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YouthFrequency Bi-monthly First issue 1993 Country United States Language English Website http://www.newmoon.com New Moon is a magazine intended for girls aged 8–12 years old. It is published in Duluth, Minnesota, United States on a bi-monthly basis by New Moon Girl Media.
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Background
The first issue of the magazine was published in March, 1993. It was started by Nancy Gruver, Joe Kelly and their daughters Mavis & Nia. The magazine consists of 36 pages and contains no advertisements. It is edited by the Girls Editorial Board, a group of girls ages 8 and up. About 85 percent of the magazine's content is contributed by girls, and submissions from readers are encouraged. Submissions from boys are not printed, except for letters.
New Moon is based on the belief that girls need to express themselves and need to be respected. It's feminist and supports the belief that all girls are beautiful. It is a small company, and in September, 2008 created a COPPA-compliant online creative community for girls that is fully moderated by adults. Magazine issues come in the mail every two months and are sold in many chain and independent bookstores in the US and Canada.
Content
New Moon's Girls Editorial Board chooses a different theme for each issue and features articles that relate to the theme. The board are girls ages 8–14 from the US, Canada and sometimes other countries.
Regular departments include "Body Language," which explains the physical and emotional changes that happen during puberty; "Global Village," which introduces readers to girls from other countries; "Women's Work," which profiles a woman in an interesting profession; "Herstory," which introduces readers to little-known women from history; "Girls on the Go," which covers girls' activism and adventure stories; and "Science Side Effects," which contains a science experiment girls can try at home. Other regular departments are "Ask A Girl," where girls give each other advice on problems, and "How Aggravating!" and "Howling at the Moon", two sections that print submissions from readers about sexist behavior they have encountered, and examples of feminist empowerment, respectively.
The online community includes many of the articles published in the magazine over all the years - it provides more than 20,000 pages of writing, poetry, opinions, advice, photos, art and videos by girls. The online community is fully moderated by specially-trained adults and is safe and appropriate for girls ages 8 and up. The heaviest contributors of girl-created content to the site is by girls ages 10 and up. Girls of all ages are welcome with parent/guardian permission.
History
In 2009 New Moon was forced to reduce the number of pages in the magazine to 36 pages, but became about two inches taller.
In 2008 New Moon magazine changed its recommended age range to 8-12, much to the dismay of girls over 12. The graphics became bigger and brighter.
Other
New Moon magazine also has an online feature at its website that includes forums and 'Room' pages. New Moon Girls magazine can be compared to other magazines, such as Discovery Girls, American Girl, and Back-to-Homeschool.
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- Magazines established in 1993
- Bi-monthly magazines
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