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Hey everyone, Jin here!

Only one announcement from me this week — we're having a holiday social! It'll be Friday next week (December 3) at 5 p.m. and we'll all gather to watch a movie, have some popcorn, play some games, all that fun jazz! Make sure to come if you're interested in hanging out and just chilling :)

Without any further ado, here are your pitches!

Check out these great pitches!

• *NEW* Comic Stans: Love comics or graphic novels? This column is for you! Highlight your favourite comics and how they might include representation for women and LGBTQIA2S+ people!

• The Hobby Hole: Tell us about any unique hobbies you have or give a fresh take on an old favourite. It could be a passion project or an activity you do when you want to lay back, unplug your brain, and watch the hours fly by.

• Paddling up the Livestream: Wax lyrical about your favourite livestreams, put us onto some hidden-away gems, or give your hot-takes on livestream culture!

• The First Time: Try something totally new and write about your experience. It could be a cuisine you’ve heard great things about, an unfamiliar type of music, or an activity you've never tried before. Tell us about it all from the POV of a complete novice.

• Dream Team: Write about your ultimate dream collab! It might be a Stephen King children’s books series or a Billie Eilish x Tyler, the Creator supergroup. Tell us what makes your dream team such a gamechanger.

• Off-Campus Gems: Tell us about a local gem in and around the University area. It could be a hole-in-the-wall restaurant, your favourite bar, or even your go-to convenience store. Celebrate all things U of A and Old Strathcona!

• Gateway to Gastronomy: Know any fun and easy to follow recipes? Share it in this recurring segment.

• Exploring Edmonton: Do you know any cool places around Edmonton that people should visit? Write about them in this new series!

• Lunch Break: An Arts & Culture series where we share fun recipes with humorous commentary. It's wholesome and lowkey, so check it out and send an installment over!

• Brew Crew/Vino Bitches: A fun, short review of your favourite (or not-so-favourite) beers, wines, or other alcoholic beverages of choice.

• Noodle Nation: Who loves noodles? You (might) love noodles! Write a column on your favourite noodles or noodle haunts.

• Pot Thots: Write about your favourite strains, equipment, dispensaries, and more in our column on the world of legal weed.

• Eating Edmonton: Write about your favourite (or not-so-favourite) local haunts in this miscellaneous foodie column. A great way to spotlight local restaurants in a time when they really need it!

• DatApp: Have an app that’s been a gamechanger? Wax eloquently about it (or a few of your favourites) in this column.

• Top 5: Top 5 streaming shows, places to cry in public, work-from-home tips...you name it, you can write a Top 5 on it!

• Diss Track: Are there 3-4 songs that grind your gears in the worst way possible? Diss the crap out of them in this column.

• Doin’ You: Everyone has something they do exceptionally well. Wanna teach others your wizardry? Walk us step-by-step through the process of a master for this column.

• Playlists: Have killer musical taste? Share it on The Gateway with a curated playlist.

• Retro on Retro: Is some classic piece of media on your mind? Reflect on it with the distance of time in this column. Discuss the qualities, staying power, and impact of your favourite old movie, video game, album, book, play, or whatever else!

• Double Take: Love spitting fire-hot takes on pop culture? You and a friend (or foe) can team up to write opposing takes on some piece of art/entertainment/media.

• ...AND MORE! We are always open to any pitches you might have for us!

Pitches for the Week:

Check out the free event at Gallery@504!Come hang out and get some art in early in the morning! The audience will have a chance to see some of Gerry’s most recent collage and sculpture work up close and personal and have the opportunity to ask questionsThe event will be hosted on Saturday, November 27th, 10.30 am – 12 pm in-person at Gallery@501.

Join Matthew Creeasian for a performance this Saturday!Creeasian is the 2021 Indigenous Artist-in-Residence for the City of Edmonton. The event includes special guests like DJ B Reel. This artist showcase will bring together traditional and contemporary Indigenous and hip hop arts and cultures. Come experience all the elements: beats and music, dance, and visuals.The event is on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. virtually! 

Cover the Governor General’s Literary Awards winners!"Tainna: The Unseen Ones" won the English-language award in the fiction category. The story is by Norma Dunning, an Edmontonian!The book consists of six powerful new short stories centred on modern-day Inuk characters in Tainna.Let me know if you'd be interested in reaching out to Dunning!

Online exhibit shows how Alberta's history is Black historyThe new virtual exhibit by Edmonton City as Museum Project that explores the formation of Alberta's Black communities from the late 1800s to the early 1970s. The exhibit is a collection of interviews, videos, historical articles, photographs and documents that help unfold the formation and resilience of Alberta's Black communities over several decades. It has two online exhibits, one on Black history in Alberta and the other on the First World War and the Edmontonians who rushed to sign up. Let me know if you'd be interested in checking it out!

Edmonton poet is finalist for CBC Poetry Prize for her work, Untranslatable.Adriana Oniță is currently a PhD student in language education at the University of Alberta, and splits her time between Edmonton and Italy.She’s on the shortlist for her poem "James," about the experience of her stillborn son in the summer of 2020.The winner of the award will be announced November 24. Let me know if you're interested in reaching out to Oniță and reading her work!

Review Ready Set Bro's new single, "Afterlife!"Ready Set Bro is an emerging rock-and-roll band consisting of three teenage brothers.“Afterlife” explores the feelings of regret, and coming to terms with the fact that the grass isn’t always greener on the other side, by offering a clever reflection on the demise of a relationship. Review the new single from this Calgary-based band!

Hope you have a great week!