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The Coast is Queer - Become a Student Programmer!

Posted on behalf of: School of Media, Arts and Humanities

Last updated: Wednesday, 27 March 2024

The Coast is Queer is the UK's Biggest & Brightest LGBTQ+ literature festival, featuring some of the best contemporary LGBTQ+ writing. Discover some of the past events here!

This year’s festival will run from 10 - 13 October 2024, and we are looking to recruit three student curators who will work together with The Coast is Queer Programming Team and 3 other students from the University of Brighton to conceive of and produce two events to take place on Friday 11th October 2024. Brighton/Sussex staff will manage the student team along with the Festival Director. You will be paid a fee of £125/student and have FREE entry to all The Coast is Queer events at the festival. Estimated 6-8 hours work per student.

We invite any undergraduate, PGT and PGR students with an interest in LGBTQ+ literature to apply. If you are passionate about Queer Writing, we would love to hear from you!

Why become a part of The Coast is Queer festival?

help promote Queer Literature
learn about literary event management and organisation
make a valuable contribution to the festival
it will be a good addition to your CV
find opportunities to take part in similar future events

To find out more and apply please email Dr Samuel Solomon at samuel.solomon@sussex.ac.uk before end of the day on 8 April 2024 to apply. Please include in your email a brief explanation on why you would like to be part of the festival and what skills you can bring (250 words maximum).

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