It’s easy to create your own youth-led magazine. Here are some simple tips:
1: Get ownership of your magazine by creating a name and logo. We used a website to design a free logo – www.LogoGarden.com
2: Invite people and organisations in to be interviewed by your magazine or conduct workshops on key themes.
3: Save money on expensive printing costs by producing your magazine online for free. We used JooMag which allows you to design and edit your mag and creates a web link for people to browse through like a real magazine.
4: Create a Facebook page to advertise your magazine.
5: Check out www.teenink.com for magazine ideas and resources for young writers and youthjournalism.org
6: For grrl and feminist zine resources see www.grrrlzines.net/about.htm
Before you begin adapting this activity for the children and young people in your setting, read the section on Safety and Support.
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