I am so lucky right now. I’ve reached the second term of my Creative Writing Masters and I’ve been presented with a really interesting Editing and Publication project. I want to tell you a little bit about it tonight and invite you to consider getting involved. You ready? Here we go…
‘Two ladies, one from Boston and one from Glasgow, get together in a creative writing class in Glasgow and….’ I know it sounds like the beginning of a bad joke. But it’s not! It’s actually the beginning of a new literary online journal. Amy Sibley paired up with Kate Alexander-Kirk, a fellow writing student to create an online literary journal as a project we’ll be working on for our course next term. In the meantime we’re starting to drum up submissions now, and the deadline for the first issue is February 1st, 2013.
Our ezine is called Zest Literary Journal and we have a website, but it’s in the very early stages of production – so don’t be dismayed if you visit and find it looking rather bare. It will be ready for the launch of our first issue on April 1st 2013! Please visit us at www.zestlit.com
The themes for the inaugural issue are: Beginnings, Newness, Fresh Starts, Originality, Conception, Firsts… We’re looking to keep this as open as possible to allow for some very creative interpretations.
Genres accepted include:
Micro-fiction
Flash-fiction
Short Stories
Creative Non-fiction
Poetry
Photography
Art Work
http://zestlit.com/submissions/
Is there anything missing from the list that you’d like to contribute? Drop us a line and we’ll see what we can do. edzestlit@gmail.com
We can’t wait to read you!
Amy and Kate
Yep. That’s our little welcome note to what we hope will be a lively, insightful ezine. We’ve already had a number of really wonderful submissions and we can’t wait to share these artists’ work with you!
I hope you’ll support this little venture of ours.
Ms Katykins 
January 13th, 2013 at 21:42
Do you intend for this to be an ongoing project or is it likely to dissapear after you finish your course?
January 13th, 2013 at 21:50
Hi there!
We definitely want this to be the start of an ongoing project. The hope that we will produce quarterly issues. However, it may end up being a bi-annual project, depending on how popular it is and how time consuming it is for the two of us. It’s definitely intended to be a one-off.
January 13th, 2013 at 22:16
That is so very cool! I’ll definitely be checking it out!
January 13th, 2013 at 22:19
Fantastic, thank you very much!
We’re really open to what people want to write… so reviews are good too. 
January 13th, 2013 at 22:35
I’m planning on submitting something – just not sure what at the moment. I need to review what I have. And I think I have some friends who would be interested so I can definitely spread the word a bit.
January 16th, 2013 at 13:27
This is wonderful, I’m so pleased that you’re so keen to get involved!
Your willingness to spread the word is also much appreciated – hope to see you in our inbox soon! Cheers. 
January 13th, 2013 at 22:40
Ooh Kate! This is exciting!!
January 16th, 2013 at 13:27
Thanks, Apple! I’m getting such a buzz from it!
January 14th, 2013 at 03:22
Congratulations, Kate! What and exciting endeavor.
January 16th, 2013 at 13:28
Thanks Maddie! I hope you’ll consider submitting something if you’re not too snowed under!
January 14th, 2013 at 18:11
It sounds like a cool project with long-term potential!
January 16th, 2013 at 13:29
Thanks, JM! I really hope that it’ll take off and that we’ll make a good job of it. Loving it so far – hope you’ll consider submitting something to us.
January 15th, 2013 at 06:19
Sounds like fun, I shall have to consider submitting something! I assume you’ll remind us now and again? You know…not for me because I don’t forget stuff…no, for the others I mean.
January 16th, 2013 at 13:30
Lol! Definitely Vanessa, I really do hope you’ll submit some of your quirky genius!
I’ll be sure to post reminders… if I remember… 
January 18th, 2013 at 14:20
Sounds like a fun project!
January 18th, 2013 at 14:22
Thank you, so far we’re loving it. Would love it if you’d consider submitting a toon…
January 18th, 2013 at 14:24
That would be fun – I’ll try and put something together…
January 18th, 2013 at 14:27
That would be amazing!!!