Creative Writers - your chance!

Are you a creative writer, or perhaps studying a creative course at the University of Derby?

The History Society are looking for new writers to get involved from September 2012 to write articles on a range of different topics. These include your own personal experiences at the University, UDSU events, or articles relating to your course.

There will be a free-lance competition where you can write an article about whatever you like with the chance to win some great prizes.

If you would like to get involved, here are some things to keep in mind:

• You don't need to be a history student, but you do need to be a member of the History Society.
• You can contribute as much or as little as you like. We only ask that you contribute once a month just to keep things exciting.
• International students are welcome to contribute too.
• All content is subject to approval and will need to keep in line with UDSU policies.
• You will be required to attend a bi-monthly informal get-together where we can discuss the content of the blog and what you would like to see happen next.

Benefits:

• You'll be able to develop your creative writing and PR skills as well as add something to your CV.
• You will be able to interact and meet a wide range of people.
• Become a part of a growing Society at the University of Derby.
• Other perks along the way.

If you would like to get involved or wish to find out more information, then you can either send our social secretary Sammie Farrell an email at udsuhistory@gmail.com stating your interest and skills, or come along to Freshers' Fair on the 25th September where one of us will be happy to answer any of your questions.

Photographers:
We are also looking for volunteer photographers who will be happy to take photos of our events throughout the year. Interested? Send your details to Sammie via email with a few samples of your work.

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you all in September!

Ghost Walk

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20th September 2012

27th September 2012

Design work By Jay Farrell (Embiem Design)

Embarking a new successful year

The new academic year of 2012/13 marks the History Society's 5th birthday. This year, we want to mark this occassion with some exciting plans, developing further as an active society.

We're going to be hosting loads of different events such as the pub quiz, Ghost Walks, a charity book sale/auction as well as many other fun events for you to get involved in.

Here are some plans and ideas that you can expect to see happen this year:

• As a society, we would not be able to function without our members and so we want to get you involved this year with a variety of projects. As well as the events which we are hosting, we are also going to be hosting a competition for our blog. This is a great way for the creative writers among you to boost your CV and get actively involved with your Student Union.
• We will be setting up a forum page where you can discuss with us what you would like to see happen with the society. Also any events and social functions which you would like to volunteer with, then you can get in touch with Sammie the Social Sec, who will be happy to discuss your ideas further.
• We are planning an end of year trip outside of Derby as well as host another picnic at one of our local stately homes/National Trust sites. So far, there are talks of a trip to Ireland, Leeds and Winchester. We will be asking you to vote for where you would like to go, taking cost into consideration of course.
• At our last EGM, we were asked if we would host any more talks. This is definitely being looked into, and we are also going to be putting on some workshops, focusing on debating and so on.

These are just four focus points for us this year as a committee, and as the year progresses we are going to be involving you more and more. This is not our society, it is yours so get involved as much as possible.

Important notice:
We are currently asking for our members, non-members and friends to donate any books, CDs, DVDs for our fundraising book sale and auction to raise money for Oxfam. Storage can be provided, and if you want to find out more information you can get in touch by emailing us at udsuhistory@gmail.com.

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at the Freshers' Fair in September.

Sammie Farrell
Social Secretary