Submit a Post for the Community Zine on Prison and Policing:
Every two weeks during the semester, there will be a different selected theme related to Just Mercy. Community members are encouraged to contribute zine submissions based on the current theme. All contributions should be submitted by December 31st.
- Theme 1: Prison and Policing – What is your vision for a more “Just” future? (September 21 – October 2)
Ideas for your submission:
- Artsy: collage, alternative book cover design, illustrations, photographs, pass-around drawing, comic(s)
- Do It Yourself: Madlib, playlist, acrostic poem, puzzle, maze, recipe, meme, book recommendations
- Literary/Creative Writing: poetry, short story, opinion piece, haiku, limerick, “a day in the life,” pass around story, point of view piece, “Dear You” letter
- Surprise us! Anything goes!!
Zine Submission Details
- All submissions are due by Friday, December 11th by 5:00pm EST.
- If you want to be credited for your submission, include your name, NYU School, and class year (if applicable). Unidentified entries will be marked as anonymous.
- Submissions are taken via email at nyureads-lib@nyu.edu
- Some suggested supplies to use are: sharpies, pens, scissors, tape, stickers, paint, old magazines, imagination, clip-art, creativity, and glue sticks, etc.
- Any questions, contact nyureads-lib@nyu.edu
Fine Print
- By submitting content to the NYU Reads Community Zine, you agree to let the Division of Libraries at NYU reuse, remix, and repurpose your submission for this zine and any associated marketing. This could include social media, sharing across the University, and other promotional endeavors.
- All other rights belong to you, including your original intellectual ownership of your submission.
- We want zine contributors to feel safe participating in the collaborative NYU Reads Community Zine. The following code of contribution is declared: this zine is about community, about respect, and about considerate participation. NYU Libraries respects the multiple identities of its contributors and the variety of contributions that will be submitted. We are sensitive to issues of, among other things, race, class, gender, sexuality, physical disability, and mental/emotional health. The NYU Division of Libraries reserves the right to refuse any submission that overtly challenges the safety of the project and its contributors.
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