If you're in foster care, between the ages of 14 and 21, and you like the idea of writing stories that will help your peers, Represent may be the place for you.

Represent writers get published online and in a print magazine that's distributed nationally. The magazine gives young people in care a place to speak out about their experiences and tell their stories. The writers also learn how to be reporters. They conduct interviews and write news stories about things that are important to youth in care.   

School-Year Program

If you are interested in writing for Represent during the school year and you live in the New York City area, please click here for more information and to apply.

If you live outside the New York City area, please click here to find out how our long-distance writing process works and to apply.

Summer Writing Workshop

A select group of writers is chosen to participate in Youth Communication's intensive six-week summer workshop. For more information and an application to the summer writing workshop, click here.