Ive been thinking about going into magazines when i leave school. i mean study first but what? any advice?

I've got two years of school left (i live in south africa) and i'm really interested in working in a magazne.


Expecially seventeen.


I love writing and could write for the magazines but what are the other options for me?


BTW, what do i study if i want to be a magazine writer?


And what are other interesting things that i could do at a magazine? What other jobs are tehre? And what would i have to study to do them?





Please help me!Ive been thinking about going into magazines when i leave school. i mean study first but what? any advice?
UJ, Wits and Rhodes all have good journalism courses that you can look into. But the beauty of being in a creative field is that you can in fact study whatever you want as long as you are talented and are willing to work.





The magazine industry is not very big in SA so you need to be very good at what you do and be willing to promote yourself. While you are studying get as much experience as you can, offer to work at your local paper if you have to.





There are many positions available it all depends on what you are interested in and what you are good at. Writing, layout and design, photography, graphics, editing, copy editing etc Are all options you could consider. For a better idea of positions read the list near the front of the magazine of all the people who worked on it.





Best of luckIve been thinking about going into magazines when i leave school. i mean study first but what? any advice?
Whatch ';13 Going On 30.'; LOL jk. You would have to study composition, and English.