More than 100 magazine professionals supported the Magazine Diaries project by writing 100 words about how it feels to be making magazines in 2014. To read their thoughts, just click on their names…
- Carol Hardy | Group Advertising Manager, Rapid News Communications
- John Rumble | Newstrade marketing manager, Frontline Ltd
- Lu Rahman | Group editor, Rapid News Communications
- John Innes | Associate Director, Think Publishing
- Renata Parolari Fernandes | Founder, Five Star Magazine
- Vince Medeiros | Publisher, The Church of London
- Ralph Cunningham | Managing Editor, International Tax Review, Euromoney
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Fiona Klonarides | Editor, The Beauty Shortlist
- Jim Woodcock | Group Editor & Conference Director, Rapid News Communications
- Tony Smith | Production manager, Connect Communications
- Mike Greehan | Partner & COO, Cue Ball, LLC
- Clare Newsome | Group Marketing & PR Manager | Computers Unlimited
- Tim Danton | Editorial Director & Deputy MD, Dennis Technology
- Eric Campbell | MD, White Light Media
- Rosa Park | Editor, Cereal Magazine
- Mick Oakey | Managing Editor, The Aviation Historian
- Leanne Taylor | Group Editor, Plastics, Rapid News Communications Group
- Dan Burgess | Editor, Firewords Quarterly
- Jessica Pinch | Marketing Communications Manager, YUDU Media
- Adam Tinworth | One Man & His Blog
- Michael Kowalski | Founder, Contentment
- Ian Robson | Head of T3, Science Uncovered and Computing Group, Future
- Rob Orchard | Publisher, Delayed Gratification
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Daniel Pearce | MD, TTG Media
- Arlene Russo | Editor, Bite Me magazine
- David Atkins | Newsstand
- Alan Ramsay | MD, Connect Publications; Chairman, PPA Scotland
- Christopher Brennan | Journalism lecturer and freelancer
- Katherine Raderecht | Former Head of Women’s Lifestyle, Future Plc
- James Hewes | Publishing director, Gulf News Magazines & Publishing
- Rachel Taylor | Co-founder & Co-editor, Another Escape
- Matthew Bellotti | Chief Content Officer, Mongoose Publishing, Malaysia
- Bria Cameron | Sales Director, Scottish Field
- John Wilpers | Senior Director, Innovation International Media Consulting
- Sally Hampton | Editor-in-Chief, My Weekly and The Scots Magazine
- Danny Miller | CEO, Human After All
- Fabrizio D’Angelo | CEO, Burda International; Chairman, FIPP
- Joel McIver | The UK’s “most prolific rock & metal author”
- Dan Williamson | Strategy Manager, TheMediaBriefing
- Kulwinder Singh Rai | former editor & writer; MD, RAi PR
- Mark Ellen | Journalist and editor; Author, ‘Rock Stars Stole My Life’
- Amy Duffin | Communications Manager, FIPP
- Mandy Rhodes | Managing Director, Holyrood Communications
- Elliot Jay Stocks | Co-founder & Co-editor, Lagom magazine
- Guy Consterdine | CEO, Guy Consterdine Associates
- Private Frazer | Undertaker, Private Frazer’s Doomed Magazines
- Ed Mitchell | Editor, The Blues magazine
- Jasper Jackson | Editor and chief analyst, TheMediaBriefing.com
- Coralie Todd | Editor, Big Voice Directories; MD, Quay Pages
- Luke Tonge | Art Director, LIFE Agency
- Paul McNally | former editor; Head of Comms, Salford Red Devils
- Helen Rosemier | Commercial Director, PPA
- David Parker | Co-founder, Iceberg Press
- David Hepworth | Editorial director, Development Hell
- Will Salmon | Freelance writer
- Craig Grannell | Freelance writer
- Kerin O’Connor | Chief Executive, The Week; Executive Director, Dennis Publishing
- Richard Hodson | Publisher, Texere Publishing
- Gerrie Hawes | Director of Planning and Strategy, Dwell Agency
- Chris Llewellyn | CEO, FIPP, the worldwide magazine media association
- Stuart Anderton | former Chief Information Officer, Future
- Gary Marshall | Freelance writer
- Neil Morgan | Managing Director, Magvault
- Iain Russell | App Marketing Manager, Future
- Alun Probert | ex Emap, Communications Consultant (South Australia)
- Les Jones | Publisher, Elsie Magazine
- Andrew Lowe | Digital Manager, Conde Nast UK
- Alan Rutter | Digital content consultant; Co-founder, Clever Boxer
- STIR editorial team | STIR Magazine, HMP Shotts
- Georgina Turner | Lecturer, University of Liverpool; Freelance writer
- Simon Kirrane | Freelance Editor
- Adrian Lobb | Freelance writer
- Graham Holter | Editor and Publisher, The Wine Merchant
- Christopher Phin | Editor, MacFormat
- Grace Neal | Designer, Singletrack Magazine
- Simon Caney | Publisher, Sport Magazine
- Jane Toft | PPA Editor of the Year 2013; former Editor-in-Chief, Mollie Makes
- Martin Cloake | Chief sub, Progressive Customer Publishing
- Stella Dou | Digital product designer, DMF, Dennis Publishing
- Neil Braidwood | Publisher, Scotland Outdoors
- Mark Alker | Publisher, Singletrack Magazine
- Beth Brewster | Head of Journalism & Publishing, Kingston University London
- Andy Oakes | Head of Content, The Drum
- Carolyn Morgan | Media Consultant, Penmaen Media
- Barry McIlheney | Former Editor, Smash Hits and Empire; CEO, The PPA
- Guy Procter | Consulting editor, Bauer Media
- Mansour Chow | Co-editor, The Alarmist
- Rob Grainger | CEO, Stonewash
- Danielle Gilbert | Publisher and ‘Kickstarter’, Stand & Deliver Magazine
- Kai Brach | Publisher, Offscreen Magazine
- Steven Watson | Proprietor, Stack Magazines
- Ewan Buck | Design Director, PPA Business Media Designer of the year 2013
- Nikki Simpson | Business Manager, PPA Scotland
- Don Brown | Digital Marketing Specialist, The Brown Consultancy
- David Hicks | Digital Creative Consultant, co-founder of Magvault.com
- Rose Brooke | Editor, Rapid News Communications
- Neil Thackray | Co-Founder & CEO, Briefing Media
- Bruce Hudson | Founder, The Digital Magazine Awards
- Colin Morrison | Media blogger, Flashes & Flames
- Diane Kenwood | Editor, Woman’s Weekly
- Chris Maillard | Content Specialist
- Paul McNamee | Editor, Big Issue
- Duncan Wood | COO & Publisher, Rapid News Communications
- Shem Law | Art Director, Radio Times
- Rob Boynes | Creative Consultant and Founder, F&W
- Fraser Allen | Publisher, Hot Rum Cow
- Scott Rowley | Editorial Director, Classic Rock
- Keith Martin | Senior Lecturer, London College of Communication
- Jeremy Leslie | Creative Director, Magculture
- Andy Cowles | Editorial Development Director, Coverthink
- Cathy Olmedillas | Editor, Anorak
- Mal Robinson | Editor-In-Chief, Media73
- David Kilpatrick | Publisher, f2 Freelance Photographer