Call For Contributors: News Writers Wanted!

Mid-July means it's time again for a contributor call, and this time we're looking to add writers to our News section. If you're an outgoing, well-spoken, and informed Austinite with a keen interest in city hall shenanigans, local and state news and politics (including the upcoming 2010 race), campus happenings, or, chief of all, breaking news, we'd love to hear from you. Send us an email (editor at austinist.com) with your basic bio (please keep it short!) and a brief, 200-word writing sample that shows how you'd handle covering this recent local story, this one, or a selection of your choice from recent national headlines. We'll get back to you in the next couple of weeks if there's a match!

The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, July 22.