• Introduction to feature writing. • News feature. • Profile feature. • Travelogue and how-to-do-it-yourself feature. • What is a magazine? • A brief history of magazine. • Functions of magazines. • Contents of a magazine. • Basic elements of good writing. • Basic elements of good writing. • Mechanics of writing. • Appropriate word usage. • The editor’s note. • Fiction writing. • Review writing. • Photography. • Study skills. • Information sourcing. • Tools of a feature and magazine writer. • Note taking skills.