Concrete is the University of East Anglia’s student newspaper. Concrete is published both in-print and online every four weeks on a Tuesday during term time. Compiled by a team of 35 editorial team members, Concrete is headed by Co-Editors-in-Chief Fiona Hill and Jamie Bryson. Inside Concrete is Venue, our arts supplement, headed by Venue Co-Editors Lily Taylor and Sankavi Naresh.
Our alumni have taken their skills from Concrete into lots of exciting careers, including many who have gone into journalism - you can find out about some of them here!
Any questions, story leads, and press releases are to be directed to Co-Editors-in-Chief Fiona Hill and Jamie Bryson at concrete.editor@uea.ac.uk
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How to write for us:
- Firstly, buy your membership; it’s £4 and will allow you to write an unlimited number of articles for the whole of the 23/24 academic year. You will also need a membership to join the Facebook groups below.
- Join the Concrete Members 23/24 Facebook group
- Join the subsequent section groups that you would be interested in writing for:
Concrete: News, Features, Home of the Wonderful, Global, Comment, Science, Lifestyle, Travel, Sport
Venue: Arts, Books, Fashion, Creative Writing, Music, Film, TV
- After you have done this you will be able to comment on the content calls our Section Editors put out every four weeks to pick up articles. (If you do not have Facebook and wish to write for a section, get in touch with the relevant section editor via email.)
Pitching:
A pitch is your chance to offer your idea for an article to a Section Editor; it takes the form of a paragraph or two and should include the following information:
- A detailed description of the topic you would like to cover
- If relevant, the sources you will be using
- Your ideal word count
This should be sent to the relevant section editor, who’s contact details will be available in their section’s Facebook group.
We do not accept full length articles without a pitch beforehand as our Section Editors want to work with you to make sure the article fits their section; a fully written piece doesn’t allow for the growth and learning experience we would like to offer you as a budding journalist.
If you are interested in joining Concrete’s editorial team, keep an eye on our Instagram for vacancies (mostly in May, with other occasional opportunities during the year).
MEET THE TEAM
SENIOR EDITORS
Co-Editors-in-Chief: Fiona Hill and Jamie Bryson
Venue Co-Editors: Lily Taylor and Sankavi Naresh
CONCRETE EDITORS
News Editor: Anna Johnson
Features Editor: Mar Devonport
Home of the Wonderful Editor: Khushi Ashok Mahibubani Samtani
Global Editor: Naa Yarley Yartey
Opinion Editor: Liv Mepham
Lifestyle Editor: L Mckinnel-Michael
Travel Editor: Juliana Gisler
Food and Drink Editor: Lin Vu
Science Editor: Daisy Lester
Sport Editor: Sofia Royal
VENUE EDITORS
Books Editor: Daniel Garcia
Creative Writing Editor: Sasha Ouvry
Music Editor: Adam Teschner
Film Editor: Isaac Arif
TV Editor: Guy Sutton
Theatre Editor: Dillon Gurney
Fashion Editor: Robyn Srikandan
Gaming Editor: Abby Eastwick
SENIOR WRITERS
Features Senior Writer: Meg Thubron
Global Senior Writer: Emma Darlington
Lifestyle/Travel/Food and Drink Senior Writer: Caitlin Bennett
Sport Senior Writer: Daniel Freeman
Venue Senior Writer: Polly Dye
COPY EDITORS
Concrete: Abbie Harding
Venue: Poppy Wyeth
Online: Anabelle Luvena
SUPPORTING TEAM
Marketing and Events Manager: Sofia Royal
Head of Online: Romy Todd
Photographers: Thomas Lewis and Maggie Read
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WINNER: Best Publication, Midlands Regional Awards 2024- Student Publication Association
WINNER: Best Science Section 2022 - Student Publication Association
BBC Radio 4 Today Best Programme 2019
BBC Radio 4 Today Runner Up Best Publication 2019
BBC Radio 4 Today Best Publication Nominee 2018
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Best Newspaper Design 2018 - Student Publication Association
WINNER: Best Feature 2017 - Student Publication Association
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Best Student Publication in the UK 2017 - Student Publication Association
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Best Website 2017 - Student Publication Association
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Best Interview 2017 - Student Publication Association
WINNER: Best Student Publication in the UK 2016 – Student Publication Association
WINNER: Best News Design 2016 - Student Publication Association
RUNNER UP: Best Design 2016 - Student Publication Association
RUNNER UP: Best News Story 2016 - Student Publication Association
RUNNER UP: Best Sports Coverage 2016 - Student Publication Association