Breezer's Brew
South Breeze School's first literary organisation. Published a magazine, raised BDT 140k+ via letterman jackets to cover printing costs.
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2022 – 2023 · #TBB
What
- South Breeze School's first literary organisation with 50+ members
- Mentored writers, editors and artists to create a complete indie mag
- Published + distributed to bookstores + ISBN registration
- Available as a PDF online
- Took inspiration from DAY's literature department on how to run it, effectively ran the same model with tweaks for the Bangladeshi context
- Learned InDesign and editorial design
- Raised BDT 140k+ (~ $1150) by selling letterman jackets - a response to the magazine not raising enough to break even
- They loved it so much the jackets became part of the school uniform. They want it every year now
Why
- I wanted a platform to showcase literary talent and for writers to hone their craft
- Didn't have a single platform available so I built my own.
Additional Info
- The breezersbrew.org website is currently down, it has the full pdf + more publications
- Honestly 2023 feels so long ago I forgot what I was doing but this took me over a year of prep and fundraising
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