Griffith-Greene named editor of Shameless

Shameless magazine has introduced Megan Griffith-Greene as the new editor. She will be taking over most editorial duties for Canada’s independent, alternative voice for teenage girls. She'll be further introduced at the launch of the spring issue at the NOW lounge in Toronto on Saturday, April 21 from 1-5.

“We are thrilled to bring Megan on board,” say Shameless co-founders and co-editors Melinda Mattos and Nicole Cohen. “We’ve worked on Shameless for three years and are ready to pass editorial duties on to a new team of energetic, enthusiastic women. The magazine has developed a substantial and growing readership in Canada and the US, and Megan has a strong vision that will carry it into the future.” In November, Mattos and Cohen announced that they were looking for successors. Shameless, which is published 3 times annuallly, was launched in June 2004. The magazine has been nominated for four Utne Independent Press Awards and a National Magazine Award. In 2005, Shameless won an Utne award for Best Personal Life Writing.

Griffith-Greene joins the existing team that includes Holland Gidney, circulation and subscription manager, art director Sheila Sampath, webmaster Wesley Fok and a collective of smart, creative teen advisors. Mattos and Cohen will move into an advisory role, helping with special projects, fundraising efforts and long-term planning for the magazine.

“I’m very excited about Shameless’s future,” says Griffith-Greene. “This is a project that both the team and our readers connect with on a very personal level. It’s exciting to build on that, and we have great plans.”

Griffith-Greene’s experience spans activism, arts and journalism. Raised in Toronto, she became an active advocate on youth rights, social justice and education issues while in high school. She has a degree in cultural studies and fine arts from York University, and a degree in journalism from Ryerson, where she was editor of the Ryerson Review of Journalism (Spring 2004). She is also a founding editor and designer of The New Pollution new music review, a web-based magazine and podcast on indie music that launched in February 2006. She is currently a contributing editor at Chatelaine.

Also joining the team will be three new section editors: Kate Rae, who will edit features; Jennifer Goldberg, who will handle arts and culture content; and Pike Krpan, who will take on the reviews section. Stacey May Fowles will join the team in a business development role.