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Delayed Gratification to host magazine launch online masterclass
Slow journalism magazine Delayed Gratification have announced an online masterclass this December. The class, ‘How to launch an independent magazine’ will be held on Zoom between 6pm and 8:30pm on Thursday 8th December 2022.
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Noia magazine announces upcoming issue two
Noia magazine have released details about their upcoming second issue via Instagram. The creative journal saw their debut issue fly off the shelves with accompanying merch (including a scarf!) sold alongside.
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Rare Mags set to host Mundial magazine event this October
Stockport’s own independent magazine shop Rare Mags will be “chatting football and print” with Mundial magazine this October. Hosted at their shop in Stockport, Manchester in the UK, the event will host the quarterly independent football magazine.
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Get to know: Nicola Hamilton opens Toronto’s latest magazine store Issues
Magazine store Issues opened its doors in the summer of this year, sparking a surge of print fans coming down for their launch. Since then, owner Nicola Hamilton has been working non-stop to bring the best indie publications to the local community and nationally.
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Math magazine closes its doors after 11 issues
Math magazine is closing its doors after 11 issues. Posting on Twitter on July 14th, Math’s team wrote, “after 11 issues of Math Magazine, MATH#10(art) will be our last. Thank you to everyone who has contributed and supported over the last 7 years.” Math has made a name for itself as a “safe, sexy and inclusive” publication, they write. “Math enables sex-positive experiences through radical inclusiveness, community, and high-caliber collaboration. Our flagship book series features explicit artwork and writing for an increasingly connected and sexually liberated world. We believe in pleasure for all.”
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Dulcify Journal announce call for submissions for issue one
Brand new food journal ‘Dulcify’ has placed a call for submissions for their debut issue via Instagram. ‘Dulcify Journal’ aim to focus on telling stories from the community whilst also donating 10% of all sales to ‘Empty Kitchens’, a food charity and kitchen in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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LogoArchive and APWoT shortlisted in Design Week Awards
Indie publications LogoArchive and A Profound Waste of Time have been shortlisted in the ‘Editorial Design’ category of the Design Week awards. The annual awards feature categories such as Communication, Spaces, Digital, Products & Furniture and Landmark. Magazines including LogoArchive’s extra issue by Studio Suther& named ‘pLAy’ are up for the win alongside A Profound Waste of Time’s issue two. ‘pLAy’ was featured in our September round-up here.
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St Bride Foundation hosts Holly Catford and friends this June
St Bride Foundation is set to host Holly Catford and friends on the 16th June. The 126 year old grade II listed building in London will play host to the lecture, held in person and online via Zoom. ‘Team work makes the dream work: Making magazines with Holly Catford and friends’ will see magazine maker Holly bring us on a “journey into the world of editorial design and visual collaboration,” the event listing notes. “Magazines are always a team effort and her ethos is that ‘everything I do is better when I work with other people’.”
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MagCulture Live returns to New York this May
magCulture Live is returning to New York on 22nd May 2022. The highly anticipated independent magazine event is set to be the first in-real-life (IRL) event since November 2021 for the legendary London magazine store, podcast and consultancy (plus much more). The “celebration of the culture of magazines” is set to take place at Ace Hotel Brooklyn in New York, a beautiful and boutique location for the event. Originally held annually in London since 2013 and named ‘ModMag’, the event looks to drive the conversation about magazines and the print industry.
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Stack to host Independent Magazine Fair in London this May
Stack has announced a brand new in-person event for May. Held at Maslow’s Mortimer House in London, UK, the Independent Magazine Fair is a free one day event to be held on the 14th May 2022. It’ll feature a series of panel discussions throughout the day, including ‘How to make a magazine’ with Delayed Gratification, The Modernist and Season Zine. Celebrating some of the best-of-British publications, this event will also feature panels such as ‘Breaking the Rules’ including A Profound Waste of Time, Paperboy and Real Review, plus ‘Publishing With Purpose’ including Azeema, It's Freezing in LA! And The Movement Movement.
