The Working Waterfront/Inter-Island News is looking for motivated high school and college students in island and coastal communities to apply for our Student Writing Program.
Students will work with professional journalists and photojournalists, who will teach them the essentials of journalism. With the help of these mentors, students will pitch stories (either written stories or multi-media stories) to the editor of The Working Waterfront, who will consider them for publication in the paper or online. Students will be paid a small stipend for stories.
This program offers students who have aspirations to become professional writers a chance to receive mentorship from professionals with years of experience in the industry as well as a chance to get published in The Working Waterfront, which is the third largest paper in Maine with a circulation of over 60,000.
Students who are accepted into the program should plan to attend an introductory workshop at the Island Institute in Rockland on June 20 (we will help to arrange carpooling opportunities). Participants will be expected to submit at least one story for each of the three deadlines that occur during the summer and will receive significant support from their mentors through the entire process.
To apply, please email editor@workingwaterfront.com with the following:
1) The track you are interested in apply (you may indicate interest in both tracks)
2) A cover letter introducing yourself and explaining why you are interested in participating in the program
3) Two samples of your work, either:
Applications are due by June 1.