NEST
Magazine
Made by students, for students, NEST magazine is here to give you more opportunities to get your work out into the world! Our issues are chock full of some of the very best talent here at Leeds Arts University. Each issue has a set theme and all content and designs are created by students.
Our Editorial Officers are voted in yearly as part of the Leeds Arts Union Student Executive Officer team, giving students the opportunity to have their say on who will lead the NEST campaign and design for the following year! As part of the Student Executive team, your Editorial Officers also have a say in how the Union is run each year, inputting their ideas around yearly activities alongside the rest of the team and the Student President. With each new Editorial Officer brings new ideas, designs and themes!
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Leeds Arts University's student magazine has a long history of celebrating and showcasing the creativity of students. NEST magazine, as we know it today, has been in proud production since 2012 under the direction of several different Editors. However, there are issues of the student magazine that pre-date NEST and were produced as early as 1935. You can find an archive of each issue, including the oldest edition from 1935 on the NEST website.
HOW DO I GET INVOLVED?
Each issue of NEST has its own theme decided on by the Editorial Officers. Once the theme has been established, submissions will be opened by the Editorial Officers and emails and social media posts will go out inviting creatives from any course or level to submit pieces that they are proud of and fit the theme. We encourage every medium of submission including images, film and sound! All students will be invited to submit via their student email address so make sure to regularly check on your inbox! Call outs will be advertised on the NEST Instagram: @nestmagazine and the Unions Instagram @leedsartsunion
Every piece will be reviewed by the Editorial Officers team once submissions close. Submissions will be chosen for inclusion by the Editorial Officers and the Students’ Union team, taking in to account the theme and narrative of the issue as well as the layout and design of the publication. Each year we receive a high volume of submissions and endeavour to include as many as possible.
Once submissions are selected you will be informed of the decision by your Editorial Officers and they will begin work on finalising the design of the latest NEST issue!
Usually, each issue is launched into the world with a party onsite or at one of our favourite venues in Leeds, giving you the opportunity to pick up the new mag, have a drink with your friends and network with peers and professionals. You will also be able to collect your copy of the newest NEST from the Students’ Union and the University reception desk!
Find out so much more including previous issues of NEST at: nestmag.online
Got a question? Get in touch at student.union@leeds-art.ac.uk