I wasn’t sure what to expect when coming onboard the Toyon. Unlike most courses, the outcome of all the work the class collaborates on becomes a physical product. The literary magazine has been run almost entirely by students since 1954 and has seen a lot of change since its inception. That’s quite a legacy to uphold.
Some students arrive as previous Toyon staff or with other editorial/ publishing experience. Other students, like myself, arrive with none. Everyone is always learning however. The nature of publishing requires change and that means that from year-to-year working on each issue of the Toyon can be different. Although everyone is separated into roles and given their unique tasks in accordance to their role, there’s also work that calls for people to work together. As someone whose future goals is geared towards writing, working on the Toyon staff still gave me a peek at what the industry is like. I liked learning about the best practices to evaluate the submissions we received and navigating web development platforms. Even as a writer, one still needs to develop how to work with others within a field that will always see shifting due to being a product of culture. As far as this blog goes, I’m definitely taking a break. Winter break that is. I want to focus on writing and hopefully dig out a piece or two to move on to the submissions phase. Because my last semester is coming up next, I’ll probably only come back to blog about things of interest in the classes I take. I’m looking forward to finally graduating in half a year. For now, Happy Holidays to everyone.
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