The submission deadline for the mays xviii was the 31st March 2010. For informational purposes, the submissions guidelines are shown below:
What to send
ANYTHING exciting/challenging/beautiful/provocative/original that can be printed in 2D.
Submissions might include (but needn’t be limited to): poems, short stories, dramatic pieces, vignettes, comic strips/graphic short stories, cartoons, paintings, photographs, drawings, visual poems, illustrated children’s stories and creative non-fiction.
We are also inviting submissions for our short film competition – see below for more information.
Need inspiration? See what’s on to find out about Mays workshops, readings and performances throughout the year.
What not to send
More than three submissions
Previously published work
Pieces you’re totally comfortable with
When to send it
Please stop writing at: midnight on 31st March, 2010
How to send it
Send your work, as an attachment, to mays@varsity.co.uk with the word ‘submission’ in the subject line. Include your name, college and email address in the body of your message, but not in the attachment – submissions are considered anonymously.
Only current students of Cambridge and Oxford Universities can submit their work.
Short Film Competition
The Mays is no longer just about poetry and prose. Because this year – right now in fact – we are launching the very first Mays Short Film Competition.
Submissions of films under one hour in length (though they can be much shorter) and of any genre are invited from anyone currently studying at the Universities of Oxford or Cambridge. These may be narrative, documentary, impressionistic or otherwise.
The closing date for the competition is April 26 2010.
Our panel of boffins will assess all submissions and shortlisted entries will be screened at a maysMovies showcase evening, at the end of which the winner will be announced.
Hard copy entries may be mailed to: Elliot Ross, St John’s College, Cambridge, CB2 1TP
Links to online versions can also be sent in to: mays@varsity.co.uk
