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Toronto Metropolitan University’s feminist magazine since 1992. ✨
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Our contributor sign-up is now open for the 2026 to 2027 term!✨ 📰

We welcome all students at Toronto Metropolitan University to join us and work with our editors as they chase feminist-angled stories and gain ethical journalistic experience.

The form will be open throughout the year. Please reach out to our publication if you have any questions or concerns via email or Instagram.

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Created by: Sorousheh Salman by @newwavezine

Meet the editorial team! 💌👩‍💻

As we introduce our masthead, get to know the faces behind New Wave Magazine! ⭐️

✍️ Editors-in-Chief oversee editorial vision and supports the internal workings of the magazine

✨ Managing Editors manage the publication workflow process and ensure deadlines are communicated

✏️ Section editors pitch stories, work one on one with contributors and guide them through the writing process

Photography by: @photos_by_charlatte 📸 by @newwavezine

This week in Arts & Poetry, we step into the mind of contributor Ally Parent (@_allyparent) through two vulnerable and deeply personal creative pieces. 🖤📝

• I’ll Never Be Clean of Your Loss by Ally Parent
• The First Page of My Memoir by Ally Parent

Read both pieces at www.newwavezine.com 💘 by @newwavezine

From spooky season slays to changing the face of photography, we’re celebrating the women reshaping what it means to up space in their own way. 📸🎃 Check out this week’s story by Elizabeth Armstrong ( @elizjarmstrong )!

Read more at newwavezine.com 💌 by @newwavezine

From feeling fresh to dressing fierce! This week, from serving up Halloween costume inspiration with a feminist twist with Elizabeth Armstrong (@elizjarmstrong) to Maryam Parkar (@maryam.parkar) exploring how everyday feminine hygiene products could be causing irritation (with insight from @dryolandakirkham and @brownskinderm). 💫

Read more at newwavezine.com 🩷 by @newwavezine

From questioning faith and power to celebrating South Asian identity, there’s plenty to get you thinking in Features this week. 🖤

• Seeing the world Through Rosy Eyes by Maryam Parkar (@maryam.parkar)

• Who gave men the authority to women’s faith? by Sakina Alibhai (@alibhai.sakina)

Read more at newwavezine.com 💌 by @newwavezine

A little reminder that women deserve to take up space, find joy, and enjoy the little things without apology. This week’s Personal Narratives is all about reclaiming that joy. 🧁✨

• Fangirl Is Not a Dirty Word: Why women’s joy keeps getting dismissed by Sara Aboulela

Read more at newwavezine.com! by @newwavezine

We asked some of the New Wave team what they think girls and women should NOT feel shame about 🫣 and here's what they said:

In case you are not being told this, you are capable, intelligent, strong, creative, powerful and so much more 🩷 Keep believing in yourself! by @newwavezine

Our reactions to the Shane Gillis SNL video… because we had THOUGHTS. 👀

Erika (@erikasealey_) and Maryam (@maryam.parkar), get Sue’s (@ghostified3) live reaction… with special commentary from our Culture & Community Editor, Aisha (@aisharane_) 🙈🫪 by @newwavezine

NEW in Personal Narratives! 📖💗

From the stories we choose to carry on our skin to finding the confidence to enjoy your own company, our latest Personal Narratives explore the experiences that shape how we see ourselves.

• A network of memories by Ally Parent (@_allyparent)
• Solo flight: The art of doing what you love — alone by Alyssa Chua

Read more at newwavezine.com 🤍 by @newwavezine

What’s new in Lifestyle this week? 🫧🌻

Aleeha Raza (@aleeha_13_ ) explores sports betting, golf and women’s bodies, while Riddhi Dhingra (@_riddhi.dhingra) discusses the post-grad experience.

Read more at newwavezine.com by @newwavezine

NEW in Culture & Community! 💌🪡

From the galleries of the Toronto Biennial of Art to the stories stitched into Palestinian tatreez, our latest Culture & Community stories explore the artists, stories and identities shaping the city around us.

• Memento mori: Women and gender-expansive artists express during Toronto Biennial of Art by Riddhi Dhingra (@_riddhi.dhingra)

• Retracing tatreez: The power of storytelling through Palestinian embroidery by Jannah Shah (@jannahh.s)

Read more at newwavezine.com 🌼 by @newwavezine