If you have not been able to pick up a physical copy of the winter 2017 (R)evolution issue of the Inkwell, then fear not! Our online version is now available for your perusal here!
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...
PublishED's Annual General Meeting is here once again! More info on the event here . Join us to elect your new committee members for the 2018/2019 academic year. All 14 positions will once again be available. For each position, you will be asked to present a max. 1 minute speech on why you best fit the position, after which all attending members will cast a vote. Here is a short summary of what each role entails: President: will be required to organise where and when the committee meetings, events, and collaborations will take place, and is responsible as a whole for the society's image and EUSA compliance. Vice-President: will support the President in the organisation of the society and events. Treasurer: will be in charge of accounting for membership fees. Secretary: will be responsible for sending out (weekly) emails to the society's members to inform them of information such as the publication's theme, when and where gene...