Farrago Magazine

30/11/2024

aight we’re out of here, thank you for everything 🫡

100 more years of farrago! god forgives, farrago doesn’t!

(shoutout for this edition 6 back cover)

15/11/2024

Come along to our MASSIVE Farrago Edition 6 and Below Earth launch party AND our annual Fitzpatrick Awards Night!!!

Celebrate the end of an amazing year of student media and everything we’ve accomplished so far~ with free drinks, live music, and a whole lotta fun 🕺

💗Don’t forget to nominate your fav Farrago and Fodder works for the Fitzpatrick awards - LINK IN BIO!💗

It’s gonna be a big one so don’t miss out‼️ 🫨

Deets:
⭐️When? 6pm, Thursday, 28/11/2024
⭐️Where? One of Nine, Richmond
( 203 Swan St, Richmond, VIC, 3121 )

08/10/2024

🪅Love Farrago, love editing or love creative writing??🪅

✍🏻Come join Farrago as a seasonal creative subeditor until the end of the year! Will be a great chance to experience editing creative piece for a large scale student magazine as well as get to know the team and backend work involved in putting together a Farrago magazine.

You’ll work alongside the Farrago team to witness firsthand the creation of edition 6. And if you have other special skills like design or experience editing other categories like news, nonfic or journalism please let us know and we might be able to find you a role.

Term is until December but there will be option to stay on for longer if interested!✨

Send your expression of interest to Jessica the creative editor at: [email protected]

03/10/2024

YAHHHHH FARRAGO IS SO BACK!!! come celebrate the launch of our fifth edition~~~

we’ve got free drinks 🍷, free food 🍟 , perhaps (?) some live music 🕺 , some live readings happening and ofc a whole lotta amazing ppl to mingle with 👯‍♀️- SO DONT MISS OUT!!

🕔when: 5 pm, Thursday 10/10/24
📍where: Betwixt Cafe and Bar, Southbank (on unimelb southbank campus!)

01/10/2024

☁️ Say bye bye to your weekday blues because here’s your chance to win FIVE FREE coffee vouchers (valued at around $25) courtesy of PLUS a DOUBLE PASS courtesy of (valued at $47) ☁️

House of cards espresso is not only a coffee shop to get your caffeine fix at but also a social enterprise. They donate $1000 monthly to causes elected by their customers and welcome you to recommend your favourite charities so that they can donate to causes that matter to the community 🤍

To enter simply submit the competition form in our bio!
Entries close November 1st, 11.59pm and the winner will be contacted by email within 7 days of the competition ending

13/09/2024

Melting Pot by Sabine Pentecost

Published in Edition Three (2024) as part of the Tales of an Unforgiving Land column.

Read full piece at farragomagazine.com

13/09/2024

I Just Read The Bell Jar by Scout Manuel.

Read the full piece at farragomagazine.com

02/09/2024

Just in time for election week — the 2024 Farrago Election Guide has dropped, bringing you policy statements from all of your would-be student representatives and their tickets!

The Election Guide is available at the Issuu linked in our bio.

Don’t forget to cast your vote 2-6 September via the ballot link sent to your student email!

22/08/2024

2024’S FINAL EDITION… 🍌

have you procrastinated submitting to Farrago all year? well, here’s your final chance before the new year of Farrago begins 😿😎

submit any of your wacky, fun and outrageous ideas to Edition 6, our final magazine together as 2024 OBs. 🍞

21/08/2024

EDITION 4 LAUNCH NEXT WEDNESDAY!!!!⭐️⭐️🌸🌸🌀🌀

come on down to evie’s disco diner for a farrago party with free drinks/food!!!

sorry for the late notice… but we hope you can all make it to celebrate with us!!⭐️🍀

14/08/2024

📝 If creative writing is your jam~ and you’re interested in upskilling your talents⭐️, join our Creative Editing Workshop!

Led by author and University of Melbourne publishing + editing lecturer Nicola Redhouse, this is the ✨PERFECT✨chance to elevate your skills and unleash your creativity so don’t miss out‼️

(also an amazing opportunity to network with an industry professional 👀)

GET IN QUICK!!! VERY VERY LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE (sign up link in bio - linktree 😆)

important info:
🗓️ 10:30am - 12:30pm, Thursday 22/08/24
📍Building 168-PAR-168-L2-202-Meeting Room (30)

11/08/2024

Now that news editor Joel is away on leave, it’s time to launch the CREATIVE COUP✊

🌈🪐In honour of the Below Earth Creative Competition (and co-led by creative editor Jessica and her partner-in-crime Sophie) Farrago Creative will be taking over the media office as of Monday Aug 11!!

Join us in the Media office over the coming week! We’ll be providing snacks, music and resources for creativity.🌟🦄

Most importantly we’ll be establishing daily writing hours and design/art hours for anyone in media collective (and friends) to drop by and work on pieces. We’ll be providing some prompts and inspo items on the round table to get creative juices flowing. 🎨 ✍🏻

💕Come to chat, workshop or tap away at your WIP. And if you’re currently suffering from creative block, we’ll have themes and prompts waiting! 🫧 🍭

Join us in reclaiming the media collective for creative and design… and away from its current news dominance! 🚩

09/08/2024

we’re doing it AGAIN!!! don’t miss out on our next media collective 😝😝😝 fun chats, free drinks and perhaps food 🙈👀👀👀.
happening at the Clyde Hotel Carlton (rooftop) - 5pm, Friday 16/08/2024 🤭

(also to note, there will be no meeting in the media office prior to the pub!)

07/08/2024

Farrago journalists , and Joel hit up Max Watt’s the other Friday to catch American sludge metal band EYEHATEGOD live on their most recent tour. Here are some of Christie’s photographs, with Pamela’s review still to come 🤟

01/08/2024

31/07/2024

‼️Want to take your editing skills to the next level⁉️

Join our comprehensive non-fiction workshop —perfect for your future career or refining your own personal writing!

✍️ Led by the esteemed Dr Sybil Nolan, get insider knowledge into the publishing and writing world, + learn useful tips and tricks to make your next projects shine ✨

Key Details:
⭐️ Date: Thursday 8/08/2024
⭐️ Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm
⭐️ Location: Building 168 - PAR -168 - L2 - 202 - Meeting Room (30)

Get in quick, VERY limited spots available.
💓SIGN UP NOW, LINK IN BIO (linktree)💓

28/07/2024

MEDIA COLLECTIVES ARE BACK!!! and this time we’re collaborating with :D so get down for some good chats, free food and drinks!

on a side note! we’re changing up the way we do collectives:

⭐️Part 1- a new addition to our collectives! This will happen in the media office where we hope to discuss all things student media and farrago with y’all. We’re very keen to hear your ideas and opinions on pretty much everything so please come along!

⭐️Part 2- join us for drinks at the Clyde after! chat and mingle with fellow members of the media collective (everyone is welcome even if you don’t attend part 1!)

⭐️When + Where:
Part 1: 4pm, 2/08/24- Media Office (Level 4 Building 168)
Part 2: 5pm onwards at the Clyde Hotel Carlton

27/07/2024

swipe to reveal the completed crossword ➡️

psa that submissions for edition 5 close in 5 days!!

please email [email protected] by August 1st, 11.59pm

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