Call for Submissions : Jus Cultura's Aawaaz (Submit by Mar 05)

Jus Cultura (JC), established in 2007, is the Literary, Debating and Quizzing Society of National Law Institute University Bhopal, with Prof. (Dr.) Mukesh Srivastava as the Faculty in-charge.

The cell plays an integral role in the holistic development of the students and encourages creativity through speech and writing that is so crucial in law school. JC is in fact the perfect platform for law students to develop a sound acumen, through candid interactions with fellow students and discussions on matters of national and international interest.

About ‘Aawaaz’

‘Aawaaz’ is the quarterly literary e-magazine of the National Law Institute University, Bhopal under the aegis of their Literary Society, Jus Cultura. It encourages students to ponder upon social issues intellectually and come up with innovations, creativity and imagination with unique solutions or to shed light to newer aspects, untouched by all.

The magazine received over 150 submissions, from across the world, for its first and second issues and is looking forward to receiving submissions for its third issue.

The first issue is available on the official website of NLIU, Bhopal on the following link:

https://www.nliu.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Aawaaz-e-magazine.pdf

Aims and Objectives

Aawaaz aims to spread awareness by penning down the experiences, through a space which fosters independent thoughts and innovation, igniting conversations on social issues and their impact on the society. With the objective of promoting literature and creativity in the minds of young jittery individuals, this magazine encourages the submissions to be more eccentric, full of haywire, raw ideas, unthinkable concepts - in short, it lets your thoughts run free!

Who Can Submit?

Students, academicians and research scholars are welcome to contribute to the magazine.

The deadline for submission is 5th March, 2021.

Structure of the Magazine

This magazine is a quarterly issue and we accept any writing, subject to scrutiny and review, be it poems, stories, opinions, ballads, essays etc. This time, we are also inviting entries in the form of caricatures, graffiti, short travelogues and reminiscences. Aawaaz endeavors to provide a platform where authors get to publish work across genres.

The magazine broadly has two sections. The first one deals with diverse content that surrounds one’s lifestyle like music, food, art, culture, technology, opinions, satire, movies and the list goes on. The latter part deals with issues that demand seriousness because it aims

to create an impact among readers through the sensitive and intellectually-dealt content. For the submissions in the latter part, it should fall under the following broad headings:

1. Protest and Dissent

2. Women in politics or as office bearers (in the backdrop of Kamala Harris taking charge as Vice President, Jacinda Ardern handling the Christchurch incident, etc.)

3. Male Chauvinism

4. Privacy: Concerned, Confused and Controlled

Kindly note that these topics are simply indicative and the authors are free to submit content on topics that they deem fit for an impactful magazine. It should also be noted that we do not accept mere research papers with no literary significance. In this regard, the final call will be taken by the editorial team, so as to the literary significance of a submission.

Submission Guidelines

1. All submissions to the magazine should be original and should not be simultaneously considered by any other publication. Plagiarized submissions will be rejected.

2. The author(s) must provide a declaration of originality with regards to their submission in the body of the email.

3. The language of the submissions should be English.

4. Co-authorship is allowed to a maximum of two authors and is barred in case of poems and ballads.

5. Submissions must be made in MS Word format (.doc) or (.docx), with Times New Roman font (body: size 12, line spacing: 1.50; footnotes: size 10, line spacing: 1.00).

6. Authors must include their brief biographical information (in no more than two lines). This information should include institutional affiliation and corresponding email address. Anon publication and publication under a pen name is allowed subject to mentioning the same in the body of the mail.

7. The manuscript itself must not contain any information as to the name(s) of the author(s), the institution, address or any other information that may reveal or indicate their identity. This information shall be provided in the body of the mail.

8. We prefer submissions that do not exceed 1,500 words in length. However, the magazine is flexible on the word count, depending on the quality of the submission.

9. Content deemed against public decency will not be accepted.

10. Submissions must be sent to litsoc.nliu@gmail.com with the subject - “Submission for Aawaaz Vol. 1, Issue 3”.

Contact Us

Mr. Ujjawal Pratap (Convener, Jus Cultura) +91 7042897288

Mr. Syamantak Sen (Secretary, Jus Cultura) +91 9163759868

Ms. Vidhi Saxena (Literary Secretary, Jus Cultura) +91 9340926023

If any contributor has any query or would like to discuss a proposal, please email us at litsoc.nliu@gmail.com.

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