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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? 
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help promote Queer Literature 
 
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learn about literary event management and organisation 
 
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make a valuable contribution to the festival 
 
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it will be a good addition to your CV 
 
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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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