[spaces] Literary Journal
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Interested in being part of the team next year? Applications for all positions are now open!

We have a new date for our Write-In event! ~~~ When: Friday (Oct 23rd) @ 7:00 p.m. Where: On Zoom! Email us at [email protected] for an invite!... What: This will be a short break from your studies to share and write creatively for an hour! We hope to see you there!

BTS of our prep last night for our bake sale! Stop by at our table outside TWUSA Monday and Tuesday from 11-3 to pick up some Christmassy prints and cookies!

Our call for submissions is now open for Volume XV! We are excited to announce that our theme for this year is Shatter! Head on over to our website for more details on the theme and submission requirements. Please keep in mind that the submission deadline is November 5th. If you have any questions, feel free to send us a message, or email us at: [email protected]

Submission deadline is midnight tonight, everyone! Last chance to submit your poetry, prose, and visual artwork for publication in volume XIV!

Volume XIV is here, everyone!! If you want one, we'll be selling them outside TWUSA Wednesday March 11 and Thursday March 12 from 11-3! Copies of Volume XIV are $10, but we also have older editions of the journal for $5, prints for $5, and tote bags for $7! All payments accepted via e-transfer.

One week until submissions close for Volume XIV! Finish up polishing your writing or art and submit to [email protected] before midnight on November 5th!!

Heads up everybody that the deadline for applications to be part of the team for Volume 15 is this Saturday at midnight! Apply for any position: editor in chief, managing editor, associate editor, media manager, or events coordinator! More information at twuspaces.com!

Meet our 2019/2020 Editorial Team!! To find out more about them, check out our website or our Instagram!

Our call for submissions is now open for Volume XIV, and the theme this year is Sojourners!! Deadline is November 5th. Our website has the details of submission requirements, and if you have any questions, feel free to send us an email at [email protected]!

Happy Orientation Day!! Come join us at the [spaces] booth! We're located in front of the TWU Bookstore

Today is the last day to apply to join the 2019/2020 [spaces] team! Go to twuspaces.com for details on the positions and how to apply.

Love literature & art? Interested in gaining experience in editing, publishing, graphic design, social media, or event planning? Apply to join the [spaces] team for the 2019/2020 school year! We welcome applications from students in all years and majors. Go to www.twuspaces.com/apply for more information on how to apply.

Last week was the launch party for [spaces] Volume XIII! Thank you to all who joined us in celebrating; it was a pleasure to be with you and recognize all the work the students, alumni, and faculty put into creating and sharing their art. Hoping to see more photos of the event? Check the TWU's Pillar Yearbook Facebook page!

Only three days left until the official launch of Volume XIII of the journal! The event will begin promptly at 7pm and will include musical performances, readings of pieces featured in the journal, artwork, and a chance to purchase the new journal for $10 and [spaces] tote bags for $8 (cash only). Have you RSVP'ed yet?

Interested in leading a team of creatives through the process of organizing, editing, and publishing a literary journal? [spaces] is now hiring for the 2019/2020 Editor-in-Chief!

We're selling canvas tote bags! Find us outside TWUSA from 11:30-3pm today to purchase onethey cost just $8 each, cash only.

Merry Christmas! We hope this season is a joyful time of rest, remembering the birth of Christ and enjoying the gifts of literature and art.

Today is the LAST DAY to submit your work for Volume XIII! The final deadline is November 5th at 11:59pm. Go to www.twuspaces.com/submissions for guidelines on how to send in your work. Still have questions? Message us or email [email protected].

Only SIX DAYS left to submit your writing and visual art! Go to www.twuspaces.com/submissions for all the details on how to format and send us your work.

Are you interested in discovering more about how you can improve your own poetry? [spaces] and the English Student Society are hosting a poetry workshop on Thursday, October 25th at 6:30-8:30pm, led by writer Connie Braun. There are five spots still available! Send us a message or email [email protected] if you have any questions or would like to take part in this (free!) event.

