Gal-dem is a bold, powerful and necessary independent magazine that’s committed to sharing perspectives from women and non-binary people of colour. Founded in 2015 by Liv Little in her last year of university, gal-dem publishes an annual magazine that features empowering stories from contributors, and great graphics and illustrations. As gal-dem has grown in the…
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Celebrating Global Womanhood in Shado Magazine
The second issue of Shado magazine, a print and online magazine, is about global womanhood, sharing women’s stories on diverse issues.
Interview with Zabby Allen, creator of the Procrastination Paper
The moment I scrolled to Zabby Allen's post announcing her new magazine the Procrastination Paper, I knew I wanted to read it. I was trying to break the habit of automatically opening Instagram on public transport by taking a book, magazine or notebook with me. The Procrastination Paper's mantra of 'spend more time offline' made…
Print Isn’t Dead: 4 Reasons to Read Independent Magazines
They said that online media would kill print, but indie magazines are proving its power. Far from print being dead, more titles are being created every month. So why are people are choosing paper and ink over digital? Here’s four reasons reading independent magazines is growing in popularity: 1. It's made just for you Independent…
Lunch Lady Magazine Explores Food and Family
Lunch Lady has been on my radar for a while for its colourful pages, fun recipes and relaxed attitude. But the fact that it's a parenting magazine always held me back from reading it. I was glad to find that Lunch Lady isn't afraid to be a bit different to other motherhood magazines, and it's…
Interview with Kayti Peschke, Founder of Caboodle Magazine
The glorious hot holiday-like weather we've been having in the UK inspired me to read the most summery independent magazine I could find - and I think I've found it in Caboodle Magazine, issue 7. Caboodle is quite unlike any other independent magazine I've read before, exuberantly bursting with cheerful colour, fun and summer vibes.…
Lionheart Magazine explores Nature in issue 9 ‘Land, Water & Air’
I love the pull of the wilderness in Lionheart magazine. Summer in London is my favourite season to live here. Yet, on the hottest days, I find myself longing for balmy sweet countryside air and the rhythms of nature rather than TfL timetables. Reading Lionheart issue 9 ‘Land, Water & Air’, was a refreshing break…
Betty Magazine is Back!
When I first read Betty Magazine, I had no idea that it would be the second last published issue. I was so sad to discover an amazing independent magazine at the end of its life. The end of an era In summer 2016, Charlotte Jacklin (Editor) and Charlotte Melling (Creative Director) published the very last issue…
91 Magazine
Getting to peek into beautiful homes has always been a guilty pleasure of mine. In another life I'd like to be a cat to acceptably peer through people's windows. 91 Magazine, a design and lifestyle magazine, fills the void wonderfully. Caroline Rowland, founder and editor of 91 Magazine, decided to create her own magazine when…
Indie Mags: Peppermint
A few weeks ago I wrote about reading frankie, an Australian independent magazine whose summery pages helped make the UK winter feel a little less severe. Recently it's been so dull and grey outside that another trip down under, this time with Peppermint magazine, has helped to brighten things up! Peppermint is an Australian quarterly magazine,…