User blog comment:Craiglpalmer/Introducing Fandom/@comment-24.184.71.143-20160127004105/@comment-20644-20160127004846

Here's what I said in another comment as well: The Fan Contributor Program is an editorial training program. Fans who apply and are chosen get a chance to learn more about writing editorials, and they're given a large audience as well as feedback from professional editors. This is a voluntary program, just like editing is on a Wikia community. Ideally you'll be able to build a body of work that you can use to pursue professional writing endeavors in the future.