Issue 3 of The New Union is now available to read online (www.new-union.co.uk) We are now looking for contributions for our fourth issue, which will be published at the end of October 2014. If you have something you would like to contribute, please send it to editors@new-union.co.uk by Friday 17 October 2014.

Do you want to promote and defend the value of the arts and humanities? If so, why not contribute to The New Union by writing for us. We are currently on the look out for interesting and powerful articles that reflect the importance of the arts and humanities in the twenty-first century.

If you have an idea or have already written an article you think we would be interested in publishing, please contact us at editors@new-union.co.uk. If you know someone who would be interested in contributing, please pass on our contact details. You can also find us on Twitter @the_new_union.

Our word count has changed! Articles should now be between 1,000-4,000 words. We recommend you read the 'About' and 'Submissions' pages on our website (www.new-union.co.uk) before submitting an idea or an article. We are not an academic publication and articles do not need to be written in an academic style.

We also now accept reviews of books, music, gigs, festivals, exhibitions, galleries, and anything else you can think of.

Also, if you are interested in providing a regular or one-off blog piece, please get in touch as we are revamping our blog section.

If you have any questions please ask. We look forward to hearing from you.