California Northern Magazine

03/12/2012

Issue 6 is here! Explore the dark side of Sonoma's wine industry, Stockton's Cambodian community, California's recent push towards privatization, new fiction, poetry, photography and much more. Check out excerpts and full articles and order the issue at www.calnorthern.net.

28/11/2012

26/11/2012

Hey all - Issue 6 has been sent to the printer and should be hitting newsstands and your mailboxes next month. It's an issue we're all extremely proud of and can't wait to share it with you. More soon!

03/10/2012

Utne Reader, a national magazine that publishes the "best of the alternative press," chose to reprint a California Northern article in its current issue. Congratulations to author Chris Smith, whose "Housing a Movement" will now be seen by a whole new audience, and thanks to Utne for the recognition!

http://www.utne.com/

Utne.com delivers daily digests of the best in independent ideas and alternative culture. We're not right, not left, but forward thinking.

05/09/2012

Check out this month's Sacramento Magazine for an extremely kind profile of our magazine, in which we're dubbed "A New Yorker for West Coasters."

I just blushed while typing that.

It's not available online, so you'll have to find a print copy - thanks to author Catherine Warmerdam for making it happen!

http://www.sacmag.com/

Sacramento's California, Sacramento, Sacramento Magazine - SacMag.com. Find the best that Sacramento, California has to offer in the Sacramento Magazine.

19/06/2012

Marc Beauchamp looks at m**h in Shasta County and Richard Mills' Issue 4 essay, "What M**h Means": http://www.redding.com/news/2012/jun/16/marc-beauchamp-math-and-the-speedy-decline-of/

"M**h. Fueling Shasta County Since 1955." So read a makeshift billboard on North Market Street I saw, photographed and blogged about last week. This bit of stenciled agitprop set me to musing on Google. Typed in "M**h and Shasta County" and up popped a fascinating essay by Richard Mills, who grew up...

14/06/2012

California Northern congratulates Ernest J. Finney, winner of the 2012 Northern California Book Award in Fiction for his fantastic story collection "Sequoia Gardens." Finney's latest story, "Wolverines," is featured in Issue 5. An excerpt is available here: http://www.calnorthern.net/wolverines

20/05/2012

14/01/2012

Only twenty copies remain of Issue 1! Order our inaugural issue now before we run out completely. http://www.calnorthern.net/issues

14/12/2011

Simple and easy Christmas gift: A subscription to California Northern. http://calnorthern.net/order.html

09/12/2011

See Issue 4 photographer Paula Beehner's work at Avenue 9 Gallery in Chico. The "Chico Icons" show opens today and runs through January 9. http://www.avenue9gallery.com/calendar.shtml

Avenue 9 Gallery in Chico, California is home to artists of many talents and mediums.

08/12/2011

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/30/DDTJ1M4VQJ.DTL

Early this fall, I drove south from Tomales on Highway 1. Swinging into the broad curve toward Marshall, I should have been transfixed by the appearance of Tomales Bay and, beyond it, Point Reyes. Instead, my car...

30/11/2011

Issue 4 is now available for purchase! Visit our website, www.calnorthern.net, to order.

Biannual Northern Californian print publication featuring exceptional California-based essays, long-form journalism, literature, and photography, and balancing its local emphasis with a level of sophistication and depth typically found in larger national publications

22/11/2011

Issue 4 is currently being printed, and we couldn't be more excited for its release. The issue features a look at past and possible future utopias in Northern California, an investigation of our endangered state parks, an exploration of m**h's mystique, plus new fiction, poetry, and much more. A sneak peak at some of the issue's photography is below. Issue 4 will be available for pre-order December 1.

22/11/2011

09/11/2011

California Northern featured along with photographer Tom Hawkins on SFMOMA Artists Gallery's site: http://www.sfmomaag.blogspot.com/2011/10/photographer-tom-hawkins-featured-in.html

20/07/2011

Casey speaks to KALW 91.7's Your Call Radio about small-circulation magazines and the current state of the magazine industry. Check out "How Are Magazines Surviving?" http://a4.g.akamai.net/7/4/27043/v0001/kalw.download.akamai.com/27043/YourCall/072011yc.mp3

20/07/2011

A sincere thank you to Randy Shaw, Rick Simon, Peter Richardson, and David Campbell for sharing their entertaining and thought-provoking stories, and to Matthew Zapruder for his wonderful poetry reading at our Issue 3 release party. Thanks also to everyone who came out to support us at the event, and for making it such a success. Here's to many more in the future!

