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Three of the Month: April (belatedly)

May 2, 2011 in New launches, Three of the month | 2 comments

So my first Three of the Month ended up with a 33% success rate. Let’s see if we can help give a financial boost to these three worthwhile projects who need your help.

Her Royal Majesty
In these monarchical times, it seems only appropriate that this magazine is made in the capital of the French republic. Literary strangeness, artistic leanings, all sealed in with a blob of wax. Yessiree Ma’am.

Trunk magazine
I sent out the first issue of Trunk through Stack America, and it’s a hugely ambitious project: a new newsstand-quality travel and style magazine, entirely created by a small team of talented people. The founder, David, used to be photo editor on Travel + Leisure, but his own magazine is far more ambitious.

Outpost Journal
First, a declaration of interest: I’m on the Outpost Journal board of advisors (which has mostly involved helping them get in touch with other independent magazines). It’s a cracking idea, though – each issue focuses on the community-based creativity taking place in an otherwise-overlooked city in the USA. There is, it turns out, life beyond Brooklyn and San Francisco. Issue one is about Pittsburgh.

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Introducing: Three of the Month

March 25, 2011 in Three of the month | 2 comments


Picture by CM Palmer, CC-by-sa

Crowdfunding has become a great way for small publications to gain new fans and pay their printing costs.

Of course Kickstarter is the big player in this market, with Indiegogo hard on its heels. Others are also available.

I think it’s a fantastic thing for indie publishers, including larger ones who have a side project they want make happen. Many titles featured on this site, including Put An Egg On It, Kill Screen and Headmaster, raised money for their first issues through these sites.

However, with every crowdfunding appeal comes a proviso: you have to make your funding goal, otherwise you get nothing, which is the fate of most creative projects proposed.

And so, in order to support the whole shebang, I’m going to start a new Magtastic monthly feature. I will pick out three live crowdfunding proposals, as created by forthcoming or existing magazines, that I think are worthy of attention.

I may or may not put some of my own money into their pot – either way, I’d be doing so anonymously – but regardless, these will be publications that I want to exist, and I hope meet their targets. Maybe my blogging about them will help.

I think I’ll call it “Three of the month”.

Three of the month: March
(in alphabetical order)

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