Publishing is a very city-based industry, so living in Peoria makes it very difficult to get any real experience that will help me once I get to New York. That’s the main reason why attending a Publishing Institute like the one at NYU is so important.
However, I do what I can here to at least get some experience. I work for Hilltopics, Bradley’s alumni magazine, doing copy editing, office work, and some writing. Even better than that, though, is that this year I was selected to be the Editor-in-Chief of Broadside. Broadside is a student run organization; we are Bradley’s literary arts journal and publish two journals a year featuring student poetry, short stories, drawings, paintings, photography, and other works of art and writing. It’s a huge responsibility, but it’s reinforced completely why I want to be in publishing.
As Editor-in-Chief, I’m involved in every stage of putting the journal together, and I plan events that keep students interested in Broadside and further showcase students’ artistic endeavors.
I’m getting really excited about the things we have going on this semester. The first week of March we’ll be having an open mic night, followed by a showing of a related movie (probably Dead Poets Society). In April, just before the spring journal is released, we’ll be having a release party where people can get early copies before the rest of Bradley.
If anyone who reads this (and is a Bradley student) is interested in submitting a piece of writing or art, visit bradley.edu/campusorg/broadside or email me!
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