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We will contact you to share news that is directly relevant to the business of the journal. This includes: the publication of a new issue; the submissions window opening/closing; details of the conference and, occasionally, carefully selected news items from our supporting institutions, namely Lancaster University and Bath Spa University. We do not sell our mailing list to third parties. You are able to unsubscribe from the list at any time.

Social Media

Follow us on BlueSky: @leafjournal.bsky.social and Instagram @leaf_journal_wyp

Join the College of Reviewers

We are always keen to hear from people who might serve as part of our voluntary college of reviewers. Most of our reviewers have a specialist interest in writing for young people demonstrated by a research degree (MRes, MPhil or PhD) or a significant body of work as a practitioner. They are people who read scholarly work carefully and critically, but with a view to encouraging the next generation of writers and thinkers.

We never ask reviewers to read more than two submissions a year.
To express your interest in the role, email LeafJournal@bathspa.ac.uk

Current Opportunities: Conference Volunteers

As well as panellists and workshop leaders, we are also looking for two people to help us with the running of the conference. These are voluntary roles (as are all roles at Leaf Journal).

We are looking for:

• A person to help run our social media (Bluesky and Instagram). We anticipate this would be around 1 hour a week between mid-July and mid-Nov, then more intensively on the two days of the conference. You would need to schedule posts and interact with followers.
• A person to help chair panels on 20th or 21st November. Each panel will have 3-4 panellists. You would be required to watch the papers, prepare and ask questions, and chair the Q&A.

To apply:

Please send a short CV and a cover email to LeafJournal@bathspa.ac.uk.

Your cover email should include what you can offer us but also (and just as importantly) what you want to gain from the role you are applying for. We want to be sure we are a good fit for you, as well as vice versa.

Deadline for application: 30th June 2025, 5pm (UK time).