Cranes, Planes, and Literary Magazines

So most of ONU is now on a lovely Thanksgiving break. I personally plan to gorge myself with turkey, corn, and pie. Said gorging will more than likely result in me having to be rolled into the next Polaris meeting. However, things have been going splendidly over the last few weeks for our little magazine, and progress is finally feeling like it's underway.

One of the main things we've been focusing on in the last few meetings is how to get the word out about Polaris. We've come to realize that in order to have people submit, they actually have to know about this. So promotional ideas have been flooding the meetings, and the following are just a few.

Promotional Ideas:
1) Using paper clips and string, hang paper planes with our website on them in academic buildings
2) Fold paper cranes with the website on them and leave them on tables in the library
3) Spam the campus mailboxes with fliers
4) Redecorate dorm hallways with Polaris fliers
5) Stick in random places around campus "Hello, my name is www.polaris.org" nametags
6) Rearrange the letters on the Heterick Library to read "Heretic Library"
7) Run an ad in The Northern Review (the campus newspaper) for Polaris
8) Create chapbooks and sell them
9) Using a contact in the PRSSA(student-run publicity organization) to help promote the magazine.
10) Slapping up masking tape and playing cards with the website and fun comments written on them

Not to shabby of ideas, in my opinion.. although number six would just be plain awesome rather than particularly promotional. Ha. Feel free to comment with any other ideas you may have.

The chapbook idea is really interesting. Each one of the members of Polaris is going to create a chapbook-- a tiny book which we will physical make and then put our own writings in-- and then sell it to the campus population and anyone else who wants to buy. It serves the dual purpose of not only getting our website and magazine name and information out there, but also gives the reader a glimpse of how WE write, and what some of the editors may be looking for in submissions. Very, very chill.

Also, we DO have a Facebook group now (exciting) so you can find us on that now as well. Oh Facebook... haha.

Fun Word of the Week: Boon.
Boon- something to be thankful for, blessing; benefit.

I also think I have an entertaining picture on my phone somewhere of our white board from a few weeks ago. Hmm, I'll have to dig for that.

But that's what's been going on inside Polaris for the last few meetings. Let us know if you have any thoughts or ideas :)

And that's a wrap.

Anis