Become a Member

To Apply for Full Membership:

  • Find a current WAJ member to be your Sponsor.
  • Submit your application online below.
  • Submit six separate clips of qualifying journalistic work below (urls required), or send hard copies to New Membership Application, 1774 Hempstead Place, Redwood City, Ca 94061.
  • Attend a meeting, dinner or other event to meet WAJ members.
  • The Membership Subcommittee reviews the application and makes a recommendation to the WAJ Board for Membership.
  • The full WAJ Board votes on your Member application.
  • The Vice President of Membership welcomes you to WAJ as a Member.
  • Submit your membership fee to the WAJ Treasurer, with a payment of $50.00 USD via the Pay Now button below or mail your payment to Western Automotive Journalists, Attention: Michael Coates, 1774 Hempstead Place, Redwood City, Ca 94061.

Full Membership Application:

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    *New Member Application: yesno
    *First Name:

    *Last Name:

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    *City:

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    *Work Phone:

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    *Email:

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    *Type of Journalist:

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    *WAJ Sponsor:

    If your work appears online, you may submit your six separate clips of qualifying journalistic work here by providing their URLs:





    *Please attach your headshot here. Acceptable file types are: JPEG, JPG, PNG, Max file size: 1MB

    Submit your membership application by clicking on the "Pay for Your Membership Application" button, you will then be redirected to pay with your Pay Pal Account or a Credit Card. Payment by Credit Card is done by clicking on the grey "Guest" button on the next screen.

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