Anyone interested in writing for an online magazine for pre-teen girls that does not feature makeup, boys, horses, cute animals, pink or glitter?

I'm completely up for it. I could write about books and creative writing - how to get into it, how to think of ideas, inspiration, note taking, doodles to help remember storylines in your head, some techniques etc?

As a female engineer I know quite a few women in men orientated jobs, or quite interesting jobs anyways.

An interview with them could be suite an interesting weekly feature... Off the top of my head could do... Telecoms eng, chemical eng, police officer, doctor, lecturer, social media advisor, translator,

I always felt like when I was at school I wasn't aware of the different jobs out there IYKWIM? It was all doctor teacher lawyer, type stuff.. It would have been interesting to get snap shots of different jobs even just to be aware?

I write about hr issues... but I really doubt anyone other than those in hr or running business are very interested. I also write a bit about family and health issues. Again probably not hugely interesting.

I'm trying to remember what I read at about 9. I was at least 12 before I was interested in make up, clothes and boys. I was in the Guides. We used to set a lot of fires..!

I like the idea of something different to the terrible tide of pink and ponies. How about articles and interviews with women in sport? I understand we have some fantastic women's football teams in UK and hockey too.

I can write and I can get to places in London but I lack a specialist subject that would be of interest to the demographic. I could be a dog's body staff writer

Well, my preferred genre is fantasy, so it would essentially be short fantasy stories or a sort of serial. I feel like I need to look at children's magazines to see what the "competition" is like though - it's been years since my sister and I stopped getting any, and my DC aren't there yet (CBeebies magazine aside )

TBH, I don't think you would need to promote it as either a non-gender magazine or a "non-pink girls' magazine". Just set it up as what it is. I'd say that by not having make up etc. in it, it would probably appeal to both girls and boys by default.

Brilliant idea. I'm talentless I'm afraid otherwise I would contribute something dazzling. But I'll get dd to read it if it gets off the ground. Dd is 9 and not girly girly at all. MmeL did you ever see Logo, the kids magazine programme on KIKA every night in Germany? Like Newsround but better. That's what dd likes, it's interesting, current and not patronising. Would love to see something like that in blog form.

Sounds brilliant. My sister and I used to read the Beano, since it was that or the pink shelf. There really isn't anything other than the cartoony ones for children who don't fit into the stereotypes one way or another. Even the magazines "for boys" seem OTT.

I'd love to contribute something, but at the moment I'm not really sure what I could offer. My writing strengths lie more in fiction than non-fiction, if I were to be writing something regularly.

I really can't see many pre-teens being interested if it doesn't have makeup, boys, horses, cute animals, pink or glitter in it????

My DD certainly wasn't interested in makeup, boys, pink and glitter - might have been vaguely interested in horses and nothing wrong with cute animals.
But I don't think she felt the need for a girls magazine. Her regular mags are the Beano (still, at 13!) and the one that comes with RSPB junior membership. If she'd wanted more I'd have looked into the National Geographic kids mag or suchlike.

Sounds good. There is First News but it is a mini-newspaper, rather than a magazine. And it's hard to find.

Could I beseech you to link to the blog's editions via Twitter when it's up and running, MdmeL?

You're spot on about the dearth. We've been hunting for just such a thing for our 8, soon to be 9, year old.

I'm happy to help. I'm a science/law nerd. I'd like to see articles which show girls here how other girls around the world live their lives. Would be hard to do without a travel budget though.

I really can't see many pre-teens being interested if it doesn't have makeup, boys, horses, cute animals, pink or glitter in it????

although DD does like cold play

but not as much as kittens and puppies