Babble Issue Thirteen

Creative writing on the theme of 'Multilingualism'. Submissions close on 28 October 2024.

We are delighted to introduce the thirteenth issue of our online Creative Writing magazine, Babble.

Issue Thirteen focuses on the theme of 'Multilingualism'. For this edition, contributors are asked to write any story or poem where the language you study (which can be any DELC language) is combined with another one to enrich your text. There should be at least one passage in another language. However, Babble still has other sections and can publish reviews or other creative texts outside the main theme.

The issue will feature contributions from students across our European languages.

An introductory video about Babble, DELC's Creative Writing student-led magazine.

About Babble

Babble is a Creative Writing magazine for students in European Languages and Cultures at the University of Edinburgh.

We’re an online magazine, as well as a creative space for you to practise your target language(s) and receive useful feedback and guidance on your work; whether that’s prose, drama, poetry or reviews.

We want to showcase what you’re good at, grow our sense of community, and promote multilingualism.

The first issue of Babble was supported by alumni and friends of the University of Edinburgh through an Innovation Initiative Grant. In March 2021, Issue Six's editorial committee was nominated for The Dean of Students Award for Contribution to Student Experience in the CAHSS Recognition Awards.

Babble is perhaps the finest symbol of our efforts to make DELC a welcoming, collaborative and encouraging community of linguists, whatever language they practise.

Véronique Desnain Head of the Department of European Languages and Cultures

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