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a break from the midterm madness and join us for an evening of good
company, creative writing and a drink or two if you fancy it. It’ll be free for members (wahoo!) and £2 for non-members.
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By Chiara Hampton Dear readers, the moment we have all been waiting for has arrived. December 2nd marked the launch of the winter edition of our literary publication The Inkwell . While fawning over lovely submissions from our student body at Sofi’s Southside last night, we took a moment to reflect on the work which went into this semester’s issue. If you’re curious about what happens behind the scenes of our micro-publishing operation (this is the publishing society, after all), here is a glimpse into the creation of Rot.
The striking cover photography of Inkwell (R)evolution features the work of Nadia Ahmed. In the photo a crowd of protestors and on-lookers are framed by stretching city buildings. The photo is meant to capture the themes of the issue, the immediacy of these "contradictory times," and evoke the literary and artistic sentiments within the journal that reflect on the "joys and tribulations of living in the 21st century," as editor-in-chief Saskia Solomon put it. Nadia shared her thoughts on the photo, saying: "I took this photo at an anti-Trump rally in New York last year and submitted it for this issue's (R)evolution theme not only because it captures protesters, but also because of the young girl on her father's shoulders and the middle-aged man taking a photo of the crowd with his phone, just like I was doing. In the centre are two people taking selfies right in the middle of the crowd of people. I wanted to capture the variety of ages in atten...
On Tuesday 23rd of January PublishED will be hosting our collaboration with The Society of Authors . We have decided to kick off the year with a presentation on the work of the SoA given by its chief executive Nicola Solomon , and Linda Strachan , acclaimed children's author and chair of the SoA in Scotland. The event will take place from 7.30-9 pm in the 50 George Square, Room G.04. You can find more information about the event the Published Facebook page. There will be an opportunity at the end of the presentation to ask questions. If you're curious about the world of publishing this is a great event to come to!
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