Candid Austin Teen Magazine

Infobox Magazine
title = Candid Austin Teen Magazine


image_size = 200px
image_caption = Spring '07 issue of "Candid Austin Teen Magazine"
editor = Alyssa Makhani, Amulya Aradhyula, Bella Wu
founder = Lisa Gu, Amber Makhani,
Helen Wang, Kae Wang
language = English
category = Local, Teen
focus = College-bound teens in Austin, TX
frequency = Bi-annual
firstdate = Fall 2006
country = flag|United States
website = [http://www.candidaustinteen.com www.candidaustinteen.com]
ISSN = none

"Candid Austin Teen Magazine" is the first magazine published, written, and run solely by teenagers for college-bound teenagers in Austin, Texas. The second issue of "Candid" was released on March 19, 2007. "Candid" is a 32-pagefull-color publication free to all residents of the Austin area ^{[http://www.candidaustinteen.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24&Itemid=65]} .

History

"Candid" was created in May 2006 by Lisa Gu, Amber Makhani, Helen Wang, and Kae Wang. Working through summer break, the four high school students assembled the first issue of the magazine. With the help of Mandy Grewal and some other students, the editors sold advertisements and conducted fundraisers to cover the $5,000 cost of printing 5,000 copies ^{[http://www.candidaustinteen.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24&Itemid=65]} .

For its second and subsequent issues, "Candid" expanded staff to include reporters, school representatives, graphics designers, and advertising representatives ^{[http://www.candidaustinteen.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=101]} .

taff description

Reporters write stories about Austin-related or college-related issues that affect teenagers. School representatives coordinate interviews and distribute the final products. Advertising representatives sell advertisements to cover the cost of printing the magazine. Graphics designers design advertisements. Editors design the page layouts, edit and place the stories, tweak the advertisements, contact the publisher, contact press, and fill in any leftover gaps. "Candid" allows all teenagers living in the Austin area to apply for a position on staff via an online application ^{[http://www.candidaustinteen.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=63]} .

Distribution

School representatives bring stacks of the free magazine to the teachers in Austin-area schools who request copies. The schools that distributed the first issue of "Candid" were: Anderson High School, Cedar Park High School, Connally High School, Hendrickson High School, LBJ High School, Leander High School, McNeil High School, Pflugerville High School, Round Rock High School, St. Andrew's Episcopal School, Stony Point High School, Westwood High School, and Westlake High School ^{[http://www.candidaustinteen.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=68]} .

Also, copies can be picked up at the [http://www.roundrocktexas.gov/library Round Rock Public Library] , select [http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/ Austin Public Library] branches, and select Amy's Ice Cream shops. The first issue was also found at BookPeople, select CoCo's Cafes and could be requested via mail ^{[http://www.candidaustinteen.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=68]} .

Press coverage

The production of the first issue of "Candid" was featured by The Austin American-Statesman,
News 8 Austin ^{[http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/?SecID=278&ArID=168099]} , KVUE News, The Round Rock Leader, The Daily Texan ^{[http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2006/07/26/TopStories/Austin.Teens.Create.Magazine-2134304.shtml]} , and many other media sources.

External links

* [http://www.candidaustinteen.com Candid Austin Teen Magazine: For Teens By Teens]