Support International Literature Through Archipelago Books

Archipelago Books publishes exceptional and groundbreaking international literature. In ten short years they have published more than 90 titles. Their books frequently shed light on underrepresented or forgotten locales—the farms of the Dutch platteland, the war-torn Balkan region, the cold yet vibrant reaches of Iceland and Chukotka, the Bosphorus, and the Parisian banlieues. They often defy genre, allowing prose, poetry, art, philosophy, and travel writing to coexist and converse.

In 2012, Archipelago published My Struggle: Book 1 by Karl Ove Knausgaard, translated from Norwegian by Don Bartlett.

“Why would you read a six-volume, 3,600-page Norwegian novel about a man writing a six-volume, 3,600-page Norwegian novel? The short answer is that it is breathtakingly good, and so you cannot stop yourself, and would not want to ... Arrestingly beautiful.” —The New York Times Book Review

They need your help now to produce a trade cloth edition of Book One to complete the My Struggle set in hardcover. The amount they hope to raise, $20,000, will cover two-thirds of the cost of printing such an edition.

Please visit the KickStarter page to find out more and donate to this project.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/archipelagobooks/karl-ove-knausgaards-my-struggle-book-one-special

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Welcome Fall 2013

Hey everyone! Welcome to a fresh fall start at Hunter College. We have some exciting new people on board at Olivetree Review that we think will have a great effect on the publication. We will also start sending out weekly newsletters after you sign our Student Contact Form. With the newsletter, you'll get the latest information on special events, weekly workshops, and all the new ways to participate in Olivetree. We will also be doing special contests in Art, Prose (Fiction/Non-Fiction), Poetry, and Drama--information TBA. In addition, there is a whole new layout for the office (TH212) with a designated work space and lounge area. Hope to see you there soon!

And don't forget to submit. Deadline is December 1, 2013!

OTR Senior Staff Opportunities

The semester is nearly over, all the submissions are in, and while the editors read and meet and comment on all the work received, we need to start thinking about the next semester. Elections for Senior Staff positions on the OTR will be held in the next few weeks, so if you're interested in holding office with the magazine, please contact olivetreereview@gmail.com now.

Senior Staff positions can be hard work, but it's very rewarding and looks quite good on a resume. Students only need to be matriculated at Hunter college to hold office. Experience is not necessary, but passion is.

There are ten main positions at the OTR. Please indicate which office you'd like to run for in your email. Say a little about why you would like to work with us, and what you would bring to the table as an OTR staffer. We will get in touch with you soon to schedule an interview.

In addition to the main positions, there are always other things you can do with the magazine. If you are passionate and have ideas, we can use you! Just email us.

Please email olivetreereview@gmail.com by the end of next week to be considered. You may run for any of the ten staff positions. An asterisk by the title means that the current staffer is graduating, changing positions, or otherwise leaving. As you can see, a lot of positions are wide open right now. 

Read more for the ten positions. Good luck!

OTR Spring 2013 Book Drive

The OTR will be running a book drive through BetterWorldBooks until May 24. At the end of the semester we will send ALL the books to BWB and a percentage of the proceeds will go towards Books For Africa.

We will accept any undamaged, lightly used book/textbook. Check out their list of accepted books here. It's a great way to get rid of books that you cannot sell-back.

COLLECTION LOCATIONS (look for a big, green box & drop your books in the slot!):
          Drop them directly at our office, TH 212
          TH 115 Media Board
          TH 202 SRC
          HN 121 USG
          HW 1st & 3rd floor lobby

We have gotten a very positive response from the community so keep the donations coming in!

Here's a look at what will happen to your donations:

* In case you were wondering, OTR will not be collecting any payment through BWB for this drive.

Submissions Close on April 21

The deadline for submissions for Issue 53 is rapidly approaching, so send your work in now to be eligible for the $50 editors' prize! Only a few weeks left to get in your artwork, poetry, prose, and drama. Editors, the work is already piling up, so get to reviewin'.

In the meantime, be sure to attend our Spring 13 open mic, come by our weekly writing, art and design workshops, and sign up at the Get Involved page to be an editor.

OTR Open Mic Spring 13: Utopia

Eat Me

Wednesday, April 10 from 7-11pm in TH105: The Olivetree Review's Spring 2013 Open Mic. Theme: Utopia. Come share your talent, your writing, your voice, your music, your comedy, your whatever, as we invoke the fabled (and fictional) Utopias of old. Join us. JOIN US.

From Plato to Thomas Moore to Orwell to Gene Roddenberry, creative minds have wrestled with the hope (and fear) of a perfect society, and all the attendant delights and problems. So come join in the brother/sisterhood of man/woman, grab some free food and drinks provided for you by your benevolent leader, and get on the stage to express yourself!

JOIN US

As always, performances and readings do not need to follow the theme. Feel free to dress up. Non-hunter students are welcome to join too, just check in at the front desk of the West building.

This year, the OTR will be doing its best for humanity by holding a book drive with betterworldbooks for global literacy. Come donate used books --- textbooks, workbooks, books for class, books for fun, any books --- and help raise money for the National Center for Family Literacy, Room to Read, Books for Africa, and Worldfund.

Check in on Facebook or just show up at the door. All are welcome. ALL WILL BE ASSIMILATED. (Kidding!)