Girlfriend (magazine)

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Girlfriend
Editor Sarah Tarca
Categories teen magazine
Frequency Monthly
Company Pacific Magazines
Country  Australia
Language English
Website www.girlfriend.com.au
ISSN 1033-7288

Girlfriend magazine is an Australian teen girls magazine established in December 1988 by Futura Publications.[1][2] It targets readers aged 12–17 years old with a mix of entertainment, fashion, beauty, advice and lifestyle articles.

Girlfriend gained media attention in 2005[citation needed] when it was the first magazine to allow readers complete control of the magazine's content via the website in an initiative called "U Make The Mag". In 2006 Girlfriend celebrated its 18th birthday and won the Magazine Publisher's Awards for both Best Website and Editorial Initiative.[citation needed] Also in 2006 the magazine began to alert readers to its use of Photoshop throughout the magazine, as part of the "Self Respect" campaign.[citation needed] In 2007 Girlfriend became one of the first magazines to be completely printed on recycled paper.[citation needed]

The magazine's website is one of the most popular youth websites in Australia.[citation needed]

Girlfriend has been part of the Pacific Magazines stable since 1993;[2] a New Zealand edition is published from Auckland each month under Pacific Magazines New Zealand.

Contents

[edit] Campaigns and Initiatives

"U Make The Mag" allows the readers to vote for things like the cover girl, colour, and features of the magazine, it happens once a year.

Girlfriend initiated a "Girlfriend Bans Bullying" campaign to prevent bullying in 2005. In each issue of the magazine, Girlfriend featured ways to deal with bullying, and stories of people that had had to deal with bullying in their lives. Girlfriend also teamed up with Supre, to release a range of "Girlfriend Bans Bullying" singlets and dogtag necklaces, with slogans such as 'Peace Lover' and 'Lover, not a fighter'. All the proceeds went to charity.

The Girlfriend Self Respect Campaign encourages readers to be themselves, not put themselves down, be happy with who they are, and generally lead a good and happy life. The magazine features 'Real Girls' in the magazine each month, who have had to deal with issues in their lives, and are intended to be an inspiration. There are inspiring quotes, yummy recipes to try, reader profiles, exercise tips, and dogma on how to live a happy, successful life in the "Girlfriend Guru" section of the magazine, which is part of the self respect campaign.

It has started a "Girlfriend Goes Green" campaign, to inform readers of the effects of global warming, and how they can help prevent it. The Girlfriend website also features an "Enviro-Room" which has many ideas on how to save water, electricity and resources.

[edit] Girlfriend Model Search

The Girlfriend Rimmel Model Search is an offshoot from Girlfriend sponsored by Rimmel London.[3] The competition started in 1992.[citation needed] It is a competition that allows teens to enter to have the chance of becoming a model.

Past winners such as Alyssa Sutherland, Catherine McNeil, and Abbey Lee Kershaw, have become overnight sensations in the modelling industry.[3]

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Past Winners

Year Winner Finalists
2011 Chloe Glassie Yasmeena Osman, Zara Dobbie-Smitham, Isabella Vick, Rebecca Dupain, Claudia Reed, Dominique Roussetos, Monique Jensen
2010 Jemma Baines Tiffany Adcock, Bridgit Hollitt, Maddison Brown, Jacqui McGrath, Loren Harrison-Gorton
2009 Karri Pledger Abbey O'Connell, Madison Borbely, Jessica Ridolfi, Kailyn Allen, Rebecca Downes
2008 Kate Budrodeen Alex Klages, Klara Reid, Josie Vann, Karina White, Gemma Weaver
2007 Aimee Hurst and Morgan Hurst Lucy Fry, Catriona Gray, Emma, Meg, Lutece
2005 Tia Woods
2006 Sarah Stephens Anastazia Bobis
2004 Abbey Lee Kershaw Pania Rose, Samantha Harris, Allegra Carpenter, Amelia Jennings
2003 Catherine McNeil Ruby Rose Langenheim, Tully Smyth, Amber Vucko
2002 Elizah McNeltty
2001 Mahlie Peet Kerryn Amyes
2000 Kieta Van Ewyk
1999
1998 Tione Hawkins Joanna Hughes
1997 Alyssa Sutherland Vivianne Grigoriev
1996 Jodie Hunter
1995 Emma Scanlan
1994 Tenille Petrelli
1993
1992 Jennifer Duck

[edit] Girlfriend Fiction

Girlfriend Fiction is a collaboration with Allen & Unwin. Currently there are 19 novels in the series[4] with another to be released in October 2010.[5] The novels are written by a variety of authors[6] and are written from the point of view of a girl.

[edit] Novels

  1. My Life and Other Catastrophes - Rowena Mohr (February 2008, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741752861
  2. The Indigo Girls - Penni Russon (February 2008, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741752922
  3. She's With the Band - Georgia Clark (May 2008 , Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741752878
  4. Always Mackenzie - Kate Constable (May 2008, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741752939
  5. The (Not Quite) Perfect Boyfriend - Lili Wilkinson (August 2008, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741753462
  6. Step Up and Dance - Thalia Kalkipsakis (August 2008, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741755558
  7. Sweet Life - Rebecca Lim (November 2008, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741755312
  8. Cassie - Barry Jonsberg (November 2008, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741753479
  9. Bookmark Days - Scot Gardner (January 2009, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741755787
  10. Winter of Grace - Kate Constable (January 2009, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741756203
  11. Something More - Mo Johnson (April 2009, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741755282
  12. Big Sky - Melaina Faranda (April 2009, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741757118
  13. Little Bird - Penni Russon (July 2009, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741758641
  14. What Supergirl Did Next - Thalia Kalkipsakis (July 2009, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741758672
  15. Fifteen Love - R. M. Corbet (October 2009, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781742370156
  16. A Letter from Luisa - Rowena Mohr (October 2009, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741758740
  17. Dear Swoosie - Kate Constable and Penni Russon (January 2010, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781742371986
  18. Thirteen Pearls - Melaina Faranda (April 2010, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781742372020
  19. The Boy/Friend - R. M. Corbet (June 2010, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781742372860
  20. Three Things About Daisy Blue - Kate Gordon (October 2010, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781742372129

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Marcus, Caroline (September 21, 2008). "Growing up: why it can really get you down". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life/growing-up-why-it-can-really-get-you-down-20090407-9yrp.html. Retrieved 2012-02-06. 
  2. ^ a b "Girlfriend". Catalogue. National Library of Australia. http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2633256. Retrieved 2012-02-06. 
  3. ^ a b "2010 Girlfriend Rimmel Model search". Girlfriend Magazine. 2010-04-27. http://au.youth.yahoo.com/girlfriend/vip-club/article/-/7116461/2010-girlfriend-rimmel-model-search/. Retrieved 2010-07-21. 
  4. ^ "Girlfriend Fiction". Allen & Unwin. http://www.allenandunwin.com/girlfriendfiction/. Retrieved 2010-07-19. 
  5. ^ "About the series". Allen & Unwin. http://www.allenandunwin.com/girlfriendfiction/series.html. Retrieved 2010-07-19. 
  6. ^ "Authors in real life". Allen & Unwin. http://www.allenandunwin.com/girlfriendfiction/authors.html. Retrieved 2010-07-19. 
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