special report
NEW MOON
The Magazine for Girls and Their Dreams
Ages: 8 – 14
From the website of
New Moon Girls Media:
“New Moon…is an international magazine for every girl who
wants her voice heard and her dreams taken seriously. With girl editors
aged 8 – 14 and girl contributors from all over the world, New Moon
celebrates girls, explores the passage from girl to woman, and builds
healthy resistance to gender inequalities.”
NOTE: This makes it pretty clear that New Moon is primarily a
young writers magazine (And the amount of material written by adults is
markedly less in this issue than in the issue I looked at last year.)
From guidelines: Articles should be between 300 and 1200 words. We
will consider adult work for our Herstory, Women's Work, and Fiction
sections. [“Herstory” profiles women, girls and events pertaining to
them from history and “Women’s Work” profiles contemporary working
women.]
“Fiction (900 - 1600 words): Short stories in which the main character
is a girl ages 8 to 12 and includes subject matter and a plot that
empowers girls of this age. Keep in mind that New Moon's mission is to
let girls tell the world who they are-it is not our mission to tell
girls who they should be. Best chance of acceptance if it fits with an
editorial theme.”
You can find themes on the website.
Writing from girl writers in all departments including Herstory, Women’s
Work, and Fiction. Also in the guidelines is a notice that New Moon does
NOT want to receive status queries and can hold work up to two years
before making a decision. They also accept material only from girls and
women – and material from girls is given preference over material from
adult women.
Send all submissions to:
New Moon: Department Name
2 W First Street, #101
Duluth, MN 55802
Or e-mail us
[Note: material from minor must come with a letter of consent from
parent/guardian]
ANALYSIS OF SPECIFIC ISSUE
NEW MOON
January/February 2008
“Theme: Through the Looking Glass – Coming of Age”
[This is the first issue with New Moon’s “new look” – which I could see
in the change in the logo, but otherwise, I thought it looked a lot like
their old look.]
Girl Talk – Introduces issue content and shows pictures of some
of the young writers and editorial board members for the magazine.
Dear Luna – Reader Mail. Again, it was interesting to see what
young girls find interesting: politics and the presidential race,
vegetarianism, horse slaughter, pink, a new search engine, dieting,
Barbie, and stereotypes.
Check it Out – Reviews. A Smart Girl’s Guide to Starting Middle
School, reviewed by a 14-year-old editorial board member.
Ask A Girl – Reader questions about feeling over schedules,
another is worried about an ailing father’s bad health habits. New
reader questions covered anorexia and having a parent read a private
journal.
Go, Girl – About “Club Ophelia” where girls learn positive
relationship skills. Talks about how they rewrote Ophelia’s role in
Hamlet to help Ophelia have a more positive ending.
Global Village: Saudi Arabia – A girl tells about her life in
Saudia Arabia. Includes a sidebar on sexism in Saudi Arabia. There are
also fun facts and a recipe.
Herstory – Feature on Tahirih by Celia Taghdiri. Focuses on a
Persian woman who gave her life to protest the forced wearing of the
veil and the limitations on the lives of Persian women. [This piece
appears to be written by an adult]
Women’s Work – Zlata’s Story: Writing Through Wartime. An
interview by a member of the girls editorial board with author Zlata
Filipovic about her memoir.
Glimpse in the Past – two girls interview their mothers and
grandmothers to see how life was different for them growing up.
Great Dates with Mom: Taking Time for Two. An article by a girl
about one-on-one “dates” with her mom. Includes tips for other girls
looking to begin the tradition.
Celebrating You: Cultural Coming of Age Ceremonies. Different
girls talk about their “coming of age” ceremonies (also includes a
sidebar of tips for possibly planning a coming of age ceremony.)
Voice Box: Age Limits on Social Networking Sites. Asks for reader
response to questions after introducing the topic.
On the Road Again: Five Tips for Making the Move. A 14-year-old
girl talks about the experience of moving repeatedly and gives tips for
making the transition to a new place.
Poetry – “I am Important” by 10 year old Nora Armijo Sinnett, and “Who I
Am” by 13 year old Delia Ross.
Draw Luna – reader art about the New Moon mascot.
Fiction -- The Girl With The Iron Foot (by Jessica Jernigan) – A
story (written like a folktale) about a blacksmith’s daughter with one
iron foot. She asks her father to make her a new foot for different
places she wants to go, but gradually grows to know exactly who she is
and therefore picks a foot that she will wear for the rest of her life.
Body Language – Kick Cramps to the Curb, Parting with Period
Pain. Explains what causes cramps and gives tips for lessening them
through exercise and diet.
Science Side Effects – Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall. About
reflections and how the shape of a shiny object can distort reflections.
Also have activites.
How Aggravating/Howl About the Moon – reader input on bad and
good things that are happening in their lives and the world
Luna’s Art Gallery – more reader art.
Cat Tails – comic-graphic story with cat characters about earning
what you want by becoming more responsible.
Inside the Moon – talks about the new look and the new name
change of the company to New Moon Girl Media. Also some thanks and a
note about how to get brochures to spread the word about New Moon
magazine.
In The Wild – another comic-graphic story, this time a bird
(maybe a puffin?) talks about feeling conflicted to a scientist bird (?)
friend. Ends with a pun on puberty.
The Last Word – Profile of author Judy Blume with quotes.
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