‘Blog’ Archive

We have lift-off

3rd March, 2010 by Katie

Thanks to everyone who came to the Fat Quarter/Storm in a Teacup launch on Friday. It was really amazing to have so many people turn up. There were great performances from Wordplay’s Becca, SIATC’s Elizabeth’s band Kissing Kalina, and SIATC’s acoustic chanteuse Verity (as photographed below by Layla Smethurst)
Thanks to everyone who bought a mag [...]

. . . and we’re back too

19th February, 2010 by Katie

It’s been quiet on the FQ front for a while because we’ve been going slowly crackers trying to get the print edition sorted.
But it’s nearly done, and it looks ace, and you’ll be able to get it here soon!
Plus launch party next Friday at the Victoria, Mile End. Get there early! X

Party party party!

25th January, 2010 by Katie

Many of you may have noticed that FQ online has been a little quiet of late, but that is because we are putting together the first-ever print edition! Fat Quarter Magazine will be launched together with women’s arts collective Storm in a Teacup’s first fanzine and club night at THE VICTORIA, MILE END on 26TH [...]

FQ on Facebook

21st December, 2009 by Katie

Have finally given in and joined the 21st century. If you’re on Facebook, search for Fat Quarter and become a Fan! And you too could have this glassy-eyed stare.
Also, exciting news coming soon re FQ print edition launch party. . .

FQ to hit the newsstands!

9th December, 2009 by Katie

. . . OK well not quite, but Fat Quarter is going to be published as a spangly print edition early next year.
If you’ve wanted to write something for us before but never got round to it, then now is the time to submit your ideas (editor@fat-quarter.co.uk), and the Christmas break the perfect excuse [...]

Boys = stupid, apparently

26th November, 2009 by Katie

The Times has today published a reaction to the hoo-ha generated by its Babewatch campaign, which generated a rising number of reports of sexism against men.
This “masculism” as Mark Jones writes, “has not got much traction in popular culture”, but it seems only a matter of time as he points out the big issues that [...]