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How to make a magazine: Meet the readers (that’s you)
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How to make a magazine: Meet the readers (that’s you)

When we first launched Archer Magazine, we envisaged a platform to share stories on sexuality and gender from the perspective of...
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How to make a magazine: Finding diverse writers
How to make a magazine

How to make a magazine: Finding diverse writers

During the first years of Archer Magazine, finding contributors to fill the publication was easy. I have a lot of friends...
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How to make a magazine: How to cope with print deadlines
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How to make a magazine: How to cope with print deadlines

It's a horrific experience, editing print deadlines, and one of the lesser-known challenges of old-school journalism. I've just sent my...
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Archer on tour: Queer and media in the UK + a tribute to Kat Muscat
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Archer on tour: Queer and media in the UK + a tribute to Kat Muscat

Amy Middleton is the founding editor of Archer Magazine. One of the beautiful things about Archer Magazine is how many...
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Archer Magazine pulled from newsagent shelves
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Archer Magazine pulled from newsagent shelves

Last week, following a call from our distributor, it came to my attention that a handful of newsagents have refused...
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How to make a magazine: Choosing contributors

If you're making a magazine, then you probably have some familiarity with magazines that are currently on the market. (If...
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How to make a magazine: Team building, aka ‘Don’t be scared to ask for help’

Another massive lesson I've learned during this whole making-a-magazine affair is that one woman can not do everything. And if she...
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Donate to Archer Magazine
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Donate to Archer Magazine

Our Pozible campaign has kicked off. We need to raise $20,000 to cover the printing of our first two issues...
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Time for research
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Time for research

In putting together the magazine, the research phase was my first step. Sure, working as a journalist and editor for...
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How to make a magazine
How to make a magazine

How to make a magazine

The idea for Archer came from a simple desire. I was thirsty for news about the sexual equality movement. I...
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