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Pagan Edge – a new pagan magazine
Nov 15th
It looks like there is a new Pagan magazine in the works that will see it’s first issue active in online form December 26th. Pagan Edge, an online and print on demand publication, has it’s sights set on being a timely publication for the Pagan community focused on Pagan news, lifestyle and culture. There may be information on spells, magick, rituals and other “how-to” type articles within it’s virtual pages, but the focus will be on how Pagans and those of the earth-based spiritual mindset can put their values and beliefs to work for them in their everyday lives.
Currently Pagan Edge is looking for submissions from writers that are interested in creating articles that go beyond the realms of Paganism 101 and address the adult Pagan community in an intelligent and passionate way. Prospective contributers are asked to submit a 300 word witting sample with a short bio and list of topics they are interested in writing about. Artists are also encouraged to submit art samples if they are interested in working with Pagan Edge on the graphics end. More details can be found here for those interested.
The following is a list of upcoming issue themes that may inspire some when it comes to submissions.
- January – cleansing (Cleaning House Issue – mental house, spiritual house, physical living spaces (neat, minimal, green?)
- February – love (Challenges, How to deal with the negative, bringing good into your life in a positive manner)
- March – beginnings (Everything form new life {birth}, jobs, outlooks, wardrobe, etc.)
- April – living greener (gardening, lifestyle, outdoors, green energy, green alternatives)
It’s important to keep in mind that this is a homegrown, grass-roots project for the Pagan community and as such they are working without much of a budget. Contributers will not be paid for their submissions however they will gain exposure for their work and will gain some wonderful experience and references for the future.
If this sounds like something that you would like to talk to them about you can contact Pagan Edge at chief-editor@paganedge.com.
Mood: productive
newWitch is making a change
Aug 10th
If you’ve been wondering what ever happened to the “hip”, young adult-centric Wiccan/Pagan magazine newWitch, you’re about to it go through a rebirth and come back to a newsstand near you. Its been a while since we’ve seen an issue of the magazine, something which I was only half surprised about. The magazine went from being a bi-monthly to quarterly publication sometime in 2007. The magazine that held the tag line “Not your mother’s broomstick” seemed to fly off the shelves in Pagan shops and back issues were selling really well. But it appeared that there was some internal changes with editorial staff that caused the changes at the time and then, slowly but surly the thing that many feared started to happen. No new issues were coming out. It seemed like the website never had current into on the publication and nothing new was coming out when it normally would have been expected (when they went quarterly the new issues were making it out around the solstice and equinox sabbats).
Well, fear no more. A sortof return from newWitch will be coming shortly (debut was set for August 1, 2009), however it will be called “Witches & Pagans” and the magazine will be a new publication which will merge the previous newWitch and PanGaia magazines into a single entity. PanGaia, also published by BBI Media, Inc. who used to put out newWitch, has been more of a catch all publication for the Pagan community. Where newWitch was much more focused on the Wiccan teen and twenty-something, PanGaia was more of a “something for everyone” magazine with articles ranging from political fueled pieces to interviews with a variety of Pagan leaders and figures from all different paths and traditions. PanGaia’s final issue, No. 50 featuring Carl Llewllyn Weschke of Llewllyn Publications, came out earlier this summer.
According to the BBI website, this is what you can expect if you’re a fan of PanGaia and you pick up an issue of the new Witches & Pagans:
“Explore Paganism more deeply with PanGaia! In-depth articles by scholars, theologians, Witches, Druids, Gaians and leaders of the Pagan community cover a wide range of topics to enrich our understanding of ancient and modern Pagan paths. Each issue centers on a particular theme such as “Pagans and the Land” or “Celtic Paganism”, supplemented by Pagan fiction, poetry, reviews, Toe-to-Toe (our forum for controversy and opinion) and our regular columnists including R. J. Stewart, Kevin Filan, Joanna Powell Colbert and many more. Each issue has 80 illustrated pages and a 4-color cover.”
The first issue will be “The Faery Issue” featuring an interview with musician S.J. Tucker and some look at Faerie beliefs and such. Here is the cover…
I have an issue on the way and will be giving it a full review once it arrives. In the meantime if you’ve already had the chance to pick up a copy let me know what you think of the new ‘zine! I’m hopeful that this is going to be a better balance than the two previous individual publications. I always liked newWitch but found it to be a little “light” on substance a lot of the time and PanGaia sometimes seemed to be lacking in the “fun” aspect. This could prove a nice balance!
Mood: hopeful 
