Our 2023/24 LUX team are working hard to bring the journal to you. While you wait, meet the people behind the journal.
Executive Editor
Hannah
they/she
"I'm a third year English Lit PhD student.
My favourite book is Bram Stoker's Dracula, my favourite film is The Mummy (1999) and current favourite TV show is What We Do In The Shadows.
Fun Fact: I have extra bones in my feet. Not actually fun, kinda painful, but a bit interesting!"
Executive Editor
Rachel
she/her
"I'm a MA English Literary studies student.
My favourite books are Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Pachinko by Min Jin Lee.
I have a pet catfish called Sticky."
Communications Officer & Editor
Amy
she/her
"I'm a 3rd year English Literature and Language student.
My favourite book is War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (it took me two months to complete!).
I've been to Whistler, Canada where the Winter Olympics were held."
Social Media Officer & Editor
Thomas
he/him
"I'm a 3rd year English Literature and Creative Writing student.
My favourite book is Lord of the Flies by William Golding.
Fun fact about me: I played Polonius, one of my favourite Shakespeare characters, in a production of Hamlet by Lancaster University Theatre Group."
Editor
Carys
they/them
"I'm a 3rd-year English Literature and Creative Writing student.
My favourite book is Tess of the d'Ubervilles by Thomas Hardy.
I once won a regional heat for a national youth cooking competition."
Editor
Jack
he/him
"In a 3rd year Modern Languages student, studying French.
My favourite book is The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath and my favourite TV show is Benidorm!
Fun fact about me: I worked in a lab throughout the pandemic."
Editor
Becky
she/her
"I'm a 3rd year English Literature with Creative Writing student.
I'm currently reading Sexy But Psycho: How the Patriarchy Uses Women's Trauma Against Them by Dr Jessica Taylor.
I have 4 dogs at home!!
Editor
Holly
she/her
"I'm a 2nd year English Literature student.
My favourite film is Coraline and my favourite book is The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath.
Fun fact about me: I dip my cookies in orange juice."
This is our team, and we're all happy to working on LUX, to bring you Issue 8 soon!