New Humanist

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::summary Quarterly magazine published by Humanists UK ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox magazine"]

Field	Value
title	New Humanist
logo	[[File:New Humanist logo.svg
editor2	Jessica Abrahams
editor	Niki Seth-Smith
editor_title2	Deputy Editor
editor3	Ian Dunt
editor_title3	Chair of Editorial Board
frequency	Quarterly
category	Humanism, rationalism
publisher	Humanists UK
founded	1885 (under the name Watt's Literary Guide)
country	United Kingdom
based	London
language	English
website
issn	0306-512X
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::callout[type=note] the UK magazine founded in 1885 ::

| title = New Humanist | logo = [[File:New Humanist logo.svg|250px]] | editor2 = Jessica Abrahams | editor = Niki Seth-Smith | editor_title2 = Deputy Editor | editor3 = Ian Dunt | editor_title3 = Chair of Editorial Board | frequency = Quarterly | category = Humanism, rationalism | publisher = Humanists UK | founded = 1885 (under the name Watt's Literary Guide) | country = United Kingdom | based = London | language = English | website = | issn = 0306-512X}}

New Humanist is a British current affairs magazine, published by Humanists UK and based in London, that focuses on culture, news, philosophy, and science from a sceptical perspective.

History

New Humanist has been in print for 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 January 2025, the Rationalist Association, which had published the magazine for its first 139 years, merged with Humanists UK. In May that year, Humanists UK announced it had appointed Ian Dunt to chair the magazine's new editorial board.

References

References

1. (27 May 2025). "Ian Dunt to chair ‘New Humanist’ Editorial Board". Humanists UK.

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