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CURIOUS READERS:
If you are a member of the SHU campus community and would like a copy of the Spring 2008 "Revelations" issue of Eye Contact, send a request to eyecontact@setonhill.edu with your name and campus box number.

INTERESTED WRITERS/ARTISTS:
The guidelines for the next issue of Eye Contact are currently in development, and will be posted on this site as soon as they are ready. The 2008-09 school year marks a special 20th anniversary for Eye Contact, and we are planning some unique and creative ways of celebrating this milestone. Typically, our Fall deadline falls in mid-October, so if you are working on a piece to submit, please keep that in mind. We are especially eager for alumnae and previous Eye Contact contributors from over the years to submit new work.

INTERESTED STUDENTS:
The primary staff positions for Eye Contact are currently full, but we are seeking new students who are interested in assisting the editors and learning the ropes for future positions. If you are interested, contact editor-in-chief Erin Mitchell and she will keep you posted about future meetings.

EVERYONE:
Beyond the college's funding for our core printing and business needs, Eye Contact is a student club and depends on the kindness of patrons to succeed; we do not accept advertising revenue because we see an ad-free magazine as a symbol of artistic integrity. Virtually all of our print run is distributed to readers for free. Thus, we appreciate any financial donations we receive from supporters of the local art community. We cherish and appreciate every patron's donation -- even if just a dollar. Your financial contributions go toward office supplies and support staff meetings and incidentals (like awards and party supplies), in addition to helping us afford special printing and production needs. Anyone who makes a (tax deductable) donation to the magazine gets listed as a patron in the magazine and is at the top of the list to receive a free copy on publication. We always appreciate your support. If you would like to financially contribute to Eye Contact, contact our Business Manager, Liz Rettger.

We'll be posting more news, excerpts from last term's Revelation issue, and more here on the blog in the weeks ahead. Come on back!

With what might be a record number of entries, the Eye Contact Spring 2006 Judging Session was a great success last night. There were 22 poems and 21 short stories, for a record total of 43 literature entries; and there were 38 pieces of art, of many media, that were judged.

Krispy Kremes greeted our judges, who worked with incredible efficiency. Thanks to all those that came to judge--we couldn't do it without you!

Stay tuned for the Spring 2006 issue. It's sure to be a good one!

Blind judging means that no one's name is on the work. The artists/authors' names are removed from the pieces submitted, and are numbered or lettered (this is so the editors can match up the works with the names if they are chosen for publication).

Each piece -- art, poetry, and prose -- is judged FIVE times by FIVE different judges. The judging sheets are also labeled for the number/letter of the piece, again this is important to match up the information for the piece.

When you show up to a judging session, you should bring the following:
1) a writing utensil of choice
2) an open mind
3) your very best critical analysis skills (we don't distribute those at the session :-)

Before the session begins, the editors will probably ask that you "sign in." This is so that we will know who our judges are, so we can express our thanks by including your name in the magazine. (This is something you can brag about, and put on your CCT.)

In the room that the judging takes place, the pieces will be lined up on tables next to their five judging sheets. It's important that if you are judging piece "G" that the judging sheet you are marking also says "G" on it -- this goes for all pieces.

Once you finish judging a piece, put the judging sheet in the stack the editors designate, and grab another piece to judge. This process continues until all the pieces in the room have been judged five times. We will know that the pieces have been judged five times when all their judging sheets are gone.

A few "good ideas" and "bad ideas" when judging...
Good Idea: make comments on pieces that are particularly outstanding -- tell the editors why you think the piece should be published.

Bad Idea: circling more than one number for a category on a judging sheet. (We only take whole numbers, so scribbling 4.5 is also along the same lines as circling both 4 and 5.)

Good Idea: making sure you re-read any parts of a prose or poetry piece that are unclear the first time. If it is still unclear after you re-read it, tell us so in the "comments" section on the form.

Bad Idea: judging your own or your friends' works. This entirely blows the idea of "blind judging." If you KNOW a piece is yours or that a friend of yours submitted it--DO NOT JUDGE IT. Just don't.
Even if you wouldn't rate it well. Look for something that's unfamiliar instead.

Good Idea: bring friends to judge with you. We don't care what major they're pursuing. Not everyone that judges for Eye Contact is an Art or English major.

Bad Idea: talking during the judging session. A lot of people are trying to focus and analyze works -- just have courtesy and be as quiet as you can.

If you have any questions about blind judging or anything else pertaining to Eye Contact, email us!