Writers Ablaze

05/05/2024

**Writers Ablaze Magazine Sale**

It's that time of the year again! Check the schedule below and come get your very own copy of our magazine at the entrance of the Blandijn, along with a cup of coffee/tea and some delicious baked goods 🔥

31/03/2024

IMPORTANT: tonight (31/03) is the submission deadline for the upcoming edition of Writers Ablaze!

If you still want to submit your writing or art, you can send it to [email protected]. Slightly late submissions will probably still be accepted, but just notify us by sending a message to this page or to our email!

13/03/2024

After a successful first edition, Writers Ablaze magazine returns for the second semester! Once again, we are looking for writers, artists and proofreaders. Interested? Send your submission to [email protected] by the 31th of March! 🔥

21/12/2023

Today from 12:30 until 16:30 is the last sale day of Writers Ablaze! Come pay us a visit in Blandijn and get your magazine, be quick since there are only a few baked goods left!

11/12/2023

**Writers Ablaze sale**

Writers Ablaze is being sold at the entrance of the Blandijn! Check the schedule below and come get your magazine (and some delicious baked goods).

19/11/2023

IMPORTANT: The deadline to be published in our magazine is today (19 November) at midnight! If you want to submit your writing/art send it in an email to [email protected]. Slightly late submission will probably still be accepted, but just notify us by sending a message to this page or to our email!

13/11/2023

And our magazine’s new name is... ✨Writers Ablaze! ✨ Continuing the legacy of Simile, we are a magazine by and for students, and we are very excited to start this new chapter with you!

13/11/2023

Greetings, dear reader. My name is Doctor Lotte Frankenstein. You may have noticed that something… strange has happened to our magazine. As Prometheus’ scriptor, I will recount the tale of how Writers Ablaze came to be.

It was a dark and stormy night as I, cursed creator, encountered a magazine called Simile, floating in a state between life and death. As I vowed to revive it, I took it apart and refigured its fragments, dismembered and assembled anew. I set it aflame and like a phoenix, it rose from its ashes. We gathered around the meeting table, rejoicing over the creation of new life. The creature needed a name, and so we named it after the creative fire in which it was created: Writers Ablaze.

An amalgamation of parts, of pieces stitched together: Writers Ablaze contains multitudes, and it does not let itself be defined easily. And be not afraid, dear reader. It could even contain you.

Would you like to be part of bringing Writers Ablaze back to life? Don't forget to send your submission to [email protected] by 19 November.

24/11/2022

This year, Simile celebrates its 14th birthday. And for this year’s edition, we need you! We are looking for prose and poetry editors and proofreaders to join our 2022-2023 team.

So, are you passionate about the English language? Do you love to write? Do you like helping out your fellow students with their creative writing? If so, you can join our team by submitting a motivation letter and a piece of creative writing (either prose, poetry, or non-fiction; NO academic writing) to [email protected]. Deadline: 8th of December (midnight).

Are you more of a nitpicker or grammar fanatic? Wonderful! Simile is also searching for proofreaders. Submit a letter of motivation and a piece of writing (either creative or academic writing) to [email protected]. Deadline: 8th of December (midnight).

Best wishes,
The Simile team

25/11/2021

Come visit us at the Blandijn!

24/11/2021

Come visit us at the Blandijn and buy our new editions of Simile! We also have coffee, tea, and a LOT of homemade sweets. 🥳

01/12/2020

The eleventh issue of Simile magazine ‘Lost Generation’ is finally here! Considering the circumstances, we have opted for a free pdf download. You can access the pdf through the link below. Physical copies will be available for free with the purchase of Simile 12 in the next semester!

We would love to once more thank our lovely editors, proofreaders, writers and artists. And you, the reader. We hope you love this special issue as much as we do.

- The Simile Team

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FxJ8-PnWFKhoiBFJv260pCLSSZ6O53L1/view?usp=sharing

26/10/2020

Dear creative people,

We are still looking for editors and proofreaders, so don't forget to send in your candidacy by Wednesday 28/10!

Happy writing!

Dear creative people,

Are you a student with a passion for the English language? Do you love to write? Are you interested in helping out other students with their writing and to provide feedback on their creative expressions?

