Flunk Magazine

27/05/2024

"Batman" is a short story by Kim Shaddick, featured in Issue No. 4 of Flunk Magazine. Sneak preview time 🧐👇

"The only bit of the body they ever found was a right hand. Mr. Caden’s dog had proudly presented it to Mr. Caden on a Thursday afternoon in late October. Spring was dancing through the trees and the village was preparing for Halloween. We all assumed Mr. Caden was playing a prank as he ran down Main Street clutching the hand. In fact, it wasn’t until the next day that we discovered it was a real hand and that it belonged to Josh Rogan, village thief and vagabond. It was enough to wipe the empty smile off the plastic jack-o-lanterns squatting on our gateposts and doorsteps."

Check out the full story here: https://www.flunkmagazine.com/batman

Submit your work for Issue No. 4 here: https://www.flunkmagazine.com/submit

26/05/2024

A collection of artwork by Laura Golding, featured in Issue No. 4 of Flunk Magazine! https://www.flunkmagazine.com/laura-golding

"Laura Golding’s work often takes a mixed media approach; working with watercolours, acrylic, pastels and oil sticks. She implements several mediums within one piece in order to layer her works, creating both abstract/visual marks along with rendered realistic elements. This approach creates a palimpsest effect, in which images are layered over the substrate. This technique allows an aesthetic appeal to her work, but it also references the chaotic nature of the themes she wishes to portray."

Submissions are now open! Submit your artwork here: https://www.flunkmagazine.com/submit

25/05/2024

A short story from Michelle Green, featured in Issue No. 4 of Flunk Magazine. Here's a little sneak peak 👇

"On the last property before the road melts into the ranges, there is some bougainvillea. It's the old fashioned kind, a riot of magenta concealing long woody thorns. It scrambles greedily up the drive to the house before falling at the feet of a poinciana, whose flaming crown bends low in conspiratorial whispers."

Submissions are open for Issue No. 5! You can submit your short stories, poetry, or digital artwork here: https://www.flunkmagazine.com/submit

The Damselfy is a short story written by Michelle Green published in Flunk Magazine, Issue 4. We are a SCU student magazine featuring student literature, art & media.

23/05/2024

A collection of amazing artwork featured in Issue No.4 of Flunk Magazine!

Julia of Zeke's Lunchbox is an artist and YouTuber based in Melbourne, Australia. Her work's been described as strange, prismatic and unearthly. Over the years she has done exhibitions across the globe, participated in art festivals and partnered with brands like YouTube, Wix & Huion.

Artwork submissions for Issue No.5 are now open! https://www.flunkmagazine.com/submit

A collection of artwork by Julia Rich published in Flunk Magazine, Issue 4. We are a SCU student magazine featuring student literature, art & media.

21/05/2024

A short story by Lewis Woolston, from issue No.4

"Jimmy Healy was still alive in those days and he spotted what I believe to be the last wild Brumby of the Nullarbor. It was mostly luck he spotted it and he saw it on the south side of the highway near the coast, the exact opposite of where everyone else looked for them."

Submissions for issue No. 5 are now open! https://www.flunkmagazine.com/submit

The Last Madura Brumby is a short story written by Lewis Woolston published in Flunk Magazine, Issue 4. We are a SCU student magazine featuring student literature, art & media.

20/05/2024

A little something from Issue No.4 😉

"It wasn’t the frayed weave of Uncle Sam’s heavy canvass walls that made the boy soldier feel so sad, though kind was his pitiful gift. No! Neither was it the vacillating hands of the whimpering children, learning the cruel choice between sound or sight. No! It was but the way the teacher gently touched his cheek as he moved her to the floor."

Submissions for issue No.5 Are now open! Check out flunkmagazine.com to learn more

Buckram Carcass is a short story written by Alexander Tkaczyk published in Flunk Magazine, Issue 4. We are a SCU student magazine featuring student literature, art & media.

19/05/2022

We're excited to finally announce that Issue Four of Flunk Magazine is now live! This issue features student work from Southern Cross University, Queensland University of Technology, and also established creative professionals from the Northern Rivers, Melbourne, and South Australia.

