Dear readers,
It’s been a heck of a semester.
With almost a month of organising or helping the strike movement, our education and future as academics feels at the least a little brighter; but with assignments and exams, taking time to read, write, or settle down to chat can become quite a challenge.
In a time where AI threatens every form of art, it’s nice to turn back to what we are capable of creating, and we were overjoyed to see how many submissions we received this semester !
It is with this in mind that we present to you the 20th edition of MUSE, for you to read at home, at work, or in your favourite coffee shop !
Take a break, sit down with some friends around a cup of tea, coffee, or hot cocoa and enjoy the wonderful work of your fellow students.
This issue will make you see the colour blue differently with our opening chapter : the writing competition, a wonderful display of our English section’s creativity. We’d like to take a moment to thank the jury for reading all the beautiful texts and giving us detailed feedback, and let’s not forget Books Books Books and their generous competition prizes !
Once you’ve read the poems and prose of all the authors, why not test your literature knowledge with our quote game, or grab a blanket and get to know the latest star of our MUSE interviews : Kevin Curran and his passion for Shakespeare… and curry ?
Finally, if you’ve finished reading the magazine and are at loss on what to read next, check out our book recommendations for the winter !
Our MUSE team is, as always, incredibly grateful for every author’s contribution.
We wish you all the luck in the world for your exams -you’ve got this !!- and a relaxing holiday after that.
Lots of love,
Aglaée and Charlotte, editors in chief