FAQ on Technical Writing

Great news for technical writers! Google announced the program called ‘Season of Docs’ that aims to give technical writers an opportunity to gain experience in contributing to open source projects and to give open source projects an opportunity to engage the technical writing community.

So, here is how it works:

Technical writers submit applications to Google, and they also may submit a list of documentation project ideas with the applications.

Technical writers explore the list of participating organizations and choose the projects that interest them.

The organizations confirm technical writing projects.

Then technical writers will work on those projects.

At the end, Google announces the results of Season of Docs 2019.

Applications open on May 29, 2019 at 18:00 UTC.

So, if you are a technical writer, here is a technical writer guide where you can read your responsibilities as a technical writer in this project, your tasks as a technical writer during the community bonding phase, doc development phase and so on.

If you’re interested in this program, here is a guide on creating a technical writing application.

I think it’s a great opportunity for technical writers to get new experience, to meet and communicate new people.

Moreover, you will get money. Google uses Payoneer to pay the stipend to technical writers taking part in Season of Docs. Stipend amounts are calculated based on your home location.

Google will use a Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) based calculation to determine the stipend. They will start with a base amount of 6000 USD and then adjust it based on each country’s PPP value. There is a minimum (2400 USD) and maximum (6600 USD) stipend amount.

Here you can find more information on technical writer stipends for Season of Docs.

If you take part in this project, I wish you good luck!