The Roar
Those of you who are based in Australia and are into sports might like to check out the other website the Lost At E Minor team runs, The Roar. The Roar is a sports opinion website which features a mix of professional sports writing and reader generated content, allowing passionate armchair experts a platform through which they can express their thoughts on the contentious issues in Australian — and international — sports. Check it out, and if you’d like to contribute, just follow the guidelines on the site. Heck, it even has a NRL draw as well as an AFL draw.
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We’re searching for Australia’s best new sports writer
On our other website, The Roar — which features Australian sports opinion — we’re currently looking to discover the best new sportswriter in the country, and turn them into a paid columnist on the site. Every day we run a number of reader-generated sports opinion articles on The Roar. And you can vote on the best of them. The final winner will be announced on October 15th. So, if you’re interested in sports, and you want to give some props to the many talented reader-writers out there, head over to the Roar each week and cast your vote.
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