Myriad is the annual literature and art magazine that showcases EC student work and creativity.
Started in 1961 by a group calling itself The Literary Round Table, the magazine was originally named Impressions.
Soon after, however, the name was changed to Myriad.
Writing for Myriad is a very low-pressure way for students to get published so the staff tries its best to publish as many works as possible.
The process for choosing which submissions make the final cut for the magazine takes time.
The staff receives and rates approximately 200 submissions a year.
Myriad is not edited by a club, but by the class of English 98.
Editors are dedicated to providing an equal opportunity for all students regardless of age, ethnicity, religion, gender, disability or sexual orientation.
The class decides what submissions get in, how they’re ordered, and on the final design.
Students can submit up to three pieces of poetry, three pieces of art, and one short story of up to 5,000 words per person.
Every editor is responsible for analyzing, reading, and rating each submission.
Each submission is rated based on a number of criteria, each with its own scale from 1 to 10.
Once every editor has rated a piece, the piece gets a combined rating.
The staff then prints as many pieces as we can, starting from the highest rated and moving down.
The staff usually publishes one piece per artist.
We spend the rest of the class analyzing other literary magazines and advertising for Myriad.
The Graphic Design class, Art 43 abcd, creates the design for the magazine and how the magazine will look.
The submissions deadline for this year is on April 6.
We distribute about 1,000 copies around EC, the Library, Humanities Building, etc., by the first week in June.
In addition, there will be an author reading on June 2 at 1 p.m. in the Distance Education classroom.
This is a chance to meet your favorite authors and hear them read their work.
We thank the Humanities Division, The Foundation and Professor Peter Marcoux for their continued generosity in aiding the Myriad staff.
We look forward to meeting you.
To learn more about Myriad, go to www.myriadecc.com.
You can also find us on facebook and tumblr.  To reach us, send an email to [email protected].
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