It's been an exciting step for us to open submissions to students across Australia, while also paying all of our amazing contributors. This was a massive step for us achieving our ultimate goal: becoming a professional, polished, and established magazine committed to showcasing undergraduate work.

For this issue, a special thanks needs to be given to our Art Director Matt Weismantel. He lost everything in the Lismore Floods, including a lot of artwork for the issue, and despite this he powered through and produced a new cover from scratch. He also produced all of the artwork for the short stories, blending the written word with amazing visuals, which gives the magazine its unique identity.

Once again, we must also thank all of our amazing students and community members for supporting the magazine. We couldn't do this without and you, and we hope you will continue to submit your amazing creative work to us in the future!

https://www.flunkmagazine.com/issue-4

11/03/2022

We are so devastated to see this happen to the people and students that call Lismore home. It's unthinkably heartbreaking, and the effects are going to be felt for so many years to come.

Matt Weismantel, the magazine's art director, had his family home submerged in flood water. He lost journals, collections of artwork, memories, and almost all his worldly possessions. He is in the process of cleaning three inches of mud from his home, while at the same time undertaking another semester of study.

There are many other Southern Cross students in the same position as Matt. The University is providing financial and non-financial aid to students impacted by the floods to assist with their recovery efforts and basic living needs.

However, your donation will provide additional financial support to students via the Student Emergency Response Fund to enable them to purchase essential items to recommence their studies.

100% of your donation goes to the students, so you can trust you’re making an impact. You can donate here: https://bit.ly/3KgvUmA

03/11/2021

The Painting is a short story written by Nell Tynan and is featured in our latest issue!
You can read this story in Issue No.3 here:
www.flunkmagazine.com/the-painting
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Don’t forget to submit your work to us! We are looking forward to reading your submissions!

11/10/2021

Need some tips on being more creatively productive? Try the 'Forrest Gump' method 🏃‍♂️ watch to find out how!

07/10/2021

🍀 Good luck to everyone working on their final assessments and projects for Session 2!

🤩 We want to see what you creative people have been working on!!

💸 We are open for submissions and will be paying our contributors who get featured in our next online issue!

☀️ Email your final polished work to us and keep us in mind when you're working on your own projects over summer.

🧑‍💻 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES HERE:
www.flunkmagazine.com/submit

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Read the submission guidelines here and submit your student work for issue no.2 of Flunk Magazine!

06/10/2021

Check out the full size artworks and read the stories behind the rest of this collection by Jai Darby Walker in Issue 3:
www.flunkmagazine.com/jai-darby-walker

27/09/2021

We have exciting news!!! We are now paying our contributors!!! Submissions are open from now until the end of the year for short stories, poetry suites, visual art and multimedia.

You can check out our previous issues here to get an idea of what we're looking for: www.flunkmagazine.com

We can't wait to receive your creative work, and to share it with the amazing Southern Cross community!

22/09/2021

Wholesome tunes from The Button Collective straight outta Lismore lockdown.

16/09/2021

Our featured author Jennifer Pritchard shares the inspiration behind her story ‘The Gate’ from our latest issue.
“My daughter Jasmin [in the photographs] is teaching her horse Shimmer to shake hands. The special bond between Jasmin and Shimmer, and Jasmin's fierce determination to live in the country despite all obstacles, was the inspiration for my story.”
If you haven’t yet read ‘The Gate’, you can check it out in Issue No.3: www.flunkmagazine.com/the-gate
Artwork by Flunk Art Director Matt Weismantel

08/09/2021

Live music by this cool cat! Leo Ho**er

25/08/2021

It warms our heart to see writers holding their work in print!! 🥰
Thanks for the love Shell-sea, we‘re so happy that we got to feature your story!
If you haven’t yet read the short story ‘Me and the Sea’ by Shell-sea Ellem, head to www.flunkmagazine.com/me-and-the-sea 🌊