Find the full bios at http://www.twuspaces.com/about/editorial-team/ Photography by TWU's Pillar Yearbook

Submissions are open! Send in your artwork, photography, poetry, or prose for a chance to have your work published in the upcoming volume of the journal. For more information on the submission guidelines, go to www.twuspaces.com.

Thank you to all who stopped by the [spaces] booth on O-Day! We loved getting a chance to talk to new students and their parents about who we are and what we do.

The summer is coming to an end, and new students will already be arriving at TWU for O-day tomorrow. Make sure to stop by the [spaces] tent to meet some of the amazing people on this year's team, learn more about how you can be involved, and even buy a journal!

A marvelous evening of celebrating Trinity's latest showcase of published art! Photos by: Peter Twele With contributions from Meilani Southern and Riya Khurana

Application deadline extended to April 28!! Do you have background in design? Or logistical experience? Or just want to work with other creative minds?? We are especially seeking applicants for the Art & Design Editor positions and for Events Coordinator.

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2018/2019 [spaces] TEAM!! All levels and majors are welcome to apply. If you would like to hear more about a position before applying, feel free to shoot any one of us a message and we can talk about it - Jemimah or Kirsten (managing editors), Caleb (art editor), Sarah (assoc. art editor), Jade (events), Meilani (media), or Riya (assoc. editor). :)

Copies of Volume 12: Transfix are on sale at the TWU bookstore! Thank you to all who have been inquiring and patiently waiting! Reasons to get your copy now if you haven't already: - See your name and your writing/artwork in PRINT!!, or... - See your friend's name and their writing/artwork in print, or - Enjoy good art in the moment before walking into the exam hall, to make your brain happy See more

Announcing the winners of our Launch Party raffle!! Guests were entitled to one raffle entry for each journal purchased at the Launch Party. Congratulations to the following individuals who have just won themselves a fabulous, versatile, comfy, sophisticated [spaces] t-shirt: Bronwyn McVey ... Jacquelyn Miller Timna Dumitra Rachel Tiebauer Darby Shute Winners, we will contact you shortly about collecting your shirt.

Theatre students Meilani Southern and Cathy Shields are big fans of stories. Here they show a glimpse of how they use their writing as a platform for storytelling. This is our last video before the Launch, where you will get to experience all the artwork talked about so far - the event is tomorrow, 7:30pm at the TWU Atrium. Be there!! :)

The great reveal is this Friday!! Can't wait to get your hands on a copy of the new volume of [spaces]? Journals will be going for $10 each, CASH payments only. Be sure to do your atm run before the event!

In this video, we hear from Hannah Stover and Josh Boldt what it's like to collab on an art piece using two different styles - and what happens when it almost goes wrong. Come see them and their work in the flesh next Friday at the Launch Party!

Volume 12 is out NEXT WEEK!! Throughout this week we will be introducing some of the fantabulous people behind this volume, to give you a glimpse of what's to come at the Launch Party. In this video, Joanna Williams talks about how poetry helps her grow in empathy for other people.

Putting the journal together has been SO inspiring!! The artists featured in this upcoming volume present such diversity of passions, talents and ambitions. Majors represented include Art & Design, Biblical Studies, Business, Christianity & Culture, Education, English, History, Humanities, International Studies, Linguistics, Media & Comm, Nursing, Philosophy, Pre-Med, Psychology, and Theatre. WHOA.

Don't forget to keep your evening free on Friday 9th March! Honestly, who doesn't love dressing up and looking all fancy?

Hark! The [spaces] Volume 12 Launch Party will be taking place on the evening of Friday, 9th March, here at the Atrium. Keep a look out for the event page, coming soon. For now, we leave you to wonder which cool people will be performing musical acts/reading their pieces from the NEW volume...

[spaces] squad 17/18.

We're proud of Dr Cavalli, who will also be featured in the upcoming volume of [spaces] as a guest contributor! Come attend his book launch if you've taken his class (or even if you haven't) and want to show your support!!

Congratulations to all poets and writers whose pieces were selected for publication! We had a fantastic time workshopping some of these today. Thanks to Connie T. Braun and the fantastic Jessica Lamb, [spaces] editor-in-chief circa 2012, for your direction.

