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Printer-Friendly ModeCardinal Sins wins its first special merit for winter 2009 publication
October 5, 2009 —
The winter 2009 issue of the arts magazine Cardinal Sins won first place prize with special merit from the American Scholastic Press Association.
The Sins earned 980 of 1,000 possible points and made SVSU one of 2,000 schools, colleges and universities represented nationwide. This is the first time SVSU won the award.
Cardinal Sins is a student-run art and literary magazine published every fall and winter semester.
The magazine includes many categories, ranging from black-and-white photography to poetry and fiction. A winter edition is in the works.
“It is going to be an interesting year with high expectations,” said Peter Barry, philosophy professor and the new faculty adviser.
Barry encourages all students to consider submitting. “It’s a great opportunity to see your work published in an award-winning publication,” he said.
The submission deadline is 10 p.m. this evening. Anyone interested should submit all entries at the reference desk in Zahnow Library.
The best work in each category will win $100. All judging is blind; if judges know who did a piece, they refrain from voting.
Judges seek originality, technicality and overall appearance.
“I’m excited to network and put together a great issue,” said Amelia Glebocki, a creative writing junior and the Sins editor.
Glebocki encourages students to get involved.
“Anyone can submit; no art experience necessary,” she said.
Cardinal Sins will releases its fall 2009 publication on campus Monday, Dec. 7.
A post-publication reception is scheduled for later that evening in the Roberta Allen Reading Room on the fourth floor of Zahnow Library. Students are invited to join the artists and writers in viewing their works.
Cardinal Sins started publishing 28 years ago. Its name is an allusion to the biblical seven deadly sins. “I suspect the original members were capturing a subversive side,” adviser Barry said.
Benefactors and programs such as Student Association provide support for Cardinal Sins. As a result, the magazine is free for all students.
“So make sure you take a journal and share,” Barry said.