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With over two years' experience as my high school magazine's editor, I understand firsthand the importance of a keen eye for detail, the ability to understand different perspectives, and the power to convince an already work-bombarded student into publishing a piece. Though I am only half-joking, I do understand the vulnerability of sharing one's work and the responsibility of shaping it as an editor, having written for multiple publications myself. For example, my work at The Sunday Times Sri Lanka allowed me to refine my writing and editorial skills under a more professional spotlight. This led me to found my own literary magazine for Sri Lankan writers, which gave me further experience in curating submissions and managing deadlines. I know this blend of creativity, experience, and empathy will allow me to approach the role of coeditor with precision and perspective. Above all, as coeditor, I hope to ensure the zine remains true to the trademark wit it is known and loved for.
I’m standing for editor not because I am fond of the act itself, but because Women’s Wrongs has never been a place for sitting still. It has always been a space that moves intellectually, politically, and creatively. It is a zine that manages to be serious about ideas without taking itself too seriously. That space is what makes it so distinctive, and it’s exactly what I hope to sustain and push further.
To me, editing isn’t about smoothing things over or neutrality. It’s about finding the balance between the serious and humorous which produces clarity, a chuckle, and occasionally discomfort. My aim as editor is to hold space for those niche pieces: to encourage good writing which prompts thought.
I see Women’s Wrongs as an ongoing conversation — one that laughs at itself even when it questions everything around it. Standing for this role then, is more than looking after my posture; it’s for the writers who write incredible pieces, for the readers who keep us real, and for the ideas that keep us from sitting still for too long.