06/06/2011

Thanks to the Sacramento Bee for their incredibly kind article about two stories that appeared recently in California Northern, stories by Paul Barrett and Richard Mills. We're honored by their words - you can check the piece out below, and order Issue 2 on our website if you missed it.

Suggested reading from The Bees editorial board

01/06/2011

It's arrived! Issue 3 just came back from the printer, and we're sending the first wave of copies out to everyone today. We've also launched our new website, with excerpts and photos from the new issue. Enjoy!

Biannual Northern Californian print publication featuring exceptional California-based essays, long-form journalism, literature, and photography, and balancing its local emphasis with a level of sophistication and depth typically found in larger national publications

19/05/2011

We've uploaded a few photos from our forthcoming third issue to give you a sneak peek. Issue 3 has been sent to the printer and looks fantastic. We can't wait to share it with everyone.

19/05/2011

19/05/2011

05/05/2011

Hi all. We're putting the finishing touches on Issue 3 -it'll be out June 10 - and we really think you're going to enjoy it. It's been incredible working with the immensely talented group of writers and photographers who contributed. We'll have some more details on the content in the coming weeks, but for now, just wanted to share our excitement. Thanks to everyone for your support.

13/04/2011

California Northern can now accept tax-deductible donations. To do all that we do-provide a deeper understanding of our region, foster strong local identity, encourage communication among residents-we need your help. Please contribute if you're able. Donors will be recognized in future issues.

Biannual Northern Californian print publication featuring exceptional California-based essays, long-form journalism, literature, and photography, and balancing its local emphasis with a level of sophistication and depth typically found in larger national publications

29/03/2011

We've just launched the California Northern iPad App, featuring the same beautiful photography and excellent design you'll find in our print version. While we'll keep defending print till our tongues fall out, we do think this also a great way to enjoy the magazine - we hope you do too.

Learn more, read reviews, and download California Northern Magazine by Magazinecloner.com US LLC on the iTunes App Store.

21/03/2011

A quick reminder that we'll be at Reader's Books in Sonoma this Thursday night, March 24th, at 7 p.m. for our North Bay launch of Issue Two. We'll hear from our editors, have some readings from contributors, and close it with a discussion with the audience. Hope to see you there!

The publishers of this just launched Bay Area environmental magazine will discuss its direction and content. Come hear what's on the cutting edge in our area and how you can be a vital part of it.

16/03/2011

Announcing the California Northern Photostore!
You can now order high quality, locally-produced prints of photos from previous issues of our magazine on our website. It's a great way to support our incredible photographers and our publication, as well as find some beautiful images of our region. We offer a variety of sizes and formats for each image - check it out and spread the word!

Biannual Northern Californian print publication featuring exceptional California-based essays, long-form journalism, literature, and photography, and balancing its local emphasis with a level of sophistication and depth typically found in larger national publications

10/03/2011

We're proud to announce some exciting new stuff we just unveiled over at our website. You can now order fine art prints of photos that appeared in our magazine, as well as donate to our efforts. More info to come, but head on over and check it out!

Biannual Northern Californian print publication featuring exceptional California-based essays, long-form journalism, literature, and photography, and balancing its local emphasis with a level of sophistication and depth typically found in larger national publications

08/03/2011

Thanks to the amazing work of reader Teri Shore, we will be in Sonoma March 24th for a North Bay release event. It's 7:30 at Readers Books, and will feature readings and discussion with several of our editors, including Casey Mills, Paul Barrett, and poet/McSweeney's editor Jesse Nathan. We hope to see you there!

The publishers of this just launched Bay Area environmental magazine will discuss its direction and content. Come hear what's on the cutting edge in our area and how you can be a vital part of it.

02/03/2011

Hi all - just wanted to let you know that we have several exciting announcements coming up. New events, expanded website, new formats, and some stuff that's still secret...stay tuned!

01/02/2011

It always amazes me what fascinating, kind, supportive people show up at our events. Thank you all who joined us last week in Oakland - you made it a night to remember. We made a lot of connections that I hope can continue to grow along with the magazine. Thanks again, and see you soon!

25/01/2011

Hope to see some of you this Thursday at Diesel Books for our Bay Area release event. Readings start at 7 p.m., and then we'll be heading out for drinks near by afterwards - we're all looking forward to it!

10/01/2011

We're coming to the Bay Area - our second and final release event for Issue 2 is January 27th at Diesel Books in Oakland. Readings by poet Jesse Nathan, Paul Barrett and Richard Mills. Come by and see us!

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