gal-dem
| Frequency | One per year |
|---|---|
| Format | Online and print magazine |
| Publisher | Independent |
| Founder | Liv Little |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Final issue | 31 March 2023 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | London |
| Website | gal-dem |
| ISSN | 2517-6242 |
| OCLC | 1063662695 |
gal-dem (stylised lower case) was an independent British online and print magazine produced by women of colour and non-binary people of colour.[1][2] Founded in 2015, it ceased publication in 2023.
History and profile
[edit]The magazine was founded by Liv Little in 2015. The website has six content sections: arts, lifestyle, music, news, opinion, and politics. In addition to its online format, it produced one printed issue a year.[1] The first print issue, "the gal-hood issue", sold out its print run of 1,000 copies; the second, "the home issue", was planned to have a print run of 3,000 and also sold out.[3][4]
In 2016, the gal-dem editorial collective curated an event at the Victoria and Albert Museum as part of its Friday Lates series. It showcased work by contemporary young artists of colour and was described in The Guardian as "nothing short of breathtaking".[5]
In August 2018, the gal-dem team guest-edited an issue of The Guardian's Weekend magazine.[6][7][8]
In June 2019 gal-dem released the book "I Will Not Be Erased": Our Stories About Growing Up As People of Colour, an anthology from some of the women and non-binary people of colour who write for the magazine.[9]
In March 2023, gal-dem announced it was ceasing publication for financial reasons.[10][11][12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "About". gal-dem. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ Wang, Grace (March 2017). "10 independent women's magazines everyone should read". Stack. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Jamieson, Ruth (31 July 2017). "Zine queens: how women's magazines found new life via indie publishing". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Print issues sales page". gal-dem. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ Okolosie, Lola (4 November 2016). "People of colour are painfully absent from our museums. Let's change that". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ Musariri, Dorothy (10 August 2018). "Gal-dem mag team take over Guardian Weekend as 'agents of change we need' to raise voices of women and non-binary people of colour". Press Gazette. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Guardian Weekend: gal-dem takeover". Guardian Weekend. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ Little, Liv; Denes, Melissa (18 August 2018). "gal-dem Guardian takeover proves diversity breeds creativity". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ London, Bianca (7 June 2019). "This collection of personal, powerful essays about what it's really like to grow up as a person of colour is a must-read". Glamour Magazine.
- ^ "Goodbye from gal-dem". gal-dem. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ Ntim, Zac (31 March 2023). "UK-Based Publication Gal-Dem To Close After Eight Years Due To Financial Difficulties". Deadline.
- ^ Bugel, Safi (31 March 2023). "Gal-Dem, magazine for women and non-binary people of colour, to fold". The Guardian.
- ^ Raza-Sheikh, Zoya (9 April 2023). "Farewell gal-dem. You were disruptive, joyful and you gave us a voice". The Guardian.
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