 Cover of July 2017 issue | |
| Editor-in-chief | Rowan Pelling |
|---|---|
| Categories | Erotic magazine |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | James Pembroke Publishing |
| First issue | April 2017 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | London, U.K. |
| Language | English |
| Website | The Amorist |
The Amorist is an English-language erotic magazine launched in 2017 in the United Kingdom.
Rowan Pelling, after working as a columnist at the Daily Telegraph , a journalist at Private Eye , and an editor of the Erotic Review , started The Amorist in April 2017 with a "small staff" of an editorial team of four (herself, a deputy editor, a designer, and a features editor) [1] and a "tight budget." [2] The first issue had seven pages of advertising, including ads for an "upmarket" sex toy company and a matchmaking service, [2] with an initial print-run of 12,000 and a cover price of £4.95. [3]
The magazine's founder and chief editor had stated she aimed for "a monthly anthology of erotica, news, reviews and fiction, a blend of love, romance and sex." [4] Pelling's stated challenge is "to get it on the general interest shelf next to National Geographic ." [4]
After about seven months of publication, the magazine switched to an online-only format. [3]