belletrist

ENGLISH 299

LITERARY MAGAZINE

TUES/THURS 1:30-3:40 B242 (possible hybrid adjustments to this schedule will be determined by the staff)

Instructor: Laura Burns

R230M 425-564-2373

laura.burns@bellevuecollege

Belletrist email: belletrist@bellevuecollege.edu

Belletrist wordpress site: http://studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu/belletrist

OUTCOMES:

· To understand basic aesthetic theory and apply it to selections of prose, poetry and visual arts

· To learn and practice concepts of magazine layout and design

· To become aware of audience needs and demands

REQUIREMENTS

As a staff member for BC’s literary magazine, you’ll be expected to:

1) Participate in all staff meetings on (with more than 4 missed meetings grounds for a failing grade)

2) If the staff decides to use a hybrid format, participate in all online discussions, which will be open 7 days, from one in-person meeting to the next. Staff members will post at least once that week (for instance, with an update on a task), and if multiple questions are posed, will respond to all questions and ideally to each other.

3) Complete all assigned tasks in developing, advertising and preparing the magazine, to be determined

4) Complete an end-of-quarter, typed assessment of approximately 1200 words, about the experience of serving on the literary magazine and your role in it, including recommendations for future magazines.

CALENDAR

Week One-Week 5, January 4-February 8th

Advertise for submissions: visit classes, student association clubs

Recruit more staff?

Research/discuss/determine magazine online site

Discuss theories of aesthetics

Week 6-Week 8, February 11-March 1

Read, review all submissions

Make selections

Revise site for magazine

Week 9-Week 10, March 4-March 15

Post submissions to website