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Erin Bried

Erin Bried is an American publisher, author, and the founder and editor-in-chief of Kazoo magazine, the first children’s magazine to win the National Magazine Award for General Excellence, in 2019.[1] She is the author of three books, including How to Sew a Button: and other Nifty Things Your Grandmother Knew.

Erin Bried
Bried with her National Magazine Award in 2019
BornAllentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationPennsylvania State University
Known forEditor-in-chief, Kazoo magazine
Spouse
Holly Bemiss
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(m. 2008)​
Children2
Websitekazoomagazine.com

Early life and education

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Bried was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to William Bried, a lawyer, and Claire Bried, a teacher.[2] She attended Parkland High School in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania[3] where she was captain of the soccer team in her senior year[4] and was nominated for the first "Soccer Scholar Athlete Award" from the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference in 1992.[5]

Bried then attended Pennsylvania State University’s Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications,[6] where she graduated with a degree in advertising in 1996.[7][8]

Career

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Between 1997 and 2015 Bried worked at Condé Nast as an editor at Glamour and then editor-at-large at Self.[9] She was also a writer and editor for Golf for Women, Women’s Health[10] and Good Housekeeping.[11]

Bried decided to create Kazoo magazine in 2016 in response to a shopping trip with her 5-year old daughter, where the covers of the girls’ magazines they looked at “all had dolls, lip gloss and princesses on them; they all had articles about ‘how to get pretty hair, how to have good manners’".[12] In creating a print-only magazine, Bried saw the “magazine as an opportunity to politicize girls at a critical moment in their lives, to ‘shore up their foundation’ of empowerment before the pressures of patriarchy set in during adolescence.”[13]

Bried is the only full-time staff member of the magazine, she writes everything except the fiction.[14] On behalf of Kazoo she has appeared on Today, Better TV and NPR.[15]

Kickstarter campaign

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Bried launched a Kickstarter campaign in March 2016, with the aim of raising US$150,000. Two of Bried’s friends, both filmmakers, made a launch video that “went viral” and Neil Gaiman and Roxane Gay tweeted about it.[16] Within 30 days the campaign had raised $171,215 from 3,000 people.[17] At that point, it was the highest funded journalism campaign on Kickstarter (this record has since been superseded).[18] Almost one third of the donations came from first-time backers.[19]

Publications

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Bried has published or edited the following books:

  • Noisemakers: 25 Women who Raised their Voices and Changed the World (2020)[20] Editor. Pub. Knopf Books for Young Readers ISBN 9780525580171
  • How to Sew a Button: and other Nifty Things Your Grandmother Knew (2009)[21] Pub. Ballantine Books ISBN 978-0385365208
  • How to Build a Fire: and other Handy Things Your Grandfather Knew (2010)[22] Pub. Ballantine ISBN 978-0385365192
  • How to Rock your Baby: and other Timeless Tips for Modern Moms (2012)[23] Pub. Hyperion ISBN 978-1401324599

Awards and honours

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In 2022, Bried was named a Parkland School District Education Foundation Distinguished Alumna and her name was added to its Wall of Honor.[24]

Personal life

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As a student at Penn State, Bried met Holly Bemiss. In 1997, they moved to New York City[25] and married in 2008 at Prospect Park, Brooklyn.[26] A photo of Bried and Bemiss at their wedding ceremony appeared on the cover of New York Magazine’s 2008 winter issue.[27][28] Bemiss is a literary agent. They have two children.[29]

References

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  1. ^ Wally, Maxine (March 15, 2019). "ASME's Ellie Awards Honor the Old Guard — And Some Newcomers, Too". Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  2. ^ "Holly Bemiss and Erin Bried". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  3. ^ "Honor Rolls". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa, USA. 1991-05-02. p. 22.
  4. ^ "The Morning Call Area". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa, USA. 1989-08-09. p. 34.
  5. ^ "9 area female soccer players receive awards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa, USA. 1992-07-02. p. 22.
  6. ^ Jonathan McVerry. "Alum's new magazine for girls is a noisemaker". psu.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  7. ^ "Students receive degrees from Pennsylvania State". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa, USA. 1996-09-30. p. 14.
  8. ^ "Holly Bemiss and Erin Bried". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  9. ^ Alyssa Wejebe. "Holly Bemiss and From Kazoo to Noisemakers: Alyssa Wejebe interviews Erin Bried". solrad.co. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  10. ^ Chelsea Johnson. "The Ms. Q&A: Erin Bried believes in girls (and feminist media)". msmagazine.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  11. ^ Liz Smith (2016-05-01). "'The Boss' a criminal waste of Melissa McCarthy's talent". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Fl, USA. p. F2.
  12. ^ Anna Swartz. "Finally there's a feminist magazine, Kazoo, for girls who love science and climbing trees". mic.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  13. ^ Chelsea Johnson. "The Ms. Q&A: Erin Bried believes in girls (and feminist media)". msmagazine.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  14. ^ Erin Bried. "The little magazine that could". pagesthemagazine.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  15. ^ "Erin Bried". penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  16. ^ Erin Bried. "The little magazine that could". pagesthemagazine.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  17. ^ Michelle Ruiz. "A magazine for little girls who want to grow up to be president". vogue.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  18. ^ Erin Bried. "The little magazine that could". pagesthemagazine.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  19. ^ Jonathan McVerry. "Alum's new magazine for girls is a noisemaker". psu.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  20. ^ Rob Salkowitz. "New anthology aims to make some noise for women's history month". forbes.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  21. ^ Staff writer. "Grandmas share domestic expertise". dispatch.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  22. ^ Lori Gilbert. "Lessons from a hero". recordnet.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  23. ^ Brandi Tape. "Brooklyn-based author Erin Bried presents her new book, How to rock your baby and other timeless tips for modern moms". patch.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  24. ^ "Joe Bergstein, Erin Bried, Jared Brown, Bryan Knouse". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa, USA. 2022-05-12. p. A11.
  25. ^ Rob Bailey-Millado. "Comic book Noisemakers: How real superheroes save the world". nypost.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  26. ^ "Holly Bemiss and Erin Bried". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  27. ^ Trish Bendrix. "New York Magazine embraces a wedding of two brides". afterellen.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  28. ^ Catherine Coreno. "The Cocktail soirée in the park". nymag.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  29. ^ Alyssa Wejebe. "Holly Bemiss and From Kazoo to Noisemakers: Alyssa Wejebe interviews Erin Bried". solrad.co. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
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