A Few Words on Polaris
In today’s growing and
changing culture, it is unusual for a small college to continue to develop a
professional literary journal. However, for my university, the English Department
values its literary journal – Polaris.
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| Polaris submission promotion poster. (photo/polarislitmag.wix.com) |
This is my third year as
a staff member for the journal and my second as the Production Manager.
What are my tasks as the
Production Manager? It is certainly not an easy job. I develop the production
schedule, make sure the genre section editors stay on task with their work, and
most importantly, I collect the contracts from our contributing writers.
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| Polaris production schedule. (photo/Kasy Long) |
In late February and
early March, my e-mail Inbox is full with e-mails from undergraduate students
from across the country – or even the world! Last year, we published work from
two students attending college in the United Kingdom. Polaris has gained international recognition!
These talented writers
send their contracts to me, acknowledging that Polaris has the legal right to publish their work. I collect their biography
statements, and I make sure each writer is happy with their experience as
becoming a published writer in Polaris.
It is definitely an honor
to be published in Polaris, as we are
one of the oldest university literary journals in the country.
Like I said before, being
the Production Manager isn’t easy. I have to keep my work organized in an Excel
spreadsheet. I keep the documents in order, and if I lose any one document, it
could slow down our production process. We definitely don’t have time for an
interruption.
Even though my job is
difficult, I love it. I love my fellow staff members. I love working toward a
goal. I love seeing the production process one-on-one. When I submit my own written
work to literary journals, I know the process those editors have in selecting
their material.
Polaris is
a small-town university literary journal, yet we publish the best work we
receive. We create a sophisticated journal that values creativity in all forms
of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction and visual art.
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| The 2014-15 edition of Polaris. (photo/Kasy Long) |
If you are a writer or an
artist, you have time to submit to Polaris.
Our deadline is February 1. Visit the link below for more information.
Write on!
-KJL-
Wow, you have been a busy student. Glad you have found something special to fill in your time on campus.
ReplyDeleteSounds like an excellent literary journal that you and the other staff members enjoy and take pride in your work!
ReplyDeleteIt definitely keeps you busy and gives you tools you will be using in your career as a writer.
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