PublishED AGM for 2018/2019 Positions


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 general meetings will take place, and of any fundraising events.

Editor in Chief: will be in charge of the editorial process for each semester of 'the Inkwell'.

General Editors: will assist the Editor in Chief and oversee Editorial meetings for 'the Inkwell'.

Prose, Poetry, Drama Editors: will be in charge of submissions for respectively prose, poetry and drama. They will be the first point of contact and will create a long-list for their category when submissions close.

Media Editor: will be largely in charge of the social media presence for PublishED.

Head of Design: will be in charge of the design of the magazine for each semester, and for any event graphic design. Therefore, knowledge of InDesign or other editing/publishing software applications is extremely preferable, if not necessary.

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