A campus for European young queer writers
The insufficiency of journalists in queer micro-society makes the publishers’ mission for a better quality press more and more complicated. We also believe a new type of journalism should be born without losing the consistency of the writings, but also to get into the GenZ Queer Community.
The international participants were in the first editions from Germany, Ireland, Spain, Taiwan, the Philippines, Ukraine, Romania, and Austria. The mentors are experienced journalists from LGBT+ publications with extensive experience in the queer press from Germany, Austria, the USA, the Netherlands, the UK, Spain, and France.
Previous GAY45 journalism campus participants have gone on to find work at a wide range of publishing houses, magazines, and newspapers or created their own media outlets. Others have gone on to enjoy successful freelance careers as editors and writers, or to pursue graduate work.
What we do
We try to form journalists who write quality stories, touch on important cultural and social subjects, and use multiple forms of dissemination: classical, but also digital platforms, social media, the metaverse, or use new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, for research.
We try to inspire them to create their platforms (blogs, video blogs, metaverse spaces) or to work as journalists in media outlets with the aim of defending human rights and keeping the LGBT+ community informed at the highest standards.
And, why not, write about people and things we like and admire?
Timing
GAY45 QJC is organised every year in a different European city.
Next edition
The next edition will take place in August 2026, in Amsterdam and in Vienna, Austria, and the articles will be published on www.gay45.eu and other platforms.
Please pitch your city for the next editions if you think it will benefit from having young, creative journalists.
Participation and expenses
The number of participants is limited to 7, and hoping to raise more funds to extend the number in the future.
The expenses of the participants from European Union will be covered in full by the organisers: flight, accommodation, participation expenses of the participants from the European Union will be covered in full by the organisers: flight, accommodation, participation, and sustenance. For other countries, we will analyse the applications and decide according to the budget.
We always announce an open call. This edition, the deadline is the 1st of May 2026, 00.00 CEST. Send a text and a letter of intention to ed[at]gay45.eu. We will let you know if you are selected by the 5th of June 2025. Due to the high volume of applications, we can inform only the people selected.
The only condition is to be a decent writer, have general knowledge of the culture, politics, and history of LGBT+, and to be 18-28 y.o.
We do not select based on race, gender, class, political view, sexual orientation, or any other criteria except your texts.
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You can help
You can help more young writers attend Queer Journalism Campus by donating. Companies can fully support the QJC, fully tax-deductible. Write to us.
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