Simile magazine is searching for prose, poetry and non-fiction editors to join our team. Interested? Then send in a letter of motivation (ca. 300 words) and a piece of creative writing to [email protected]. Deadline: 28 October 2020.

Are you more of a nitpicker and grammar fanatic? Wonderful! We are always on the lookout for proofreaders. Interested? Send in a letter of motivation (ca. 300 words) and a piece of writing to [email protected]. Deadline 28 October 2020.

13/10/2020

13/10/2020

Dear creative people,

Are you a student with a passion for the English language? Do you love to write? Are you interested in helping out other students with their writing and to provide feedback on their creative expressions?

Simile magazine is searching for prose, poetry and non-fiction editors to join our team. Interested? Then send in a letter of motivation (ca. 300 words) and a piece of creative writing to [email protected]. Deadline: 28 October 2020.

Are you more of a nitpicker and grammar fanatic? Wonderful! We are always on the lookout for proofreaders. Interested? Send in a letter of motivation (ca. 300 words) and a piece of writing to [email protected]. Deadline 28 October 2020.

12/10/2020

Dear creative people,

As the voting closed, there was a tie between "Adrift" and "Reverie." The editorial team has decided that the theme for Simile 2021 will be "Reverie."

Stay tuned for more information concerning the publication of Simile 2020 "Lost Generation" and on how you can join our editorial team for Simile 2021 "Reverie"

Happy writing!

Stay safe and healthy

04/10/2020

Dear creative people,

As the final touches are made to our eleventh issue (which will be published in November) we are already planning ahead. Simile twelve is in need of a theme and it is up to you to decide whether "adrift," "reverie," "interwoven" or "illicit" will be victorious.
To pick your favourite theme, like the image. You can vote until Thursday 8/10, midnight.

Happy voting!

08/07/2020

Last day to send in your submissions for Simile!

Share your art with our lovely readers and send it in to [email protected]

01/07/2020

New month, new prompt!

The exam season is almost over, so time to look toward our vacation. This next prompt can get you dreaming about exotic places, exciting activities and settling a score, perhaps?

"Packing the essentials. Where are you going and what are you going to do?"

Send in your stories and images to [email protected]
Deadline: 8 July 2020

29/06/2020

Simile Prompt

What started out as a typical Gatsbyesque party, now has you swinging in a chandelier. How did that happen?

Send in your version of this event.
Mail to [email protected]
Deadline 8 July 2020

26/06/2020

Another Simile Prompt to spark your imagination.

"Ghost Town - Image prompt"

Imagine how a generation was lost, resulting in the decay that you see here

We look forward to receiving your work at [email protected]
deadline: 8 July 2020

24/06/2020

Time for another Simile Prompt!

While helping your grandparents clean their attic, you find an old collection of letters from your grandfather to your grandmother while he was away during World War I. Describe his first letter to your grandmother.

Send your submission to [email protected]

Deadline: 8 July 2020

22/06/2020

Simile Prompt

"You are riding in a motorcar through the 1920s English countryside when a mysterious stranger stops you on the side of the road. He invites you to a party. Who is the mysterious gentleman? Do you go to the party?"

Send your art to [email protected]
Submission deadline: 8 July 2020

Happy writing!

18/06/2020

Dear writers,

A gentle reminder that Simile is still receiving submissions. Do send us your drawings, short stories, nonfiction, or whatever else you might feel like, as long as you limit it to 1400 words.

In need of some inspiration?

We will be posting prompts every odd days to get your creative fire going.

Best of luck to everyone with exams!

Stay safe, stay healthy, stay sane.

Love,
the Simile-team

27/04/2020

Hi everyone!

It's Monday, which means we have another interview for you all: our dear Kwinten Van De Walle.

https://prometheusgent.wordpress.com/get-lit-kwinten-van-d…/

Stay safe and healthy,

Simile

Kindle Your Creative Fire

20/04/2020

Hi everyone!

Last week the government decided to extend the lockdown. But don't worry, we still have enough interviews to keep you entertained.

This week: Prof. Stef Craps!

https://prometheusgent.wordpress.com/get-lit-stef-craps/

Stay safe and healthy!

Simile

Kindle Your Creative Fire