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moominmuppetCall for submissions for SIECUS's “Young People Talk about Sex.”
Ages 15-20.
Note: SIECUS is looking for young writers. Please pass this to any young people you know as well as to colleagues who work with young people. We apologize for any cross postings. Thank you.
CALLING ALL YOUNG PEOPLE!
WRITE FOR THE SIECUS REPORT
Are you an aspiring writer? Have something important to say? Want to get published? Put your writing skills to the test. Write an article for a special edition of the SIECUS Report: “Young People Talk about Sex.”
Use the following topics as a jumping off point. You could tell us about your own experiences, what’s going on with your friends, your family, your school, or your community. You could tell us about something you’ve heard, seen, or read lately. You could show off your journalistic skills and write a news article. Or you could just give us your opinion.
The topics are:
· Sexuality Education. Adults in the United States can’t seem to agree on what, if anything, teens should learn about sex in school.
· HIV/AIDS. Yours is the first generation that has grown up in a world that always included HIV and AIDS.
· Sex Is Everywhere. You live in world where the media tells you how you should look, what you should wear, and what is considered sexy.
All we ask is that you are between 15 and 20 years old, that you write 1,000 to 1,500 words and that you submit your article with the entry form below by February 14, 2003. To protect their privacy, please change the names of any real people featured in your article.
FYI, the SIECUS Report is the bimonthly journal of the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States. It is read by sexuality educators, doctors, health care practitioners, sexual health advocates, and others interested in promoting sexual health and sexual rights.
For more information about SIECUS, visit our web site at www.siecus.org.
You can enter a submission online at: http://www.siecus.org/writers.html or
COMPLETE THIS FORM AND RETURN IT
WITH YOUR SUBMISSION BY FEBRUARY 14, 2003
Name___________________________________________________________________
Address_________________________________________________________________
Date of Birth________________________________ E-mail_______________________
E-mail the entry to Mac Edwards at medwards@siecus.org, fax it to 212/819-9776, or send it to Mac Edwards, Editor, SIECUS, 130 West 42nd Street, Suite 350, New York, NY 10036-7802
All submissions must be the original work of the author. SIECUS reserves the right to edit all submissions, to publish them in the SIECUS Report, and to post them on the SIECUS web site without consultation with the authors. Copyright of the works remains with the authors, but SIECUS reserves the right to publish the works without payment of royalty to the authors and without further permission from them. SIECUS will not return submissions to authors.
Ages 15-20.
Note: SIECUS is looking for young writers. Please pass this to any young people you know as well as to colleagues who work with young people. We apologize for any cross postings. Thank you.
CALLING ALL YOUNG PEOPLE!
WRITE FOR THE SIECUS REPORT
Are you an aspiring writer? Have something important to say? Want to get published? Put your writing skills to the test. Write an article for a special edition of the SIECUS Report: “Young People Talk about Sex.”
Use the following topics as a jumping off point. You could tell us about your own experiences, what’s going on with your friends, your family, your school, or your community. You could tell us about something you’ve heard, seen, or read lately. You could show off your journalistic skills and write a news article. Or you could just give us your opinion.
The topics are:
· Sexuality Education. Adults in the United States can’t seem to agree on what, if anything, teens should learn about sex in school.
· HIV/AIDS. Yours is the first generation that has grown up in a world that always included HIV and AIDS.
· Sex Is Everywhere. You live in world where the media tells you how you should look, what you should wear, and what is considered sexy.
All we ask is that you are between 15 and 20 years old, that you write 1,000 to 1,500 words and that you submit your article with the entry form below by February 14, 2003. To protect their privacy, please change the names of any real people featured in your article.
FYI, the SIECUS Report is the bimonthly journal of the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States. It is read by sexuality educators, doctors, health care practitioners, sexual health advocates, and others interested in promoting sexual health and sexual rights.
For more information about SIECUS, visit our web site at www.siecus.org.
You can enter a submission online at: http://www.siecus.org/writers.html or
COMPLETE THIS FORM AND RETURN IT
WITH YOUR SUBMISSION BY FEBRUARY 14, 2003
Name___________________________________________________________________
Address_________________________________________________________________
Date of Birth________________________________ E-mail_______________________
E-mail the entry to Mac Edwards at medwards@siecus.org, fax it to 212/819-9776, or send it to Mac Edwards, Editor, SIECUS, 130 West 42nd Street, Suite 350, New York, NY 10036-7802
All submissions must be the original work of the author. SIECUS reserves the right to edit all submissions, to publish them in the SIECUS Report, and to post them on the SIECUS web site without consultation with the authors. Copyright of the works remains with the authors, but SIECUS reserves the right to publish the works without payment of royalty to the authors and without further permission from them. SIECUS will not return submissions to authors.
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Date: 2003-01-07 12:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-01-08 05:10 am (UTC)Isn't this age discrimination? LOL.
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Date: 2003-01-08 07:00 am (UTC)