Young Quaker
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Young Quaker is a 3 times a year magazine produced by Young Friends General Meeting
, which used to be produced monthly. It provides a forum for religious, social, environmental and other issues. It lists national and international events as well as changes of address and other notices. Because it is the magazine of Young Friends General Meeting, Young Quaker is primarily aimed at people between the ages of 18 and 30. The magazine is also read by young people under 18.
The magazine is printed on recycled paper by The Birches Printers, Willenhall
, West Midlands
. It is sold predominantly on a subscription only basis and there are subscribers across the UK
, US
and Europe
. Individual copies are sold from the Quaker Bookshop, Friends House, London
.
In 2005 subscriptions increased by some 15%, while the average length of the magazine was 24 pages.
It stopped after a couple of years and resurfaced in the mid 1930s as a quarterly European publication. It went to ground again and then came back in the 1940s during the second world war as a London news sheet for young Friends.
In 1956 production began regularly and the magazine is now in approximately the 51st year of continuous production. A full archive of these issues can be found in the library at Friends House.
The five editors are appointed by Young Friends General Meeting, having been discerned by that Meeting's Nominations Committee. They are appointed for a period of three years, during which time, each editor will work on approximately 15 editions.
Young Friends General Meeting
Young Friends General Meeting is the national organisation for young Quakers in the United Kingdom. The General Meetings alluded to in the title are held in February, May and October each year, in various places in the country.-History:...
, which used to be produced monthly. It provides a forum for religious, social, environmental and other issues. It lists national and international events as well as changes of address and other notices. Because it is the magazine of Young Friends General Meeting, Young Quaker is primarily aimed at people between the ages of 18 and 30. The magazine is also read by young people under 18.
The magazine is printed on recycled paper by The Birches Printers, Willenhall
Willenhall
Willenhall is a town in the Black Country area of the West Midlands of England, with a population of approximately 40,000. It is situated between Wolverhampton and Walsall, historically in the county of Staffordshire...
, West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
. It is sold predominantly on a subscription only basis and there are subscribers across the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. Individual copies are sold from the Quaker Bookshop, Friends House, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
In 2005 subscriptions increased by some 15%, while the average length of the magazine was 24 pages.
History
Young Quaker was started in 1922, a natural development from the Young Friends movement which started around 1910.It stopped after a couple of years and resurfaced in the mid 1930s as a quarterly European publication. It went to ground again and then came back in the 1940s during the second world war as a London news sheet for young Friends.
In 1956 production began regularly and the magazine is now in approximately the 51st year of continuous production. A full archive of these issues can be found in the library at Friends House.
Editing the magazine
The magazine is edited over a weekend by two editors out of five, who piece together the contributions and advertisements with their own thoughts and ideas to form the final magazine, which is usually between 24 and 32 pages. A 36 page issue has been produced, as have editions of less pages, though these are now less common.The five editors are appointed by Young Friends General Meeting, having been discerned by that Meeting's Nominations Committee. They are appointed for a period of three years, during which time, each editor will work on approximately 15 editions.