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GIVEAWAY: Love & Misadventure by Lang Leav

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at USF chapter.

Happy Valentine’s Day, collegiettes! We’re giving away of copy of Love & Misadventure a beautifully-written and illustrated collection of prose by Sydney-based artist, Lang Leav. Written and illustrated by Leav herself, the collection features 75 thoughful verses and prose. Leav, who began by posting her poems on Tumblr, amassed a following of more than 100,000 fans in just one year. 

After being released by Andrews McMeel Publishing on September 17th, 2013, Leav’s fans have eagerly anticipated recieving this incredibly whimsical self-published work. The verses and prose contained throughout are shocking in their simplicity as they explain so much about the complexities of what it means to love and be loved. 

Lang is a recipeient of The Quantas Spirit of Youth Award and was granted a prestigious Churchill Fellowship. 

Enter our contest for your chance to get your hands on this soon-to-be iconic piece of art. To enter, follow the steps below:

1. Post a photo on Instagram that representswhat love means to you. 

2. Use the hashtag #whatislove.

3. Tag us @hercampususf.

The photo with the most likes by 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 14th will win!

 

Photo Sources:

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Justine is a recent graduate of the University of South Florida. She received her B.A. in mass communcations in spring 2014. She was the 2013-2014 Campus Correspondent for Her Campus USF.She was also a News & Feature Writing Intern for College of Arts and Sciences and the Public Relations Campus Rep for Rent the Runway at USF. She is currently seeking agency experience and would love to someday work for a magazine, become a novelist, poet, editor, host of a Travel Channel show and much more.  She enjoys writing about fashion, beauty, art, literature, pop culture and student life. She spends most days listening to Lana del Rey, calming her nerves with various types of cheese, being sassy and trying to figure out when she can take a nap.Check out her website and portfolio here.She'd love you forever, if you followed her on Twitter @tinafigs_.Contact Justine regarding business inquires only at justinefigueroa@hercampus.com.