Read The JJ Express

Thanks to our friends at the >Gazette, we learned about a nascent literary magazine aimed at the 9-16 set, produced by a brother-and-sister duo who got their start at Wootton High School.

It’s called JJ Express and it’s refreshingly a real magazine — you know, the kind you can hold in your hands. Subscriptions cost a low low $21 per year and you can easily subscribe online at this link (which I encourage everyone to go do right now).

The magazine is soliciting work from artists and writers — go here for guidelines — as well as ideas for youth-centered activities in the community.

The magazine was started as an informal thing by Jenny and Jack Chen and it soon grew into more. Now it’s had its first honest-to-goodness printed issue (Winter 2007-2008) and getting ready for the next.

Here’s how JJ Express describes itself:

JJ Express is now the new, children’s magazine for children ages 9-16 years old. It is unique because it revolves around a collection of comics/cartoons created by professionals and amateurs alike. These are supplemented by articles, activities, and stories that promote youth today to explore the possibilities in the world we live in and take responsibility for the home that we will inhabit for decades to home.

Jenny and Jack have helpfully posted a video that gives more insight into their philosophy behind the magazine:

JJ Express is supported by a grant from Youth Venture, which is an organization dedicated to promoting positive change among youth.

(Image from JJ Express.)

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