Hello all!
The Streetcar is proud to announce our new website! Please check it out at thestreetcarmsu.com! From now on, all information about submissions, future events, and blog posts will take place on that site.
Thank you for your support. 2018-2019 is going to be a great year!
Thank you for your interest in The Streetcar Staff! Applications for the 2018-2019 school term are now live!
Our application process has two rounds. The first step is to submit our online application. We will then review the qualified applicants and invite selected individuals to interview. An offer of an interview does not guarantee acceptance onto our staff. All interviews will be conducted during September 3rd – 7th.
Applications are due on August 31st at 5pm.
Staff FAQs
Q: I’m not an artist, and I’m not artistic. What can I contribute to staff?
Anyone with an appreciation and a critical eye for creative work is welcome!
Q: I’m a [insert any major here] major. What can I contribute to staff?
Anyone from any major is welcome on staff!
Q: What does a staff member do?
In the fall semester, staff meets once every two weeks to review submissions. Before each meeting, staff members will review submissions on the Google Drive and come prepared to discuss and evaluate each piece. In meetings, staff members sit around a table, eat snacks, read/view submissions, and discuss each piece and its potential contribution to The Streetcar.
Q: I wasn’t offered a position on staff. Can I still be involved?
Yes! You can submit your own work to The Streetcar. You can also follow us on our social media, come to our events, and stay aware of artistic opportunities on campus. By engaging with The Streetcar in any way, by reading the magazine or simply talking about art with your friends, you’re creating a community that welcomes and enjoys artistic expression!
Bring whatever you’re working on and give it a go at The Streetcar’s first ever First Page open mic night! Coffee and cookies will be provided. Don’t miss out on this event on March 28 from 6:30-8:00 in the Union Dawg House!
The Streetcar will be hosting our 2nd annual Six Word Story Contest on our Twitter account. This contest will take place on Thursday, April 6th from 8am to 5pm, and it’s open to Mississippi State students, faculty, and staff. The rules are simple Streetcar fans, it can ONLY be six words…emojis not included 🙂
On that day, from 8am until 5pm, anyone who wishes to participate will tweet at The Streetcar with their six word story and the hashtag #TSC6words. For the purposes of getting your tweets onto our page and counting votes once the contest is over, it’s important that you tweet them at us AND use the hashtag. The number of retweets and likes you receive are the votes for your tweet. Retweets and likes count the same at one vote per each one. At 5pm, we will count up all of the likes and retweets for every submission, and whichever story has received the most will win the prize. That means even if you don’t want to participate with your own story, you should get on our Twitter that day and vote by liking and/or retweeting any of the stories that you want to win.
We will give you more details about the prize we are going to give away as the week goes on, so stay tuned for updates on our social media. If you have any questions about this event, you can find us on social media—we have a Facebook and a Twitter—or you can email us at: thestreetcarmsu@yahoo.com.
We’re excited to see what y’all can come up with in six words! If you need a little inspiration, check out the hashtag for last year’s contest—#TSCStreetTweet—or this six word story attributed to Hemingway himself: For sale: baby shoes, never worn.
The Streetcar’s first event of the 2017 spring semester will be Stories from State. This is a storytelling event created to be a platform for the voices of Mississippi State’s students, faculty and staff, and community members. Those interested in performing at our event on March 7th will submit a few sentences describing a true and personal story they’d like to tell.
The theme for this event is “Mississippi,” and it is open for interpretation. Your creativity is what will set your submission apart. Deadline for all submissions will be February 27th. Those who are selected by our staff will tell their story live at our event, expanding upon the brief description that they provided in their submission to a story that will be about five minutes in length. Visit our Stories from State page to submit your idea.
Please feel free to contact us regarding any questions about this event. We’re available on social media (Facebook and Twitter) or email, at thestreetcarmsu@yahoo.com.
The new submissions deadline is Monday, November 28th at 5pm. That means you get eight extra days to submit your work to our journal, so don’t miss out!
If you have any questions about the submission process, please feel free to contact us on our social media (Facebook and Twitter) or by email (thestreetcarmsu@yahoo.com). Visit our ‘How to Submit‘ page to begin the process now!
In addition to short stories, poems, and creative nonfiction, The Streetcar is also looking for art and photography submissions. Visit our ‘How to Submit‘ page to find out how you can submit your artwork to the journal.
The Streetcar staff members are excited to announce our Open Mic Poetry Night taking place on November 2nd! It will be held in the Dawg House of the Colvard Student Union on the MSU campus from 7 to 9 p.m. This year’s will be our third one, and it’s become an event that Streetcar fans and staff love to have every fall.
We invite all MSU students, faculty, and staff, as well as community members to attend. You can bring your own poetry to read or sit back and enjoy the work of others, and refreshments will be provided.
We would like to thank our co-sponsor, the MSU Writing Center, that has contributed to this event for the past two years and continues its support this year.
For any questions regarding this event, please contact us through email (thestreetcarmsu@yahoo.com) or social media (Facebook and Twitter).
We hope to see you there!
The Streetcar 