magazine Article.

More info:  It doesn’t matter if she was already a mum or if this was her first baby. It also doesn’t matter whether the baby was conceived naturally or through IVF. Ideally the baby would need to be about a year old. We are looking for someone who hasn’t appeared in any other women’s magazines.

Person or Story Wanted: Chemical peels gone wrong.

Where the story or article will appear: Daily Newspaper Story.

More info: We are looking for three women who each had bad experiences of chemical facial peels – did it leave your face scarred, seriously swollen, in a lot of pain, or requiring further treatment to repair damage done by the peel? Phone interviews and pics required. Generous payment offered.

You can also let us know about any other real life stories that you would like to publish in a magazine or newspaper. You can sell a story today.

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Story or Person Wanted: Mums with high blood pressure or diabetes and their daughters aged 18-35.

Where the story will appear: Woman’s magazine feature.

More info: Reveal magazine are putting together a health feature based on mothers and daughters.

We’re looking for mums who has had high blood pressure or diabetes who both have a daughter aged 18-35; both mums and daughters need to be able to attend a photo shoot and interview in London one week day in early Feb.  Expenses and payment available.

Case study criteria: Mums can be any age but daughters must be 18-35.

Story or Person Wanted: A woman who divorced her hubby and then married him again.

Where the story will appear: Woman’s magazine story.

More info: For a Valentine’s Day feature on love second time around.

Case study criteria: Up to age 45 or a young-looking 50.  Needs to be available for interview this week.

Story or Person Wanted: Looking for a case study who has had a divorce party to give a quick five minute interview.

Where the story will appear: Newspaper article.

More info: We are running a piece on the changing face of divorce, we are looking for a female case study aged 18-45 who has had a divorce party and is happy to talk to us for five minutes about it and provide a pic of themselves.

Story or Person Wanted: I am looking for a woman whose house was burgled.

Where the story will appear: Glossy magazine story.

More info: I am looking for a women who’s house was burgled and the robbers took off with whatever they could find while she hid/didn’t confront them for fear of being attacked etc.

Generous fee to case study paid – must be aged 22-40.

Story or Person Wanted: Any real life story, involving a young woman aged 19-35, who is available for pics/interview by Thur.

Where the story will appear: Glossy women’s magazine.

More info:  We’ve got a last-minute hole in our schedule that needs filling by Thursday lunchtime (eek!). So, we are looking for any first person real life stories involving young women aged 19-35, where either good pics already exist; or the woman concerned is available to be shot in the next 24 hours. Any suggestions welcome!

Story or Person Wanted: Female chef that lost weight despite working with food.

Where the story will appear: Glossy women’s magazine story.

More info: We are looking for a female chef who lost a lot of weight despite working with food.  They will need to be able to attend a photo shoot in February.

Story or Person Wanted: Case studies of girls who’ve had underage sex.

Where the story will appear: Woman’s magazine feature.

More info: We are working on a feature about under age sex and looking for case studies as young as possible. They need to have had sex young and be willing to talk about their experiences – do they regret it / has it ruined their body / did they get pregnant etc?

Case study criteria: They can be aged up to 35.

Story or Person Wanted: Gay man turned straight.

Where the story will appear: Daily Newspaper Story.

More info:  There was a piece in the Times earlier this week in which Patrick Muirhead wrote about how he’s going straight after years of being gay as he wants a wife and family. On the back of this story we are now looking for a man who also went straight after years of a homosexual lifestyle and now has a wife (and ideally a child as well).  Phone interview required and ideally a photograph too although we are flexible on this given the sensitive nature of the feature. Payment upon publication. 

Story or Person Wanted: Woman or man who wants to propose to their other half in the Newspaper on Valentines day.

Where the story will appear: Sunday Newspaper (News of the World).

More info: We are looking for men and women who want to propose to their other half in the magazine’s Valentines issue.  Make it a super-special proposal, and we may even be able to throw in a free diamond ring from a top jewellers.  This must be a genuine proposal!

Case study criteria: Men/Women Aged 19-40

Story or Person Wanted: Female stalking victims.

Where the story will appear: Sunday Newspaper Story.

More info: We are URGENTLY looking for female victims of stalking. We’re particularly interested in speaking with a victim of cyber stalking, ie through facebook/My Space etc…but are open to other options.  This is for an issue going to press imminently so please contact us asap if you know anyone suitable.

