Dear fellow undergraduates,

Margins is back and we need papers!

But who are we, you ask? Margins is a student-run literary journal launched in 2013 to celebrate ELL students’ works and foster a stronger sense of pride among the department’s majors and minors. After a brief hiatus during the onset of the pandemic, we’re back with a brand-new look, a theme to match the times, and PRIZES.

Why submit? As undergrads, we write on the margins of professional research. Our papers and theses—the products of much labour—hardly see the light of day once Turnitin and LumiNUS get ahold of them. They disappear into archives—physical, digital, emotional—and . . . that’s it. To this we say, “NO MORE!” It’s time to give our efforts a voice outside our curricula proper. If you’ve got a paper you’re especially proud of, an alt-take that didn’t make the cut for a classroom submission, a poetic incision on something you learned, photos or even footage of your blood, sweat, and tears, send it to us and let us, as a student-focused community, celebrate YOU.

Head over to our website or our Facebook page (or view the attached Call for Submissions) to find out more! You can also email us at marginsjournal@gmail.com with any questions you might have.

We look forward to receiving your submissions!

Sincerely,

The Margins Team

Cover art by EN alumnus Justin Tiang © 2021, www.tiangpong.com/