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

[MmeLindor.]

Before anyone reports me to MNHQ, this is a voluntary, non-profit making blog that I am thinking about creating.

I am sick fed up of looking for interesting magazines for my 9 year old daughter that does not feature the above. Most of the comics/magazines are so boring that she flicks through them then discards.

Who decided that all pre-teen girls are only interested in stuff like that? I think that they might be persuaded to read a bi-weekly online magazine with other topics.

My daughter loves art, for example. I could see her loving a magazine that featured stories of artists, or history of art. Maybe your dd likes to read about astronomy, science, geography, or maybe you work in that field and would like to write an article explaining what you do.

We could have articles about technology, about politics (in a general way, explaining about the upcoming US election, and how they vote), about countries, people and how they live.

I would set up the blog and anyone could submit articles for publication. I would be looking to have two articles a week on set days.

Anyone interested?

[Diege]

Have e-mailed. Love the name jump.com btw

[Merrylegs]

I have emailed you via your blog.

jump.com is a pretty cool name.

[GusTheOneEyedPolarBear]

Have emailed you , OP, sounds exciting!!

[MmeLindor.]

jump.com is taken

What about jumpforgirls.com

and the name of website Jump!

Although, I would rather have gender neutral url - I don't know how this will pan out and if it is interesting for boys, don't want them to be put off cause it says, "for girls" in the url.

Annoyingly, someone has registered jump.com and is not using it. There is a way to bid for it, but I have no idea what it would cost to buy it.

[Dworkin]

What about:

HiJump.com

or JumpHi.com

[Dworkin]

Is Jump!.com taken?

[PineCones]

I'm thinking some sort of feature on PinkStinks, that marvellous voice of reason in a gender segregated world?

[MmeLindor.]

Not allowed exclamation marks, apparently.

HiJump - does that make it sound like an athletics website?

[MmeLindor.]

jumphigh.co.uk is free

jumpmagazine. org/me/eu all free

[bejeezus]

I like PineCones idea- its more ballsy huh?

pinkStinks

[MmeLindor.]

pinkstinks exists already www.pinkstinks.co.uk/

[Hulababy]

Not a magazine but 9y DD loves First News, which she got as a subscription as a Christmas present - she asked for it. It comes through the post each Friday, and has a website linked to it. It covers all the things you mention in the OP.

To be fair I don't know of any oretenn magazine that does those things, regardless of whether they are for boys or girls.

[MmeLindor.]

Hmm. Jump.me perhaps not really suitable :o

It is for kids, after all.

[MmeLindor.]

jumpmag.co.uk is available

[PineCones]

Sorry I confused people a bit- I meant some synergies exist with the existing campaign called Pinkstinks.

[RatherBeOnThePiste]

Would you be interested in a teen writing? If so, I will ask DD - she liked writing for the #frothers blog that time.

She likes all sorts of stuff - sport and science really, although she does like fashion. She's quite keen to fight for the underdog too, doesn't like to see injustice.

Haven't read the whole thread - am off to do that now

[MmeLindor.]

Ratherbe
Absolutely would be interested in teen writing.

Ok. Got name registered. Need strapline and logo etc. will work on that tonight.

Thanks to all who have emailed or PMed. I will make a list tonight and contact all who have sent email address.

[BeriBlue]

A non-sucky mag for young girls?
Love what you're doing here

[allthegoodnamesweretaken]

Helloo!!! Sounds amazing! I want in! I'm currently doing a social sciences degree, I'd like to do some things on acceptance etc. could tie this in with the anthropological ideas people have. 'A day in the life' of different girls around the world, from a child in the indian slums to a british child with gay parents.
Love the idea of women in sport, as sport is often presented as something boys do.

My DD is only one, but would love to see something like this when she's old enough for it.

[spooktrain]

I'd love to get involved, it is a fantastic idea. I live in Italy, maybe something about Italian culture/food/children's lives here etc