Case study criteria: Female 18-40.

Story or Person Wanted: Girls aged 18-25 who have taken mephedrone to talk about their experience.

Where the story will appear: Sunday Newspaper magazine supplement.

More info: We are putting together a news report on the rise of new ‘legal high’ drug mephedrone (known as bubble and meow meow) and am hoping to speak to a couple of female case studies who have tried it to talk about what it was like.  We will need them to be identified (named and pictured) and there would be payment involved.

Case study criteria: They need to be aged between 18-25, be female and willing to be identified

Visit www.FamousFeatures.co.uk to let us know if you are interested.

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Person or Story Wanted: A young woman who’s looking after her siblings.

Where the story will appear: Sunday Newspaper Story.

More info: We’re urgently searching for a young woman who is now caring for her siblings after her parents have died or are otherwise unable to look after them.

Criteria: Must have been granted custody of her siblings and allow them to be named and pictured. Ideally aged 18-25.

Person or Story Wanted: Obesity related case studies.

Where the story will appear: Women’s Magazine Story.

More info: We are working on a feature about obesity and how the problem is spreading into funerals – bigger coffins / larger burial plots etc. We need to speak to anybody who’s buried a relative that was largely overweight and how the funeral was affected by their size.

Alternatively, I would like to speak to anyone who’s severely overweight and worried about the problems their size could cause to a funeral and the affect this could have on their family.  Bit of an odd request I know! But if anyone has any obesity related stories at all, we’d be interested in taking a look at them.

Person or Story Wanted: Teen boy who has Botox injections.

Where the story will appear: Daily Newspaper story.

Person or Story Wanted: Sex and the City lookalikes.

Where the story will appear: Woman’s Magazine Article.

More info: We are looking for lookalikes of Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha from the show, Sex and the City. It would be great if they had a story but the looks are obviously more important for this feature.

Person or Story Wanted: Valentines Stories.

Where the story will appear: Women’s Magazine Story.

More info: Looking for any really romantic proposal stories for a Valentines day feature.

Criteria: Case studies must be between the ages of 18 and 35.

Person or Story Wanted: A mum who’s child took part in the strangling game with friends and hurt themselves.

Where the story will appear: Women’s magazine story.

More info: There is a new internet craze, which shows teenagers strangling each other in order to give themselves a high. We are looking for a case study of a mum who’s daughter took part in this and really hurt themselves.

Criteria: The mum must be aged between 18 and 35.

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Story/Person Wanted: Strong love rat stories

Media outlet: Newspaper Story.

More info: Looking for love rat real life story for 2010.

Special criteria: Must not have spoken to another national newspaper. Must be willing to be named and pictured.

Story/Person Wanted: Great real life features.

Media Outlet: Women’s Magazine Story.

More info: We are on the hunt for some really interesting real life features that can slot in between now and new year.  We are open to any suggestions whether it’s hard hitting, tear-jerking or inspiring. As always, it needs to have that extra something special about it that will really get the readers’ attention.

Story/Person Wanted: A woman whose addiction to crystal-meth destroyed her looks.

Media outlet: Glossy magazine story.

Special criteria: Woman, aged under 35.

Story/Person Wanted: Girls who’ve tried party drug Mephedrone (Meow)

Media outlet: Glossy women’s magazine story.

More info: We are working on a feature about party drug Mephedrone. After the death of Gabi Price (which was linked to the legal drug) I want to speak to other girls who’ve tried it. They’d need to have had a dramatic experience – palpitations / paranoia / hallucinations and be willing to warn others about the dangers of the drug.  Alternatively, we are looking for a girl who’s still using it happily, despite the risks.

Story/Person Wanted: Parents and young person to talk about drinking habits.

Media outlet: Daily Newspaper Story.

More info: We need a family (parents and young person, ideally in late teens) to talk about how the young person was given alcohol by their parents under the age of 15. And has subsequently turned into a big drinker.

Special criteria: Young person ideally needs to be 17/18/19 but early 20s could work.

Story/Person Wanted: Ant and Dec lookalikes.

Media outlet: Women’s Magazine Story.

More info: Must be dead ringers for the TV duo, with a good strong real life story too!