MEETING CANCELLED

The meeting this week, scheduled for Thursday January 15th, has been CANCELLED!

We're very sorry for the short notice, but our speaker has back out at the last minute due to a scheduling conflict.  We will be rescheduling the meeting with UGA Alum Magazine folk, so check back for updates.  

As of now, our next (and maybe, first) meeting of the semester will be on 

Wednesday, February 5th at 7pm in SLC Room 275.

Amy Flurry, Lucky Magazine's Atlanta Writer, will be the speaker!  For those of you that don't know, Lucky Magazine is a NATIONAL PUBLICATION, so this will be a great meeting.  Hope to see everybody there.  And again, we're so sorry to cancel this week's meeting at the last minute. 

1st Meeting of the Semester

Welcome Back Everyone! Mag Club will have their first meeting of the semester this week. Come hear the people behind UGA's Alumni Magazine speak about their experience in the industry on

January 15th at 7 pm in SLC Room 275.

Kelly Simmons, Cheri Wranosky, and Allyson Mann are all scheduled to appear. If this is your first time attending a Mag Club meeting, don't worry. Everyone is welcome, ALL majors! Remember to bring your $10 dues if you have not paid yet.

Hope to see everyone there and good luck on your first day of classes!

Last Meeting of the Semester

Magazine Club will have it's last meeting of the semester

WEDNESDAY NOV. 19 AT 5 P.M. in ROOM 267 of the MILLER LEARNING CENTER.

There will be free food: McAlister's Deli sandwiches, chips, and drink. Please come hungry! Andrew Tucker (photojournalist), Professor Mark Johnson (Photojournalism Professor), and John Curry (Athens Banner Herald Photojournalism) are scheduled to speak about methods and techniques in the field. We will also have a photo contest where anyone can bring a hard copy of their best photo to enter into a small contest. Everyone will vote and the winners will receive gift cards. Don't have a photo? No worries, there will be magazine trivia and door prizes. Feel free to bring a friend and we hope to see you there!

Meeting Tonight

DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE MAGAZINE CLUB MEETING TONIGHT.

JOURNALISM BUILDING, ROOM 512 AT 7PM

We'll have the Ad Director and Sr. Sales Rep from Flagpole here to speak! And of course, FREE FOOD!

Hope to see everyone there!

Upcoming Meetings

Great News! We have set up the next 2 meetings for Magazine Club for the month of November and they're going to be great!

Wednesday, November 12th at 7pm we have the Ad Director and Senior Sales Rep from Flagpole coming. I know it's short notice, but this is going to be a great meeting for all of those interested in the advertising side of magazines, so please try your best to make it.

Wednesday, November 19th at 5pm Andrew Tucker, a photographer with work featured in GA Magazine, will be here to speak about photojournalism. We're going to try to make this a more interactive meeting-- so a photography contest will take place at the meeting, complete with prizes and free food! Anyone interested in the photojournalism aspect of magazines, this meeting is for you! Bring your best work!!!

Also, make sure that if you have not paid dues that you bring $10 IN CASH to the next meeting.

Internship Panel Contacts

Hello All--

Thanks so much to everyone who came out to the Internship Panel Meeting; I think it was a huge success. I know that a lot of you wanted the contact information for the girls that came out to speak, so here it is:

Kali Justus (National Geographic & Southern Living): kali.justus@gmail.com
Mary Catherine Brutz (Peach & Pink): mcbrutz@gmail.com
Brittney Haynes (Upscale Magazine): bhaynes@uga.edu

Everyone make sure to thank these girls for coming out to our meeting; Kali drove all the way from Birmingham!!

That's all the updates we have for you now, but if anyone has any suggestions/ideas for upcoming meetings, please don't hesitate to shoot me an e-mail at katemparham@gmail.com.

Magazine Club Meeting #3

OK Everyone-- time to get excited about our 3rd Magazine Club Meeting! It's going to be EXTREMELY beneficial for all those who attend, so PLEASE try your best to make it! This meeting is our Internship Panel Meeting, so if you've ever wondered exactly what you need to do to get an internship at a magazine, what to expect once you've been hired as an intern, and what the next step after an internship is-- this meeting is for you! We have interns from Paste Magazine, Peach Magazine, Pink Magazine, Creative Loafing Magazine, and National Geographic scheduled to appear, so don't miss it. The meeting will be

Thursday, Oct. 23rd @ 7pm
Journalism Building, Room 504

Hope to see everyone there. And if you haven't paid your dues, PLEASE bring $10 in cash/check to the meeting. Thanks!