Calling all science writers! (and illustrators, designers and editors)

Do you like science? Do you have a burning desire to communicate your passion for science to a wider audience? Would you like to see your written work in a glossy, full-colour magazine distributed across Glasgow? Then you’re in luck.

The GIST are looking for articles on topics from every corner of science, technology and engineering for their upcoming first issue. We’re running a competition for articles, the best of which (anonymously chosen by GIST society members) will be published in the first issue and the runners up being published on the GIST website.

We’re looking for articles on: new developments in science, technology or engineering from around the world; Stories based around research in Glasgow or Scotland or novel approaches to old research. Above all the articles should be engaging for readers with an undergraduate-level science background.

Article lengths are limited to 1 page (700 words) and 2 pages (1300 words) and should follow our style guide. If you’re struggling for ideas, we’ve also got a list of potential topics..

Please send your articles to submissions@the-gist.org by 27th January 2012.

If you would like more information on the submissions process or would like to get involved with layout, design or editing the magazine, email editor@the-gist.org.

If illustration is your speciality, we would love to hear from you too, since a picture is worth…well, at least the same as 700 words to us!

We’ll also be starting a podcast soon, so if talking is your communication medium of choice, email us!

So go on and get writing and help Glasgow get the GIST about science!