New Bilingual Magazine Helps Migrant Farm Workers in Canada

ATOCTLI, a new Canadian magazine in Spanish and English, will help migrant farm workers deal with the culture shock of working in Canada.

According to its website, every year in Canada, thousands of dollars in productivity are lost because farmers and migrant workers have difficulties communicating and working together due to language and cultural differences. AtocTli (which in the Nahuatl language means fertile soil) is a free magazine that provides techniques, communication strategies, intercultural information, resources and advice to both farmers and migrant workers. In the Workers Wellbeing section, the magazine also covers finances, diet, recipes and psychological advice.

This magazine is published every other month in Canada and Mexico. For more information, contact Margarita Caropresi at info@atoctli.com.

EXTREME ELK Focuses on Adventure of the Hunt

EXTREME ELK is a new quarterly magazine that focuses not on the size of the elk, but on the experience of the hunter.

According to its website, Extreme Elk is “your source for everything elk hunting.” The bulk of the articles found in this magazine are narratives by real elk hunters, describing the adventure of their particular hunts.

Extreme Elk is the creation of world champion elk callers Dirk Durham and Corey Jacobsen. They welcome article submissions from experienced and amateur writers, which will be evaluated based on the overall package – story, photos and experience. Durham and Jacobsen can be reached at dirk@elk101.com and corey@elk101.com.

Milwaukee Gains New Foodie Magazine

EDIBLE MILWAUKEE is a new quarterly magazine focused on the production, distribution and consumption of food in Milwaukee and the Midwest. Its goals include, “to act as a megaphone, amplifying Milwaukee’s achievements to food fans locally and nationwide.”

It will cover a wide variety of food-related topics, from home brewing to articles on food policies with local impact. (A detailed list can be found at their website, ediblemilwaukee.com.)

The magazine will be distributed in May, August, November and March. Each issue emphasizes the current season with a focus on the Greater Milwaukee area, but also extending north to Port Washington/Sheboygan and south to Racine/Kenosha.

Edible Milwaukee is part of a network of more than 75 Edible Communities publications in North America, each locally-owned and oriented. It will rely on freelancer writers for the majority of its articles. Jen Ede is the publisher/editor-in-chief, but queries should be addressed to the Editorial Team, editorial@ediblemilwaukee.com.

New Gaming Magazine Resonates with Nostalgic Gamers

GYGAX, which launched this January, targets anyone who remembers the defunct gaming magazines DRAGON, WHITE DWARF, ADVENTURE GAMING, and PEGASUS.

Gygax will cover tabletop gaming and the tabletop gaming community. “I wanted to ensure the viability of tabletop gaming for future generations,” founder and Editor-in-Chief James Elliot said. “I wanted to look at how we play games today with all the new distractions that are available – from video games to IMAX films. What does that mean in the 21st century?” His magazine will focus on the culture of gaming – past, present and future, featuring stories and content about tabletop games and RPGs, such as 1st and 2nd editions of AD&D, Pathfinder and D&D Next.

It will be available digitally as a PDF and Apple Newsstand for the iPad. The magazine will be available at game shops soon, and it will also be for sale at some upcoming game conventions. It is published by New York-based TSR Inc and the magazine website is at gygaxmagazine.com. Only a general inquiry email address is available, djinn@gygaxmagazine.com but the website features their submission guidelines.

Healthy Travel Magazine a Dream for 10 Years

HEALTHY TRAVEL magazine has been a dream of mine for the last ten years, says Editor-in-Chief Alison Lewis and this month her dream came true: She launched it.

This magazine covers healthy travel destinations around the globe, health, fitness, culinary arts, wellness, beauty, style, family and romantic spots for two.

It will be distributed in print inside issues of Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Magazine and will be published in March, May, August and September of 2013. For a look at the first issue in digital version, click here. The editor-in-chief is Alison Lewis and her email address is alison@healthytravelmag.com and the magazine website is at www.healthytravelmag.com

Wall Street Journal is Launching Spin-off Magazine

WSJ. MONEY, a new personal finance magazine, will be launching on March 9 by the publisher of the Wall Street Journal. It is a spinoff of WSJ., the newspaper’s luxury lifestyle magazine.

The new insert will focus mainly on character narratives of those who have ‘made it’ rather than on picking stocks and funds. It will include such departments as My Biggest Mistake, a celebrity interview; Empire Builder, which outlines the steps a successful person took to make it big; and Family Office, a look at the world of advisors to the rich. It will also include columns about exclusive travel destinations and lesser-known areas around the globe.

It will be distributed inside the Wall Street Journal with the newspaper’s weekend edition. Four issues will be published in 2013. Senior deputy managing editor at the Journal, Mike Miller, miller@wsj.com, is overseeing the magazine.

New Tech Magazine Was Created in 46 Hours

INSTANT magazine was born at a TechRaising event, which is documented in the launch issue.

Santa Cruz, CA is becoming a spin-off of Silicon Valley. The beach town, formerly known only for surfing and a somewhat wacko attitude, is now giving home to numerous hi-tech start-ups. Instant magazine will tell its story.

The new quarterly is available at select local retail venues and can be printed on demand at www.instantsantacruz.com. Editorial Director Eric Johnson and Art Director Conrad Altmann are the founders. Additional information can be requested at info@instantsantacruz.com.

New Print Magazine Is Launched by Bloggers

HOLO is the name of a technology magazine that has made the jump from screen to print.

It aims to explore the convergence of art, science and technology and will contain bite-sized stories but will also offer long-form journalism, taking readers into the studios of those behind design and technology, Greg J. Smith, a Toronto-based designer, educator and editor-in-chief said. Alexander Scholz, the magazine’s creative director also based in Toronto, said “the goal is to tell stories not possible in a blog. People reading the web don’t have the patience, that’s the natural way of consuming information on the web.”

The biannual magazine will employ freelancers and the content will have an international style. It will be distributed in major cities around the world, with an initial print run of around 3,000 that could grow with more financial support. The cover price should be $20 to $30, while subscriptions will be available.

New Online Wine Magazine Plans Print

Welcome to Maryland Wine Country, a new online monthly magazine, expects to launch a print title by the end of next year.

The online publication exists to educate people in Maryland and the world about Maryland wines, the restaurants and stores that sell Maryland wines. It hopes to spark interest to bring people to come to Maryland, explore the Maryland wine trails, enjoy Maryland wineries, restaurants, and other features of the state of Maryland, according to Publisher Susan Southard of aptly named Que Syrah Syrah Publishing.

The website is at http://www.welcometomarylandwinecountry.com/ and Ms. Muphen R. Whitney is executive editor.

Kettering University Has Launched New Alumni Magazine

KETTERING MAGAZINE was just launched by the university. It replaces Kettering Perspective magazine, which published its final issue spring 2012.

“With the many dynamic changes and constant flow of news going on at Kettering University, we wanted a publication that reflected that energy,” said Editor Patrick Hayes. “But more importantly, we wanted the publication to not only keep our readers and our alumni informed about Kettering, we want Kettering Magazine to be a vehicle that encourages our alumni to come back and be involved in the University’s exciting future and share their knowledge and talents with our current students.”

Mr. Hayes, the editor, can be contacted via email at phayes@kettering.edu and submission guidelines can be accessed at http://bit.ly/UDkR8q