San Diego Family Magazine is looking for talented teen-age writers to be published as a guest columnist for our Teen Life column. This is an opportunity for gifted, young journalists to write about a topic of their choosing that is relevant to teens in San Diego County.

We are looking for crisp writing about timely, youth-oriented issues of interest to middle and high school age teens (13-18). The essay must be no more than 800 words. Only manuscripts written by teens between the ages of 13 and 18 years of age will be considered.

Submit articles via e-mail as a text document to, editor@sandiegofamily.com

Please include your name, address, age, grade, high school and e-mail address. Parental consent is required and must be included.

If you have a photo that would complement your story, e-mail it in a jpeg format or by mail to: San Diego Family Magazine, Teen Life, P.O. Box 23960, San Diego, CA 92193

Submitting an article does not guarantee publication. San Diego Family Magazine will pay $25 upon publication.