NEW! Unforgettable Theme Copy - Bobby Hawthorne - UIL Journalism / Yearbook

For middle school and high school yearbook teams, strong copy can be one of the most challenging parts of creating a successful publication—and yearbook theme copy can be especially difficult. This book takes the mystery out of the process by showing students what effective theme copy looks like and how to use basic journalistic reporting and writing skills to create meaningful, engaging copy that supports and strengthens a yearbook’s theme.

Ideal for UIL Journalism students, high school and middle school yearbook clubs, and student journalists, this resource provides practical guidance for moving beyond vague writing and helps develop copy based on reporting, observation, detail, and storytelling. Students learn techniques that can improve not only yearbook theme writing, but their overall journalism, feature writing, interviewing, and student publication skills.

• 77 pages
• 8.5" × 7"
• Perfect-bound paperback

Bobby Hawthorne is a writer and nationally recognized instructor at student journalism workshops, state and national conventions, and writing seminars. He has taught student journalists throughout the United States and internationally in Hungary, Romania, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic.

Hawthorne is the author of The Radical Write, 4th Edition, widely regarded as a leading textbook on reporting and writing for student publications. He also authored Copy That: A Beginning Adviser’s Guide to Yearbook Copy and Game On: Reporting and Writing for Student Media. His other books include Longhorn Football: An Illustrated History and Home Field: Texas High School Football Stadiums from Alice to Zephyr, both published by the University of Texas Press.