New Humanist
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| Editor | Niki Seth-Smith |
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| Deputy Editor | Jessica Abrahams |
| Categories | Humanism, rationalism |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Publisher | Humanists UK |
| Founded | 1885 (under the name Watts's Literary Guide) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | London |
| Language | English |
| Website | newhumanist |
| ISSN | 0306-512X |
New Humanist is a quarterly magazine, published by Humanists UK and based in London, that focuses on culture, news, philosophy, and science from a sceptical perspective.
History
[edit]New Humanist has been in print for 140 years, starting out life as Watts's Literary Guide, founded by C. A. Watts in November 1885. It later became The Literary Guide and Rationalist Review (1894–1954), Humanist (1956–1971) and New Humanist in 1972.
Notable columnists, past and present, include Laurie Taylor, Simon Hoggart, Sally Feldman, Shaparak Khorsandi, Samira Ahmed, Marcus Chown and Michael Rosen.
Jim Herrick was editor of New Humanist from 1984 until 2002, and subsequently became the journal’s literary editor until his retirement in 2005. From 2002 until 2005 the magazine's editor was Frank Jordans. In 2005 Caspar Melville took over as managing editor of the magazine and CEO of the Rationalist Association. Daniel Trilling assumed the position of editor in 2013. Samira Shackle was editor from spring 2020 to spring 2023.
Niki Seth-Smith is the current Editor. New Humanist was shortlisted for the Foreign Press Association awards in 2023 and won the Piazza Grande Religion Journalism Award in 2023 and 2024. In Jan 2025, the Rationalist Association, which had published the magazine for over 130 years, merged with Humanists UK.
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