LU Arts Journal - Student callout

We are looking for student contributions to the journal design and content and this falls into two categories:

Creative writing 

We are looking for short verses of original poetry or prose to intersperse throughout the journal. The writing could focus on the mundane and everyday aspects of life, finding the quirky or amusing in the routine and the everyday. You could take inspiration from the different things that people use a journal to record. This can include goal setting, tracking moods, noting down things to be grateful for and recording or tracking things like water intake and sleep patterns.

We are looking for approximately 10 creative writing pieces.

Illustrations/drawings

We will commission students to produce an illustration or drawing to accompany each creative writing piece; each one designed by a different student. In addition to this, we will commission at least three students to produce a full-page, stand-alone illustration/drawing that would be suitable for the journal owner to colour in if they wanted to.

We are also open to other ideas for suitable student-produced content.

What will I get?

If selected, students will be paid £30 for their work and will receive 6 copies each of the finished journal. Being involved in this project will contribute to your employability and will look good on your CV and in your portfolio. We can also link to your website or social media account from our website and social media channels to give you and your work visibility.

Who can enter?

This opportunity is open to all current UG, PGT and PGR students at Loughborough University, including Loughborough University London students.

How do I enter?

Please fill in the Microsoft Form using the button at the bottom of this page.

For creative writing applications, please attach some examples of your work which show us your writing style. From this, we will select the students we want to commission. These students will then be asked to produce a short poem of 1-3 verses maximum or 2-3 paragraphs of prose.

For illustrations/drawing applications, please attach some examples of your work which show us your style. From this, we will select the students we want to commission. These students will then be asked to produce a stand-alone design or given a piece of creative writing to create a design for.

Please see the timescales below to make sure you could complete this work in time before you apply.

Accessibility

We want this opportunity to be accessible to all students. To support this, we welcome applications in different formats e.g. audio or large print if this is more appropriate for you. If you would like to discuss any accessibility issues in advance of applying or to discuss how the opportunity can be made inclusive for you, then please email luarts@lboro.ac.uk or call 01509 222948.

Timescales

Deadline for applications: Friday 27 May, 5pm

Selected students contacted by: 3 June 2022

Deadline for submitting work: 24 June 2022

We will print the journal during the summer ready for the start of the 2022/23 academic year.

If you are graduating from Loughborough this summer, then we will send your copies of the journal by post. Otherwise, you will be able to collect your copies from the LU Arts office at the start of the autumn term.