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Stack @stackmagazines.bsky.social · 1d

See how a love for embracing "misfits" leads to Japan's Troublemakers magazine kicking up their own (gentle, beautiful) form of good trouble stackmagazines.com/travel/troub...

Stack @stackmagazines.bsky.social · 5d

The new episode of the Stack podcast is out now – hear how Mnemotope magazine's radically open approach helps them to tell a different type of story stackmagazines.com/literature/r...

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Stack @stackmagazines.bsky.social · 6d

I don't watch a lot of reality TV, but Not Here to Make Friends does a brilliant job of showing why it can be so interesting and addictive. (And silly / funny / grotesque.) Join our magazine club night on the 30th to hear how they do it. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/magazine-c...

Magazine Club – Not Here to Make Friends

Go behind the scenes on the making of the independent magazine that's inspired by reality TV

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Stack @stackmagazines.bsky.social · 19d

Our new podcast is out, feat. conversations with 8 of the publishers at this year's @indiemags.bsky.social. Have a listen to hear from @solomiyamag.bsky.social Broccoli, Translator, Photographic Bandwidth, Fluffer Everyday, The Paper, Troublemakers, and Meantime stackmagazines.com/update/indep...

Independents unite at Indiecon 2025 - STACK magazines

Hear from some of the publishers at Indiecon 2025, the annual independent publishing event held in Hamburg

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Stack @stackmagazines.bsky.social · 26d

Jaws, cash, and the reason to make an independent magazine like Hotshoe in 2025. See our whole conversation on the Stack site... stackmagazines.com/photography/...

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Stack @stackmagazines.bsky.social · Sep 4

Drop in on last month's Indie Publisher Summer Forum, with the new episode of the Stack podcast. Featuring independent publishers speaking about branding for small magazines, plus sounds of Amsterdam in the summertime. stackmagazines.com/update/brand...

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Stack @stackmagazines.bsky.social · Sep 2

Our Stack Magazine Club evening with No One just went up on the blog – have a look and see Jeremy and Việt Raider-Hoàng speaking about their magazine, which reports on queer nightlife around the world stackmagazines.com/lgbtqi/writi...

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Stack @stackmagazines.bsky.social · Jul 25

"No white space, and no breathing room..." In the new episode of our podcast, Oliver Gabe speaks about his approach to designing The Paper, cramming its big pages and overwhelming readers with an onslaught of weird, dark, Welsh humour. stackmagazines.com/humour/suffo...

Stack @stackmagazines.bsky.social · Jul 24

An experimental fashion magazine from Amsterdam Fashion Institute, every story in Garment is designed as both a double-page spread and a quadruple-page spread. See our full review video: stackmagazines.com/fashion-styl...

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Stack @stackmagazines.bsky.social · Jul 22

Join us on Thursday next week for our Stack Magazine Club evening with No One, and hear how this brilliant queer clubbing magazine gets made. Grab your free ticket below and I'll see you on Zoom... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/magazine-c...

Magazine Club – No One

Viêt and Jeremy Raider-Hoàng speak about making their magazine, which travels each issue to explore a different city's queer clubbing scene.

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Stack @stackmagazines.bsky.social · Jul 11

New podcast episode! Nicola Hamilton from @issuesmagshop.bsky.social speaks about getting started, including support from Jeremy Leslie at
@magculture.bsky.social and the thrill of unpacking the first magazines. Hear our full conversation on the Stack site: stackmagazines.com/update/exper...

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Stack @stackmagazines.bsky.social · Jul 10

Thanks very much to everyone who took the time to fill in our survey a couple of months ago. Here's a short report including some of the nice things people said about us, and our thoughts on what we're going to do next... stackmagazines.com/update/shapi...

Stack @stackmagazines.bsky.social · Jul 7

Read more about their queer nightlife mission in our interview on the Stack site: stackmagazines.com/magazine/no-...

Stack @stackmagazines.bsky.social · Jul 7

"From the beginning, No One was meant to take up physical space, demand attention, and invite deep engagement with every page. It aims to be an antidote to the fleeting nature of digital media and the ephemerality of nightlife itself."

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Stack @stackmagazines.bsky.social · Jul 7

Why make a print magazine about queer clubbing? The editors of No One magazine say they were attracted by the opportunity to make something that lasts...

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Stack @stackmagazines.bsky.social · Jul 7

The power of publishing FOMO – see our full Stack Magazine Club conversation with Playground magazine creative director and editor Auste Skrupskyte Cullbrand stackmagazines.com/art-design/f...

Stack @stackmagazines.bsky.social · Jun 27

Reflecting on 15 years of The Gentlewoman, editor-in-chief Penny Martin explains why she's working hard to keep some strangeness in the magazine. Hear our full conversation on the Stack podcast – new episode out now! stackmagazines.com/fashion-styl...

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Stack @stackmagazines.bsky.social · Jun 26

Thanks for joining the call!

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Stack @stackmagazines.bsky.social · Jun 20

And now with some pictures that hopefully fit Bluesky's format a bit better...

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Stack @stackmagazines.bsky.social · Jun 20

On Tuesday night we put on an experimental independent magazine show, and it was great. Have a listen on the Stack blog to hear @thefence.bsky.social @vittles.bsky.social @offalindustries.bsky.social Real Review and The Paper on stage. stackmagazines.com/humour/an-ex...

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Stack @stackmagazines.bsky.social · Jun 19

I want to go to there. Broccoli Publishing is making me want to try Seattle Art Book Fair next year. broccolipublishing.substack.com/p/seattle-ar...

Seattle Art Book Fair Recap

Indie publisher paradise!

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Stack @stackmagazines.bsky.social · Jun 17

Exciting news for anyone coming to our Independent magazine night tonight… it’s air conditioned. Come and cool down with @thefence.bsky.social @vittles.bsky.social @offalindustries.bsky.social Real Review and The Paper. stackmagazines.com/update/indep...

Independent magazines on stage - STACK magazines

See The Fence, The Paper, Offal, Vittles and Real Review, live on stage at The Queen of Hoxton in London on Tuesday 17th June 2025

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Stack @stackmagazines.bsky.social · Jun 16

Tomorrow night! Come and see five of Britain's greatest independent magazines, live on stage at the Queen of Hoxton. Featuring performances by @thefence.bsky.social @vittles.bsky.social @offalindustries.bsky.social Real Review and The Paper. stack-live.eventbrite.co.uk

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Stack @stackmagazines.bsky.social · Jun 13

"The greatest working-class stuff coming out of the underground scene in the UK..." Check our podcast with Grass editor Tommy Sissions to hear why he started his magazine of working-class arts and literature stackmagazines.com/art-design/w...

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Stack @stackmagazines.bsky.social · Jun 12

Join me on Thursday 26th to hear from Auste Skrupskyte Cullbrand, creative director and editor of Playground magazine, speaking about her unique perspective on freedom and creativity. Sign up for your free ticket! stack-playground.eventbrite.co.uk

Magazine Club – Playground

Editor and creative director Auste Skrupskyte Cullbrand speaks about the making of Playground magazine

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