Kazoo (magazine)
Kazoo is a print magazine for children, based in Brooklyn, New York City. It was the first children's magazine to be awarded the General Excellence—"Special Interest" award by the National Magazine Awards in 2019.
Founding
Kazoo magazine is independently owned by its editor-in-chief Erin Bried. Prior to founding Kazoo, Bried worked for 18 years as a writer and editor for Condé Nast women’s magazines, including Glamour and Self. In 2022, Bried was added to the distinguished alumni Wall of Honor for founding Kazoo by the Parkland School District Education Foundation.In 2016, Kazoo magazine launched via crowdfunding. 3,136 backers contributed $171,215 to fund the magazine. The first issue was published in July 2016, and included contributions by Alison Bechdel, Diana Nyad, Mickalene Thomas, Jacqueline Woodson, Lucy Knisley, Doreen Cronin, and Meenakshi Wadhwa.
Description
Kazoo is a quarterly magazine, published 4 times a year. Each issue is 64 pages long and includes puzzles, stories, comics, games, interviews, and crafts. The magazine is aimed at girls aged 5–12 and has attracted contributors such as Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Jane Goodall and Ellen DeGeneres.The magazine's editorial stance has been described as "feminist". Its tagline is "for girls who aren't afraid to make some noise."
In 2020, Bried published Noisemakers: 25 Women Who Raised Their Voices & Changed the World, a collection of comics published by Knopf.
Awards
- 2018–2020 – named a Parents' Choice Gold Award.
- 2019 – won the National Magazine Award for General Excellence, Special Interest.
- 2022, 2021, 2017 – a finalist for a National Magazine Award.
- 2020 – Noisemakers won a Pop Culture Classroom award for Excellence in Graphic Literature.
- 2022 - named a Merit Winner by The Society of Publication Designers.
Regular features
Every issue of Kazoo is arranged around a theme, and divided into categories:- Tickle
- Explore
- Grow
- Tinker
- Read
- Feast
- Comic
- Share
- Believe
- Create
- Feel
- Play
- Rally
- Question