Sirene (magazine)

Sirene was launched in 1973.^[2] One of the founders was Bjørg Vik.^[2] The magazine was published by the publishing house J.W. Cappelens Forlag from 1973 to 1976, and thereafter by a dedicated foundation. It had a circulation of 20,000 at its maximum in 1975.^[3]

In a thesis dated 1978 at the University of Oslo, Turid Kleiva described Sirene as a feminist alternative to the traditional weekly magazines. The magazine did not have a dedicated editor, but was produced collectively by a group of editors. The editorial staff included Bjørg Vik, Bitten Modal, IdaLou Larsen [no] and others.^[4] Sirene's regular illustrators included Tonje Strøm.^[5] The magazine ended publication in 1983.^[6]