It’s another #SirenSummer Series special issue!
And we have some wonderful news to share.
Just two weeks ago we launched our limited edition sticker and badges in support of the work of Australian Netball Diamond #105 Sharon Finnan-White and her First Nations Academy of Excellence.
Because of your generous support, we’ve raised an incredible $500 for the First Nations Academy of Excellence!
That money will go directly to support the vital work Sharon is doing for Indigenous women in netball. You can read more about that work and the impact of the First Nations Academy of Excellence thanks to our partnership with ABC Sport.
We’re keen to see how much more we can raise for Sharon and the First Nations Academy of Excellence so if you haven’t scored yourself some of these stickers and/or a badge yet, now is your chance. But don’t delay because this limited edition run will wrap up this Friday 15 December.
Get yourself a limited edition sticker pack for just $10 including postage in Australia.
And you can include a badge with your stick pack for just $15 including postage in Australia.
Keen to learn more about where these designs come from? We’ve got you covered.
Finding the joy in femorabilia
Earlier this year, Siren co-founder Kirby Fenwick noticed that the joy she’d found in women’s sport, specifically in the AFLW, had dimmed. Then, she discovered femorabilia.
Rewriting the rules to Equal the Contest: a review
Siren intern, Pyper Denneman reviews the powerful new documentary from filmmaker Mitch Nivalis about rewriting the rules for inclusion in sport.
Thanks to all who joined us for the Siren x ABC Sport networking event!
Last Tuesday night we hosted our very first Siren x ABC Sport networking event!
A huge thanks to everyone who joined us on the night, especially our ABC Sport experts: Amanda Shalala, Kate O'Halloran, Jess Stewart, Fletcher Doherty and James Coventry.
If you missed out, never fear! We’ll be hosting more events in 2024. Click through the link below and add your details to our google form to make sure you’re the first to know.
Save the date! The Siren Summer Book Club
As we announced last week, our next Siren Summer Book Club book will be Ellen van Neerven’s Personal Score: Sport, Culture, Identity!
Last week we had the absolute privilege to publish Ellen’s fan diary from the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. It’s a must read.
We’ll share more details soon but we wanted to give you time to get your hands on the book and start reading!
Melbourne Press Club Quill Awards
Attention all our women in sports media friends! The Melbourne Press Club Quill Awards are open for entries and they have a dedicated award for coverage of women’s sport.
The award is sponsored by the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation and recognises excellence in reporting of women in sport, by rewarding journalism that contributes to gender equality and a fair, respectful, safe and inclusive society.
A prize of $3,000 will be awarded to the category winner.
Entries will be judged according to their potential positive impact on gender equality. This could include, for example, reducing harmful stereotypes and promoting positive role models, and/or encouraging constructive discussion about gender issues.
Don’t delay and submit your application today!
Siren is on Patreon!
Thanks to those wonderful people who joined our Patreon – we very much appreciate your support!
The work that we do at Siren…
commissioning and paying writers and content creators
running the Emerging Sports Writer Program
supporting writers to get their work published on ABC Sport
working hard to create opportunity and build community demands
…demands time and money.
The support of the Siren community has facilitated that work and helped support those commissions and opportunities and we can’t thank you enough.
You can become a Patron of Siren today and help us continue to challenge the status quo of sports media.