We accept submissions for all subjects listed in on the Categories page.
We welcome any student to submit pieces. You can be a one-off contributor or a regular member.
As a regular contributor, you will be required to purchase a society membership which costs £2.50 per year. This can be done on the Student Union website
No experience required to write for us – we hope to work with you to develop your writing, and membership includes invites to workshops and talks from industry professionals.
Word count
For most articles, our word count guidelines are 500-words, 600-words, 800-words, and 1000-words. If you believe your submission will be more than 1000-words, please contact us and we would like to discuss it further for a feature piece.
There is currently no set word count for fiction and poetry.
Publishing dates
Articles are edited and published based on how relevant the topic is and when the article should receive coverage
However, exceptions apply, and articles deemed necessary and/or urgent by the editorial board will be published as a priority
We also regularly have articles of the same topic published across a given month (eg. February Pride Month)
What to email us?
Send roughly 150-words pitching your idea for an article and your full name and course to to galaxypress@leicester.ac.uk
Email etiquette
Email:
To send from: We recommend you use your university email to send emails to Leicester Student Magazine
To send to: galaxypress@leicester.ac.uk
In the email subject, please write “PITCH” in capital letters followed by the category you’re submitting to. For example, “PITCH – SPORTS“
