A ‘FINAL’ NOTE FROM THE
EDITOR
Goodbye for now! Whenwritingmyfirsteditor'sletterlastyear,Ibeganwiththequestion‘wheretostart?’Now,twelvemonths later,Ihavetoask‘wheretoend?’ThisisthethirdandlasteditionofScribblethatIhavehadthepleasureof beingtheeditorforandIwantedtoconcludemyeditorshipwithabriefsummaryabouteverythingthatthe Scribble Team have achieved and being a part of it has meant to me. In just one year we have taken the initial idea of an 'SHS Literary Magazine' and have made it into a realisedthing.Wehaveproducedthreeeditions;conductedtwointerviews;collectivelywrittenaround eighteenarticlesandnottoforgetthecountlessemailsthathavebeensentandreceivedoverthelastyear. PerhapsthemostimportantthingthathasmadeScribblesuccessfulhasbeentheamountoftimeandeffort putintoeachedition,byeachmemberoftheScribbleteam,fromcovertocover.Beingamemberoftheteam ofwritershasbeenmyfavouritepartaboutmytimeaseditor,soIwantedtosayabigthankyoutoeveryone thathelpedmakeScribble;fromeveryonethatsubmittedanarticle,toAarifawhoproofreadeachone,to MrsPardoewhohelpedusputthemagazinetogether,totheEnglishdepartmentwhowrotefantasticarticles and helped me along the way and, finally, to all the guest writers who gave up their time. Beingeditorhasinvolvedrunningmeetings,makingsurethateveryone’sarticleisontrackandhelpingto proofread. All of which has taught me so many valuable skills.The role of Scribble editor has also given metheopportunitytoreadallthegreatarticlesandseeliteraturefromsomanyangles.Iwouldneverhave thoughtabouthowatextistranslatedwhenIreadmyfavouriteScandinovelsbutKatyBambridge’sarticle onpage12mademethinkaboutit;IhaveonlyreadafewDystopiannovelsbutDivya’sarticleonpage16 mademewanttoreadeveryonethatshewroteabout.Maddy’sarticleonpage24transportedmeto1920s Mississippiand,althoughithadneverappealedtomebefore,Iwantedtoreadaboutthedeepsouth.This linksbacktomyfirsteditor’sletterwhereIsaidthatthebestthingaboutEnglishLiteraturewasthescopeof itandIhopethatthefirstthreeeditionsofScribblehavegivenyouasnapshotofthat. IfeelthatMissHale’s article on page 28 certainly does. Iamhopefully,gradespermitting,offtoSheffieldUniversityinSeptembertostudyJournalismandIamnow armedwitheverythingthatIhavelearntwhilstbeingeditorofScribbleand,whoknows,Imaycomeback andwriteanarticleforafutureeditionofScribbleonedaytoleteveryoneknowhowI’mgettingon–justas poet Jennie Howitt has on page 10. AsIhandoverthebatontoKirstyEades,thefantasticnewScribbleeditor,Ialsowantedtosaythankyouto thoseofyouwhohavepickedupacopyinthelibraryorhaveboughtonetoread.Ican’twaittoreadthenext edition already and see how Scribble grows. But (for now) that’s all from me - The End.
Molly Huxley Scribble editor 2018-2019
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