Welcome (or welcome back) to Keele!
Freshers, second/third years, postgrads, foundation-course students, PCGE, and whatever else Keele offers (that's all I can think of off the top of my head!)... are you excited for term to start? We are!
Concourse Magazine is Keele's only student publication (at the moment). In 2014 we'll be celebrating our fiftieth year of printing, although we used to be a newspaper. You can check out loads of past issues in the Keele library archives just by asking at the front desk, if you're interested.
Basically, what Concourse does is... throughout the year we publish about eight issues of our magazine, chock-full of articles, reviews, and fun stuff you might want to get involved with. We also have a website - ConcourseOnline, where we post plenty of articles throughout the year (yes, even over summer!).
Whether you just want to pick it up (for free) and have a read, or get involved in any way... you can get in touch to find out how. On Facebook, via email ([email protected]) Or follow us here and on Twitter @ConcourseOnline to get updates on the articles we're posting and events we're organising, alongside our friends KUBE Radio!
So... you want to get involved? Well you're already on Tumblr, so it's likely you know how to write a blog. To be honest, you don't need any writing experience to write for Concourse, everyone is welcome to share their opinions/story/news with us. Not great at grammar and punctuation? Don't worry... that's what editors are for. Concourse is a great way to put together an online and print-portfolio of articles and reviews while you're at university. It's something you can put on your CV, and being part of our society (we're actually a Student-Led Service, we're here specifically for YOU and everyone is welcome) is pretty much pressure-free. You can contribute (either writing, design, or photography) on a schedule that suits you, there's no commitment necessary - although I can promise you that when you do it once, you're going to want to do it again and again. Once you pop you just can't stop, sort of thing ;)
We'll be having plenty of socials, press-team meetings, meals, trips, etc. so there's the social side of things, but you don't have to turn up to them to write! All you have to do is register on our website (it's really easy and doesn't take long) then start submitting. If you're feeling a bit confused or worried about it, we'll be at Society Sign-Up Fair in the union on the Monday&Tuesday of Freshers week, and obviously will be happy to chat!
For now... join our Press-Team group on Facebook to keep up to date with content-deadlines, opportunities, socials, trips, etc.
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