To join the staff, you must be a teen (ages 13-18) living in Los Angeles County. Call (323) 938-9194 and come to the next Newcomers Day, Saturday, October 2, 2010. Newcomer’s Day begins at 11 a.m. and lasts until noon. Please try to arrive five minutes early so we can start promptly at 11 a.m.

Come meet other teens like yourself who are interested in writing, photography and illustration for L.A. Youth, the newspaper by and about teens. No writing or journalism experience required. You should be committed to attending at least two meetings a month and writing about the issues and ideas that matter to you. This is NOT a paid position. Students involved with L.A. Youth are volunteers in an extra-curricular writing and journalism program.

Have your questions answered by the adult editors. Feel free to come with your story or drawing ideas (though you’re not required to have any ideas) and to bring a friend to L.A. Youth at 5967 W. Third St., Suite 301, Los Angeles CA 90036.

Once you have attended Newcomer’s Day we consider you to have joined the staff and can immediately start writing and attending meetings.

You will be invited to stay for the regular staff meeting, which begins at 1 p.m. Call (323) 938-9194 for more information or e-mail editor(at)layouth(dot)com.


L.A. Youth Summer Writing Workshop 2010

REGISTRATION CLOSED.

The L.A. Youth summer writing workshop is an intensive six-week program during which you will write an article that will be published in L.A. Youth, as well as conduct interviews. You will complete your story while working one-on-one with a professional adult L.A. Youth editor.

To apply, you must be a Los Angeles County teen ages 15-18 attending high school in the area. No journalism experience is required, but you must have an interest in writing for L.A. Youth to participate. The workshop is unpaid. Public high school students will be given preference. Apply early, because a limited number of spaces are available. If you have questions, call (323) 938-9194.

Expectations:

• In this workshop, you are expected to meet weekly deadlines involving writing and attend field trips. Students who do not meet these strict deadlines will be asked to leave the writing workshop and encouraged to remain involved with L.A. Youth in some other way.

• You are expected to generate material for the September 2010 issue of L.A. Youth.

• You must attend group meetings at the L.A. Youth office EVERY Wednesday from 2 to 5 p.m. from July 7 to August 11. You also must arrange weekly two-hour individual meetings with your editor. The first group meeting will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 7, 2010.

How to apply:

Submit an application form (click here) with a one-page writing sample as well as a $75 application fee. Scholarships available. Tips for the writing sample: write an original one-page statement that tells us something about you and gives us a sense of your writing style. It can be about one of your interests, hobbies or activities. After you submit your application, we’ll call you for a short interview before you are accepted into the workshop. To prepare for the workshop, we strongly encourage you to read past issues of L.A. Youth on our website. Go to www.layouth.com and click on “Archives.”

The application deadline has passed.