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 Eve Attwood and Matthew Stothard. Inside Concrete is Venue, our arts supplement, headed by Venue Co-Editors Millie Smith-Clare and Tshequa Williams.
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 Eve Attwood and Matthew Stothard at concrete.editor@uea.ac.uk
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How to write for us:
- Firstly, buy your membership; it’s £3 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).
NEWS TEAM (WITH CO-EiCs)
News Editor: Molly Warner
Features Editor: Eleanor Radford
News Senior Writer: Jamie Bryson
CONCRETE EDITORS
Home of the Wonderful Editor: Fiona Hill
Global Editor: Syed Hamza
Comment Editor: Sam Slade
Science Editor: Rana Dawood
Lifestyle Editor: Mia Galanti
Travel Editor: Cordelia Gulbekian Faram
Puzzles Editor: Cal Paul-Moola
Sport Editor: Sofia Royal
VENUE EDITORS
Arts Editors: Sara Budzinska & Lily Glenn
Books Editor: Sophie Handyside
Fashion Editor: Caitlin Bennett
Creative Writing Editor: Will Muncer
Music Editor: Lily Taylor
Film Editor: Ore Adeyoola
TV Editor: Lucy Potter
SENIOR WRITERS
Home of the Wonderful Senior Writer: Linda Vu
Global Senior Writer: Sankavi Naresh
Science Senior Writer: Max Todd
Anne Glia: Jadyn Lansana
Sport Senior Writer: Felix Sumner
SUPPORTING TEAM
Head of Online: Dan Laughlan
Copy & Online Editor: Lisa Melo Konrad
Social Media Managers: Lizzie Bray, Ellie Dharamraj & Daisi Parker
Concrete Photographer: Innes Henry
First Year Rep: Abigail Eastwick
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