Making magazines – with editors of The Modernist, Extra Teeth and Pilot

The Civic Journalism Lab provides opportunities for professional, student and community journalists to meet, learn and collaborate. It is supported by Newcastle University.

Civic Journalism Lab

Join us for an afternoon of in-person masterclasses, discussion and workshops on turning your ideas into print - in association with Stack

Newcastle University

There's something unique about the way print magazines bring communities of people together, around an area or subject of shared interest, expertise or passion.Our guest speakers – from Glasgow, London and Manchester – will explain how they use words, photography, illustration and design to tell stories that are important to them. Joining us in Newcastle will be Eddy Rhead, co-founder of design and architecture magazine The Modernist; Dagny Tepper, editor-in-chief of Pilot, a digest "dedicated to all things creative, experimental and authentic"; Heather Parry, co-founder of Scottish literary magazine Extra Teeth; and Steve Watson, founder of independent magazine club Stack, which each month selects a different publication to deliver to its thousands of members around the world.Our afternoon will include:• “This is how we started and made our magazine a success” presentations• Panel discussion on current challenges and opportunities within magazine-making• Practical skills masterclass• And an advice clinic for sharing ideas and opportunities to collaborateOur afternoon of activities will take place in-person, on Wednesday 28th February from 2pm to 6pm in the Boiler House on Newcastle University's campus in Newcastle upon Tyne. Brought to you by the Civic Journalism Lab at Newcastle University, the event is free and open to anyone. However, registration is essential as we will email you key information before the event begins.This event is part of Newcastle University’s Creative Careers series and is brought to you in association with independent magazine club <a href="https://www.stackmagazines.com/" title="https://www.stackmagazines.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Stack</a>.