Sixteen years ago I opened a blank schoolbook and began planning a magazine. Today, I start work on that magazine in an official capacity, such is the nature of wishes.
QUTE magazine is the Student Magazine for Queensland University of Technology, run by the student guild, printed by printers, edited by me.
Last year’s QUTE magazine flourished under the magical touch of Michelle Knowles; her fortitude and skills in all things aesthetic took the magazine from startup to number one student mag in the country in under a year. Her ability to attract student contributions and work with Jason (graphic designer) to bring it all together has set a high standard that has been chasing me around my head for about a month now.
That’s right, I’m shitting my pants hoping I can at least keep the magazine going at that level.
I don’t expect to match or replicate the Knowles era of QUTE, it would be disrespectful to try and her style should remain her style. QUTE magazine has established quite the following over the last 12 months, and it’s considered an accomplishment to be published in its deftly designed pages. My job now is to maintain, streamline and expand those standards of publication.
Therefore QUTE magazine will be spread over the following channels:
- The magazine proper: 5-6 hard copy editions over the academic calendar. Opinion, interviews and high quality works that deserve paper immortality.
- The magazine website: Updated weekly with more time-sensitive contributions, news updates and media that wouldn’t fit in the print publication.
- The PodCast: Weekly -fortnightly podcast featuring interviews, student audio plays, humor and analysis.
I’m more excited about the magazine this year than a conservative watching an execution (Fryy ‘im bubba’, fryy ‘im!). I’ll introduce the team as it stands next week when I see them all in the same room at the same time.
Important: If you’re a QUT student of any description and would like to contribute (either periodically or regularly) to QUTE, don’t hesitate to contact me on websinthe at gmail dot com. The team is never finalised and all work will be published (crap work will be published after I’ve reamed it with the proofing-bat).
