<div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Æ</div><div><br></div><div><b>Alex Espinoza</b></div><div>Professor <br></div><div>Tomás Rivera Endowed Chair</div><div>Department of Creative Writing</div><div>INTN 3046 | <a href="mailto:alex.espinoza2@ucr.edu" target="_blank">alex.espinoza2@ucr.edu</a></div><div><a href="http://www.alexespinoza.com/" target="_blank">www.alexespinoza.com</a></div><div><img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4ySdNxTrGWcYiflU6-S-OlmT3JtGKbZ28EVaRCHtGx429qMZURjCnjRbOCdCdO2P9J8ZCFOMoE"><br></div></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Hayden Demmon</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:hdemmon@ucsc.edu">hdemmon@ucsc.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Nov 14, 2023 at 7:57 PM<br>Subject: Matchbox Magazine: Publication opportunity for your students!<br>To:  <<a href="mailto:alex.espinoza2@ucr.edu">alex.espinoza2@ucr.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><span id="m_5247225030339584989gmail-docs-internal-guid-715eb80e-7fff-8388-3db5-952510d21951"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Hello Alex Espinoza, </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">My name is Hayden Demmon and I am a student editor at Matchbox Magazine, an annual UC-wide literary and visual arts publication. I am reaching out to you today because we are accepting undergraduate submissions for our 18th edition (prose, poetry, visual art, music, and spoken word), until the submission deadline of 2/1/24. If you have not seen our previous editions around your campus before, then you can also </span><a href="https://studentmediawebdev4.wixsite.com/matchboxmagazine/publications" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">check them out at our website</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Matchbox is a wonderful opportunity for students who have not been previously published to receive recognition for their work. Last year, we received approximately 500 total submissions thanks to our contacts at UC Riverside, ultimately enabling us to represent the collective artistry of UC undergraduates in our 18th edition. We hope to have a large presence of UC Riverside undergraduates in this year's issue, and believe we can make that happen with your help!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Students can submit their work to Matchbox Magazine at our </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="mailto:matchboxmagazine@gmail.com" target="_blank">matchboxmagazine@gmail.com</a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> or by using the QR code on the attached flier. Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. You can also message us on </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/matchboxmagazine/?h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-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Best regards,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Hayden Demmon</span></p></span><br></div>
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