The Illumination staff is currently reviewing and selecting the pieces for this semester’s issue. It’s a big job to do in a very short amount of time, but caffeine, frozen meals and persistence will get us through!
Thanks to everyone who submitted, and look for contact from us in the next couple of weeks.
Photo from Open Book Cafe
Come to Illumination’s Open Mic next Tuesday (October 14) at 6:00 p.m. in the Open Book Cafe. Read poetry or prose selections by your favorite author, or bring your original work. Feeling seasonal? Bring creepy poetry.
We’ll have coffee and tea available, and we’ll be in OBC until 8:00 p.m. OBC is located on the first floor of College Library.
Come by for the whole event or just a little while. This is also a chance to have your questions answered about submitting to Illumination. The fall deadline is October 17.
For those of you waiting to hear from us about staff selections, thank you for your patience. We’re currently going through applications and conducting interviews. We should have our final selections made next week. You’re all tremendously capable, qualified people, and we’re definitely making some hard decisions.
To prove we’re making progress on staff hiring, we’d like to announce two new staff members: Joel Hans will be our first-ever web editor, and Aurelia Moser will become our art gallery coordinator. Welcome to both of them!
**UPDATE: Staff selections for the Fall 2008 semeseter are complete. Staff bios will be posted soon. Thanks to all who applied, and please keep in touch with us. We may have openings this spring and will definitely have openeings next year.
The time has come: Illumination will have its semester kick-off next Tuesday, September 16 at 6:00 p.m. TITU. Come to the Memorial Union for snacks, copies of the journal and a chance to ask questions about submitting or joining the staff. All you need to bring is your smiley self and a design for an Illumination t-shirt or tote bag.
We’re looking forward to meeting you!
Thanks to those who came by the PubCom kick-off. We hope you enjoyed the taco dip!
Update: Thanks to all who made it to the fair tonight! For those of you who joined the listserv, please watch for an email in the next day or so.
Illumination editors will again be in one spot to meet you and answer questions about the journal. Come visit us at the Student Org Fair, held tonight, Tuesday, September 9, at the Kohl’s Center from 5-8 p.m.
We’ll have copies of the journal, flyers and sign-up sheets, so come check us out if you’re interested in submitting or joining the staff!
Illumination is looking for staff and submissions for fall 2008. We have staff positions available for literature and essays reviewers, as well as positions for publicity and layout assistants. Interested in more information? Come visit our table at the Student Org Fair on September 9 from 5-8 at the Kohl’s Center or come to our Kick-off on September 16 at 6:00 in the Memorial Union. Already interested? Fill out a staff application and send it to illumination @ library.wisc.edu. Please apply by September 17. We’re looking forward to working with you!
Have an art piece, essay, poem, short story or outreach project you’d like the campus community to see or learn about? Submit to Illumination by October 17! We publish 3,000 high-quality journals each semester, and this year we’ll also have an online version. For submission instructions, visit the Submit page. Please follow the submissions guidelines closely–if you have questions, please contact us at illumination @ library.wisc.edu. Thank you! We’re excited to review your work.
Update: Thanks to all who helped out and stopped by the Illumination table at the MU Bash. We had a great turn-out, and all those who signed up to join our listserv can expect an email sometime this week. Come visit us again at the Student Org Fair on September 9.
Come meet the Illumination editors at this year’s Memorial Union Bash, held at the Memorial Union from 8 p.m. to midnight on August 31. This is a great opportunity to get involved with the journal, either as a submitter or a staff member. Come get a copy of the journal, sign up to be on our email list and maybe win some candy!
The Publications Committee will be running a bingo event at the Bash as well, so definitely drop by there and say hi to the “PubCom” director Annie Kleinert.
A dream of many previous Illumination editors has finally become reality: Illumination now has a source of sustainable funding that will ensure we continue to print thousands of high-quality journals each semester.
UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley has established an endowment for the journal through the estate of Lemuel and Norma Boulware. For more information about Lemuel Boulware, please read his obituary in the New York Times.
This endowment is a result of the hard work of last year’s editor, Stephanie Krubsack, and others at the Wisconsin Union. Thank you to all of the alumni who directly or indirectly led to the connections that brought about this gift.
In case you’re wandering Madison this summer, desperately seeking the latest copy of Illumination, here’s the comprehensive list of our distribution locations. Want Illumination distributed in your business or office? Let us know at illumination @ library.wisc.edu. Thanks to these businesses for their continued support of Illumination:
EVP
Paul’s Books
Mother Fools
Michelangelo’s
College Library
Steep and Brew
Memorial Library
Avol’s Booksellers
State Street Gallery
Central Public Library
Electric Earth on W. Wash
Yes, it’s obnoxiously early for such things, but the Illumination fall kick-off is slated for Tuesday, September 16. It’ll be held in the Memorial Union (TITU) and there will be snacks, copies of the journal and lots of illuminating info.
Why the early post? If you’ve got ideas or requests for kick-off activities and must-haves, comment here.
Also note that the fall kick-off for the WUD Publications Committee is happening Thursday, September 11. For full details, check their website. We’re hoping Illumination can make a strong showing at “PubCom” events this year.