[spaces] Vol. 12 is brewing... Please continue to invite your friends to LIKE our page, and follow us on instagram (@spaces.literaryjournal), so no one misses out on the upcoming fun!

The vetting process for Volume 12 is well underway! Here is a glimpse of what happens...

1 more day to send in your art!!

One week to go!!! In addition to the usual, we also publish photography, digital art, short plays, and academic essays. Visit http://www.twuspaces.com/submissions/ for full submission guidelines. Submissions open until 5 Nov, 23:59.

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Go check out the latest issue of Mars Hill, where our fabulous editor-in-chief talks about our theme. Submissions for visual/literary art open until 5 Nov!!

Spoooky! You don't want to miss this!

Email your entries to [email protected] for a chance to be published in our next volume!

Okay, people got opinionated over the mint oreos today. They're not that bad, though??? Anyway, if you didn't manage to come by and get your very own copy of [spaces] Literary Journal, don't despair - Volumes 8 through 11 are in stock at the TWU bookstore!

We will be at the TWUSA Club Fair this afternoon, 4:00-6:30pm! Come and visit, ask questions about your submission, earn a sticker for the club fair game! Our current Vol. 11 journals will be available for sale, as well as past journals going for discounted prices! See you there!

WHOA WHAT???! That's right - submissions for [spaces] Volume 12, to be published in Spring 2018, are now OPEN!! Our theme for this volume is: TRANSFIX... All students undergraduates, graduates, part-time students, etc are welcome to submit. We accept prose, poetry, plays, fine art, digital art, and photography. Email all submissions to [email protected] by November 5, 2017. Further guidelines can be found at http://www.twuspaces.com/submissions/. We look forward to receiving many delightful submissions from the TWU community!

Full bios at http://www.twuspaces.com/about/editorial-team/ Photography by Tori Nikkel.Thanks, Tori!

"Surprised by Paradise," an allegory of judgment and the unexpected in the afterlife, published in [spaces], Vol. 11, the Trinity Western University Literary Journal, is available for your reading pleasure at http://www.annaredsand.com/surprised_by_paradise_133017.htm

Thanks to everyone who came by today! Stay tuned for updates on upcoming events and, of course, the call for submissions for Volume 12!!!

L: "Blue Wave", Josh Boldt R: "How to Make a [bad] Choice", Kelsey Tuffin [spaces] Vol. 11

Now that we're getting pumped for the new year, we'd like to make a few introductions... Meet the 2017/18 Editorial Team of [spaces] Literary Journal! Editor-in-Chief: Heather Twele... Associate Editor: Jade Coon Managing Editor: Kirsten McAllister Managing Editor: Jemimah Fernando Art & Design Editor: Caleb Spyksma Associate Art & Design Editor: Sarah Dickens Media Manager: Meilani Southern Events Coordinator: Madison Evans Advertising Consultant: Matthew Steem [spaces] Literary Journal sincerely thanks all applicants for their applications and resumes. We hope to be able to work with you in the future! [spaces] Literary Journal publishes poetry, prose, drama, artwork, photography, and more by students, alumni, and staff from Trinity Western University. [spaces] encourages all students, alumni and staff to begin working on pieces to submit this September when our call for submissions comes out. If you have any questions, please visit our website at twuspaces.com, send us an email at [email protected], or connect on Instagram at spaces.literaryjournal.

It's less than a week to O-day!!! We hope your summers have been spectacular! And we know the fall is gonna be even better. Come visit our booth on O-day this Saturday to learn more about [spaces], find out what we have in store for the upcoming year (hint: lots of art), and grab some treats! Spread the word to all your incoming friends! ... Follow us on Instagram: @spaces.literaryjournal

Do you want to be on [spaces] next year? Send your CV and Cover Letter to [email protected] to apply!

SNEAK PEEK In preparation for the upcoming [spaces] Launch, please enjoy this sneak peek of [spaces] vol. 11!