Are you a student at the University of Helsinki with a penchant for writing but no platform? Look no further! BTSB is an English student community of enthusiastic writers always glad to welcome new contributors. As a student club, we’re aimed at the English students of the University of Helsinki, but we do also accept some guest submissions from parties connected to the Univeristy of Helsinki or student life.
We accept both fiction and nonfiction, anything from poetry and prose to photos and podcasts. We do not publish advertorials of any sort. All rights remain with the author. Note that BTSB does not offer monetary compensation.
1. If possible, come to a meeting in Helsinki! At the meeting, we present article ideas and plan out the issue. We're a friendly bunch, so leave your anxieties at the doorstep and join the fun! You can ask the current editor-in-chief about the upcoming meetings or check out our social media channels for information.
2. If you can’t make it to a meeting, you can pitch an idea to the chief editor (firstname.lastname@helsinki.fi) or you can get in touch with us via the form below. Contacting the chief editor, however, is the fastest way to get a reply.
TEXT
don’t indent the first line of a new paragraph. Leave an empty line to indicate a new paragraph.
don’t stylise the heading (etc. bold, underline)
there is no strict word limit, but anything between 500-1000 is a-okay! (1-2,5 pages) If your piece is closer to 2000 words, consider editing or publishing the piece in two or more parts.
IMAGES
Generally speaking, if your article isn’t built around photos one photo will suffice. However, if you have more than one picture follow these guidelines:
please indicate where pictures should be placed with a placeholder within the text. Like so, [PICTURE1]
name and number your pictures in a way that they are easily connected to your article, e.g. the first word of your title. Then attach this info and possible captions to the end of your article.
Image requirements:
send images to webmasters as individual files, not as attachments within your article.
send them in .jpg or .png format.
image files less than 500 KB in size work the best for our site.
avoid vertical pictures!