All About Stranger
Stranger magazine was launched in September 2004. A totally independent publishing venture based in Falmouth, Cornwall, and distributed nationwide (see our Stockists page), Stranger is a bi-monthly publication produced from non-depletive, sustainable resources. Presenting a mix of local and global lifestyle, environment, music, surf, news and current affairs features mixed with striking illustrations, photography and design, Stranger tells it how it is in a savvy and irreverent but soulful voice for the 18-40 year-old market.
A small but dedicated band of passionate but poor folk slave away day to day to bring the magazine to you every two months. They also arrange monthly music nights, The Stranger Social, and bigger parties every now and then like the Stranger Speakeasy.
Helen Gilchrist
Editor and Publisher Stranger magazine and Director, Stranger Collective
Previously a freelance journalist living in London and working for the likes of Time Out, Adrenalin magazine, The Observer, The Guardian, and The Independent, Helen came up with the idea for Stranger in August 2003 and moved back down to Cornwall in May 2004, working throughout that summer to secure start-up funding (loans from Objective One and The Prince’s Trust), advertising, and editorial content for issue one, which finally launched in September 2004. She now edits the magazine, liaising with and commissioning freelance writers, illustrators, photographers and designers all over the UK and further afield, organises Stranger’s music events and parties, and generally does whatever is needed to keep the business running smoothly. Helen is also Director of the Stranger Collective, Stranger’s copywriting and creative services arm (see Stranger Collective page). In her spare time, she loves dancing to funk and Charleston (has to be seen to be believed), surfing, and playing poker.
Luke Friend
Acting Deputy Editor, Stranger magazine and Senior Editor, Stranger Collective
Luke has written for a diverse range of magazines including Total Film, Golf World, i-D, Stranger and Transworld Skateboarding, covering personalities ranging from Spike Lee to Tiger Woods, with a four-year stint as a book editor sandwiched in between. He is also the founder of Holy Water, a creative platform for contemporary artists, an endeavour which has so far seen the publication of two art books – Things I Don’t Remember by Andrew Pommier and Beach Glass: A collection of photographs by Bob Kronbauer, as well as a range of limited t-shirts. Manchester United Football Club serves as a constant distraction to his daily life.
Clare Howdle
Deputy Editor Stranger magazine and Project Manager, Stranger Collective
An original Stranger, Clare helped get issue one of the magazine off the ground whilst still in London, before moving back down to Cornwall to take on the Stranger challenge full-time. Clare now works closely with Helen, coming up with creative and original feature ideas and issue themes, helping to commission out every issue, liaising with the contributing editors and freelancers, and writing, editing and proofing content. Alongside this she manages many of Stranger’s international advertising bookings and contributes to the promotion of Stranger with her PR expertise (gleaned from her time in the big smoke). Clare also heads up the management of Stranger’s copywriting service Stranger Collective. If she gets a spare second, Clare can often be found in the water, clearing her head from the pressures of independent publishing (although the pub is pretty good for that too…)
Lotte Mahon
Assistant Publisher
A member of the Stranger team since issue 06, a key part of Lotte’s role is managing distribution – which means a lot of her time is taken up liaising with all Stranger’s lovely stockists so that readers across the UK can get their hands on every issue easily, as well as making sure that Stranger can be found at great events from festivals to trade shows every year. Lotte also manages the advertising sales for the magazine and is even known to put fingertips to keyboard to write the odd article for Stranger. Despite being products editor, Lotte has never received the free cars; wine or clothes she was promised in her contract. A soul snob to the core, you can rely on her for daily Tamla Motown trivia (whether you like it or not).
Lauren Faulkner
Marketing and Online Sales Manager
The newest member of the Stranger team, Lauren has recently relocated to Cornwall from London. After graduating in 2002, Lauren worked as a Visual Merchandiser for shops such as Size?, Office London, Topshop and Amen Bristol and has spent the last three years working in fashion marketing. With a passion for music and songwriting, Lauren can often be found performing drunken renditions of anything from Girls Aloud to Led Zeppelin. If you don't catch her out and about in Porthleven, you might find her singing karaoke with Eddie Izzard in New York. Let’s hope the Stranger Social never has an open mic…
Ross Imms and Alex Rowse
A-Side Studio: www.a-sidestudio.co.uk
Art Directors
Design monkeys extraordinaire, the A-Side boys are making quite a name for themselves on the local, national and international scene. With their roots firmly planted in surf and skate culture, but taking inspiration from all over the place, A-Side push boundaries with their innovative art direction, illustration and typography. When they're not stuck in the attic in Stranger magazine production at 2am (fuelling themselves with a constant supply of Jammy Dodgers), A-Side have the likes of MTV, Discovery Channel, ESPN and FX Networks knocking on their door, as well as having their work featured in Dos Logos, Pictoplasma, Pulp and Iconography 2. They’re also responsible for the striking mural that graces Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Cornwall restaurant in Watergate Bay. A-Side are a separate business from Stranger but are based in the back office of the Attic, and collaborate with Stranger on a number of Stranger Collective projects too.
Hannah White
Accounts Manager
Hannah manages the accounts for Stranger magazine and Stranger Collective. She is in the office Thursdays and Fridays – all accounts related work is managed on those days. Far from your average accountant, Hannah is also a demon ukele player and has been known to entertain a double-decker bus full of Speakeasy gangsters.
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