Collective Reflections

31/03/2024

You’ve waiting long enough… CoRe Volume 11 is COMING SOON!!! Stay tuned for updates for the launch event in the upcoming days :)

18/10/2023

📣 Collective Reflections Vol. 11 has opened submissions! 🥳

Do you have creative works you’d like to share? 🎨📝 Check out the link in our bio to submit!

We look forward to seeing your work!

❗️Due Sunday, January 14❗️

29/03/2023

IT’S HERE! 😱❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Come enjoy 134 pages of amazing student art and writing in COLLECTIVE REFLECTIONS VOLUME X, releasing APRIL 5, 7:30 PM. 🗓✍️

JOIN US at our launch event at The Tea Room from 7:30 - 9:00 PM on APRIL 5th and enjoy student performances, an open mic, and light non-alcoholic refreshments. 🎤📝🎶

OR, pick up your print copy from Rideau/LaSalle any day after April 5th, and view the publication online at the link in our bio.

We can’t wait to share Volume X with you!!

14/01/2023

Could you be a model? 🤔🕺💃 YES! CoRe is hiring models for its photoshoots 📸 Must identify as BIPOC, q***r, or a person with a disability; submit 2 photos of yourself; and be available in Kingston in February. NO MODELLING EXPERIENCE REQUIRED, EVERYONE WELCOMED! Apply through the link in our bio by Jan 25!

11/01/2023

CoRe is officially launching its yearly CoRe Campaign! 🥳 Submit a piece of artwork or photography and get the chance to win $200 ($100 for yourself, $100 for a charity of your choice). The more you submit, the greater your chances of winning!

Submissions are due Feb. 1st! 🌹 Submit today at the link in our bio.

14/11/2022

Submissions for Collective Reflections Vol. 10 are open now! Submit your writing or art to the link in our bio by Feb 1st! 🌟

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20/09/2022

Come join the Collective Reflections team! ❤️‍🔥 Applications due by Oct 2 on AMS Apply.

09/03/2022

UPDATE: The form will close on Friday, March 18!!

Exciting news everyone! We are on our way to finishing Volume 9, and are just waiting for it to go to print! Pre-order your print copy by clicking on the link in our bio! Those who are not in Kingston will have their copies shipped right to their address!

We would like to give a BIG thank you to our contributors, the editors, our community members, to everyone who has shaped this publication. We recognize and acknowledge all your incredible work.

We hope that this years' publication can bring you all joy, hope, and a sense of understanding and community ❤️

16/02/2022

Update: the deadline has been extended!!ARTISTS!! We have reopened the form to welcome more pieces of art for our upcoming volume 9 of Collective Reflections. If you missed the previous deadline to submit your artwork, now is your chance! Submit using the submission form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfeTFL8RTv7-UVr3cJn24w1IrMIpe29CY87ibXZ9sLhpUYmxA/viewform

01/02/2022

Artists! Today is your last chance to submit your work are upcoming Volume 9 of Collective Reflections. Submissions close at 11:59 pm tonight, so submit now! 🌸✨

19/11/2021

15/11/2021

As editors of CoRe, we think the CORE campaign is a great way of giving back to the community. Every contributor is entered into this campaign, then we'll use a raffle generator to select 3 winners who will receive $100 for themselves and donate another $100 to a local organization of their choosing. The more you submit, the greater your chances of winning, so start submitting now! Remember the submission deadline is February 1st!

26/10/2021

Collective Reflections is now accepting submissions for our 2021-2022 publication! We accept all work related to (anti-) oppression and all experiences associated with identity, personal experience, and creative expression. We highly encourage you to submit pieces of creative expression through any type of medium that could be printed.

We accept submissions from anyone in the Queen's and Kingston community that is interested in anti-oppressive work.

You can submit using the Google form link on our About page here on Facebook and in our Instagram bio.

More details are in these slides. Start submitting now!

16/10/2021

Introducing this year's amazing team of editors that passionately embody the values of this magazine. We hope you stay connected through our journey with the publication ✨

22/04/2021

Hello everyone! We apologize for the delay, but Collective Reflections Volume 8 is finally here!

It is a beautiful publication that we are proud to share with you. We only hope that this years' publication brings a moment of solace into your life, that it inspires creativity, and joy. Check it out on issuu, or order a print copy using the form below!

I would like to thank our editors for their work and dedication throughout the year, this publication was undoubtedly improved because of each of you! Thank you to our contributors, for making the publication everything it is. Thank you to our design editor, Supriya, for your creative touch. Thank you Angela, for all of your support. And thank you to all community members who read the publication, we hope you like it! - Brooke

Print copy order form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1UtDJgOh9T6ehU4Vfqep7mWkRid4qaGaSckcbpW9_z9CW7g/viewform?usp=sf_link

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19/03/2021

Our CORE Campaign winners have been randomly selected and we are happy to announce where the donations have been allocated!

This was the first annual CORE Campaign and we look forward to Collective Reflections continuing this in the future. We thank everyone who contributed to this years publication, you will be hearing from us all about the publication release soon!

18/03/2021

One more day to apply! Applications have been extended until tomorrow night. Please apply on AMS Apply and message us if you have any questions ✨✨

21/02/2021

Well folks, our submission form is officially closed! We have received such wonderful pieces and are so looking forward to publishing Volume 8! Thank you to all who submitted, we will be releasing our CORE Campaign winners over the next 2 weeks.

Stay tuned for updates!

16/02/2021

We have extended our submission deadline until this Saturday! If you're taking the time to write, paint, collage or create this week, feel free to submit your work to Collective Reflections!

All details on who can submit what and how can be found below.
Submission Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5YPZe_QCAaWOCCl-TJUun9m7mDYRl1xqzE5A8gcy-8noI6A/viewform?usp=sf_link

11/02/2021

And for our last FTA before the submission deadline, "Snakeskin," by Alysha Mohamed.

Get your submissions in folks!!!

10/02/2021

And next up, "It Smells Like," by C. H. Wessel! We love this piece!

09/02/2021

Get your submissions in y'all!!! Check out our pinned Facebook post for more on who and what can submit.

For our FTA this week, we have a few beautiful poems for you. First up, "paradox," by an anonymous contributor.

05/02/2021

For our final piece this week: Turtle Blues. We hope this makes your day a little brighter!

04/02/2021

Are you interested in starting off reading week with a chill night spent collaging? Well, Collective Reflections and Queen's Collage Collectives are hosting a collaborative event next Saturday, from 6-7:30pm on Zoom. Professor Celeste Pedri-Spade will be giving a short talk on the event's topic of "Art as Resistance," and we will spend the rest of the night connecting, collaging, and reflecting!

To attend, please sign up using this google form, and we will send you the Zoom link and collage materials: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenWUim0HQMw1NPmgeft8hhq8BurVM472FB2jjig53dy8lb2g/viewform?usp=sf_link

For any questions or concerns, please email [email protected]

04/02/2021

And for our second FTA piece this week: Free. A really moving and relatable poem by Biché Mene.

03/02/2021

Stay tuned for some announcements on a collaborative event we will be hosting with QCC next Saturday at 6pm! In the meantime, here is our first From the Archives piece this week, check it out!

Also, only two weeks left to submit to Collective Reflections! Check out our pinned post on Facebook for more information on how to submit.

29/01/2021

And for our final piece of this week, "Remember When," by Jenna Vasiliki Finley.

Selected by Fred Hook!

27/01/2021

And next up for our FTA content is "Fly," by Tanya Gwen Minnick, selected by Fred Hook!