24/08/2021

The 2021 Fusion Festival Cookbook is out now!
Check out this year’s recipes at
www.flunkmagazine.com/2021-fusion-festival-cookbook
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A huge thanks to all the contributors from SCU and to everyone that was involved in the making!..
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09/08/2021

Send us your recipe to be featured in this year’s online Fusion Festival Cookbook!
Fill out the online form here: www.flunkmagazine.com/submit-fusion-festival
🥘🍴🎐🎏💃

22/07/2021

Interview: No Frills Twins
We talk all things music, fashion, & writing process with this iconic duo from Lismore!
Read the full interview in our latest issue below:
www.flunkmagazine.com/no-frills-twins-interview..
Artwork by Matt Weismantel

20/07/2021

The Windmill 🌾
A Short Story by Benjamin W Wild
Read this story in our latest issue here:
www.flunkmagazine.com/the-windmill..
Benjamin Wild is a poet from Warren in central NSW. He graduated with a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy in 2018. He has been published in numerous journals, including RM Williams Outback Magazine, The Australian Poetry Journal, and three times in L’Allure des Mots.

Story Artwork by Matt Weismantel

17/07/2021

‘Outback Isolation’
Photography by Jack Marr featured in our latest issue! Check out the full collection here:
www.flunkmagazine.com/jack-marr ..
Jack Marr is a second year Civil Engineering Student at Southern Cross University and a multi-award-winning nature and landscape photographer based in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales, growing up in the small rural village of Bexhill.

15/07/2021

Look at this print 😍😍

We have a few copies left! So get in quick!

www.flunkmagazine.com/issue-3..

A special thanks to SCU Lismore Student Association - LEXSA for funding our first ever printed edition!

14/07/2021

LAUNCH DAY!!!!

Our online edition is now LIVE! 🥳
www.flunkmagazine.com/issue-3

If you registered for a printed copy, they are on their way in the post! If you selected to get it from your local association, they are ready to pick up!

If you missed out, we still have a few copies left which you can register for on our website:
www.flunkmagazine.com/issue-3-register

07/07/2021

Last chance to register for your free printed copy of Issue 3! You can check out a sneak preview on the SCU page ;)

The latest edition of Flunk Magazine is almost here! 👏

Flunk is a student-run publication showcasing exemplary literature, art and media.

Southern Cross University students can register for a free print copy here: https://www.flunkmagazine.com/issue-3 (don't wait, today is the last day to register!)

👀Check out our stories for a sneak preview.

The latest edition of the magazine will officially be launched on 14 July.

25/06/2021

We are ready to launch our first printed edition of Flunk Magazine! There are limited copies, so make sure you don't miss out by registering here: https://www.flunkmagazine.com/issue-3

The theme is Rural and Outback Australia, featuring short stories, poetry, photography, visual art and more, all inspired by the more remote locations on the continent. Also, each copy comes with two free posters!

We will ship them out at the start of Week 2, Session 2, or you can pick it up from your local student association from Wednesday, the 14th July.
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29/04/2021

Have you checked out the SCU Buzz? 📻 🐝

Southern Cross University has launched its new podcast featuring our Flunk editor Snowy Frankland and co-host Suzie Fawcett.

The episodes are released weekly which you can listen to on the various platforms below:

SPOTIFY:
https://open.spotify.com/show/2YgQythvbGt9JJyn9sNOa7?si=QmNJwKEwTMiDYNRq0O9ntg

SOUNDCLOUD:
https://soundcloud.com/southerncrossuniversity/sets/southern-cross-university-1

APPLE PODCASTS:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/scu-buzz-the-southern-cross-university-podcast/id1561900965

Student hosts Snowy and Suzie take a deeper dive into life at Southern Cross, chatting with students, lecturers and researchers about their studies, work, and inspiration. We acknowledge and pay resp

01/04/2021

UPDATE FOR ISSUE NO.3!

Hey everyone :) we've been working hard behind the scenes to get our first ever printed edition ready for launch. We are making it extra special so it's taking us a little longer than expected... Keep an eye out for the next update, we are so excited to show it to you all soon!
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We will be distributing a limited number of copies to all three SCU campuses, so make sure you don't miss out!

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