Available
Volunteer
Positions
Director of Submissions
- Create Dropbox folders for Prose & Poetry Contest and Main Submission Period and sort submissions into respective genre folders.
- Answer any questions about submissions sent to the TSOW submissions email.
- Monitor incoming submissions for the Prose & Poetry Contest and Main Submission Period.
- Make master lists for the Prose & Poetry Contest and Main Submission Period in Excel or Google Sheets.
- Delegate P&P Contest submissions to editors.
- Attend monthly TSOW meetings.
- A 100-300 word cover letter which indicates why you’re interested in the role and may be a good fit.
- A resume detailing any relevant experience.
Director of Visual Art
- Design cover art for Issue 21
- Design cover art for the 2022-2023 Editorial Anthology.
- Design posters in an image manipulation software when requested.
- Attend monthly TSOW meetings.
- A 100-300 word cover letter.
- A resume detailing any relevant experience.
- A 2-4 image portfolio of your artwork or photography, and/or your graphic design.
Fiction Editors
- Review and select all Fiction submissions for publication in Issue 21.
- Review submissions for the Prose & Poetry Contest
- Submit a written piece to the 2022-2023 Editorial Anthology.
- Attend monthly TSOW meetings.
- A 100-300 word cover letter.
- A resume detailing any relevant experience.
- A 1-page (Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, double spaced) writing sample of your fiction.
Drama Editor
- Review and select all Drama submissions for publication in Issue 21.
- Review submissions for the Prose & Poetry Contest.
- Submit a written piece to the 2022-2023 Editorial Anthology.
- Attend monthly TSOW meetings.
- A 100-300 word cover letter.
- A resume detailing any relevant experience.
- A 1-page (standard screenplay or stage play format) sample of your dramatic writing.
CNF Editor
- Review and select all CNF submissions for publication in Issue 21.
- Review submissions for the Prose & Poetry Contest.
- Submit a written piece to the 2022-2023 Editorial Anthology.
- Attend monthly TSOW meetings.
- A 100-300 word cover letter.
- A resume detailing any relevant experience.
- A 1-page (Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, double spaced) writing sample of your CNF.
Interns
- Promote TSOW to First-Year Students.
- Promote TSOW events in WRIT100.
- Hang posters.
- Shadow editors in the genre(s) they’re interested in.
- Attend monthly TSOW meetings.
- A 100-300 word cover letter.
- A resume detailing any relevant experience.
- A 1-page creative writing sample in your preferred genre.
F.A.Q.
Still have a question about volunteering at This Side of West?
No, you do not have to be a Writing student to volunteer at TSOW. Students from all faculties are encouraged to apply.
Usually 1 school year (2 semesters). This is subject to change as noted in our Code of Conduct. Each applicant must be available for a full school year (i.e. if you are graduating in December 2022, you cannot apply).
No, but staff members are usually provided 2 complimentary books a year: 1 Editorial Anthology in which their work appears, and 1 Issue 21 (subject to inventory).
Yes, you can, however, priority for the Intern position is granted to first years, since a major part of being an intern is connecting the first year Writing community at UVic to TSOW.
Please send your application and supplementary materials to thissideofwest@gmail.com
The weekly time commitment at TSOW differs per role, with some weeks having minimal to no work, and others (usually after submission periods close) requiring about 2-6 hours/week.
Rachel Lachmansingh (Editor-in-Chief) and Emma Treleaven (Managing Editor).