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A Gathering of Literati          Photo by Kathy Bruin

 Vistas & Byways Opportunities
We invite OLLI at SF State members to help us publish Vistas & Byways. Please review the summary of the kinds of work we do, and, if interested, contact us with your questions and information.

What We Do

Publishing an issue of Vistas & Byways, from receipt of the first contributor’s submission to the online launch, is a three-month process. For our next issue, this will be August through October 2020. We need assistance with a variety of tasks—placement depends on interest and skills: 
 
​Editorial:
Our Editorial Board receives, reviews, and selects submissions for the issue, then works with authors to prepare them for publication. Though each Board member is primarily responsible for a selection of works within specific genres, all literary editors are expected to read all literary works and attend three or four bi-weekly meetings of the Editorial Board to make decisions.
 
Additional editorial tasks include copy and content writing for editorial and informational pages in the publication, copyediting and proofreading.
 
Online Publishing:
In addition to website design and construction using the Weebly tools and platform, online publishing tasks include digital layout, photography, photo editing and graphic design. For more information, visit our web training and practice page at vbwebpublish.weebly.com
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Support:
We need help with publicity and promotion, administrative work, data analytics, and organizing and catering our semi-annual launch parties.
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Ways for You to Help

If you're part of our core publishing team, as an Editorial Board member or an online editor of our website, we will expect you to be engaged with the team, before and after your primary work, throughout the three-month publishing period.
 
If you prefer a shorter commitment, or can help with preparation or promotion before or after our main publishing periods, we welcome you to volunteer for the many other editorial, online publishing and support opportunities we offer.

How to Join

Please use our online contact form to send us a message with your interest. (To open the form, click the CONTACT THE V&B button at the bottom of any webpage on vbreview.org.)
 
Include your name, email address, and phone number.
 
Tell us a little bit about your interest and experience, including editing, writing, website design or construction, digital arts, photography, photo editing and marketing.
 
Thanks for your interest.
​Vistas & Byways Review is the semiannual journal of fiction, nonfiction and poetry by members of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at San Francisco State University​.
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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at San Francisco State University​ (OLLI at SF State) provides communal and material support to the Vistas & Byways  volunteer staff.