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Hot Off the Presses!

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

The day we’ve been working for all year is finally almost here—110° Magazine will be distributed in the Arizona Daily Star on Wednesday, May 28.
This morning, VOICES staff members went to the Arizona Daily Star’s headquarters to see thousands of copies of the magazine print in preparation to be inserted into tomorrow’s newspaper.

Swap ‘Till You Drop!

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

We work hard here at Voices, but we like to be stylish, too! So on Thursday, March 6, the staff members of 110 Degrees Magazine held their first ever clothes swap. Clothes were piled high in the basement lounge of our downtown office, and after rounds of trying on clothes and echoes of “That is [...]

Meeting Deadlines, New Additions

Monday, March 17th, 2008

With just over a month left before deadline, things are hectic here at Voices. Nearly every weekday afternoon, our office and shared space with City High School is filled with youth staff members hunched over laptops, typing furiously and discussing story angles. Meanwhile, other staff members are grabbing cameras and tape recorders, on their way [...]

Busy! Busy! Busy!

Friday, February 1st, 2008

Busy! Busy! Busy! The deadline for the first draft is quickly approaching here at Voices, and everyone is working away! The first draft is really the time where people begin to see a good outline of their stories. 1,000 words sound like an awful lot, but with everyone’s’ ideas overflowing for their stories usually the writing needs to be cut down some.

VIDEO: What Is a Query Letter?

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

Alex Noelke interviews the 110 Staff of 2008 about the Query Letter.

From Melinda Phipps

Monday, December 10th, 2007

A faint beat of music can be heard escaping from headphones as a continuous clatter of typing fills the room. Barely a word is spoken as the youth gaze intently into the depths of their Mac books. Oh, the wonder of query letter writing.

“Fat Drafts”

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

We have recently reached what is known as the “fat draft” deadline here at 110 Degrees.

Common Interests, Common Goals

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

I’m sitting down with a cup of coffee in my hand, staring at a laptop propped up on my knees. The reluctance to continue working scratches at my attention span..