How to volunteer for the Fulcrum:
- To join the Fulcrum’s contributor team, please fill out the form below.
- Intake Form: https://forms.gle/5j23QiVRMZvDgxWU7
- Once the form is completed you’ll be added to our contributor email list.
Summer Months (May-August)
- An email will be sent out weekly or bi-weekly with pitches.
- You’re also welcome to pitch your own article ideas to the EIC (s) over email at editor@thefulcrum.ca and content@thefulcrum.ca.
School Year (Sept to April)
- During the publishing year, pitches will be put up for grabs during our contributor’s meetings located at the Fulcrum office on Wednesdays from 12 p.m – 1 p.m.
- You’re also welcome to come to the meeting prepared with your own article ideas to pitch to section editors.
- Articles that are not picked up at the meeting will then be sent out via email and made available to volunteers who were not able to attend that week’s meeting.
- You’re also welcome to pitch your own article ideas to the managing editor at managingeditor@thefulcrum.ca.
What is a freelancer, and how do I become one?
- A freelancer is a volunteer who is eligible to be paid for their future contributions to the Fulcrum.
- You can apply for freelance status after having contributed three times (writing, videography, or illustration).
- If you meet the criteria, you’ll be invited to meet with the managing editor.
- You’ll get:
- Eligibility to vote on certain policy amendments and in editor-in-chief elections.
- Payment for future contributions!
For more details consult the 2026 Freelance Program:
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