Happy last day of September! This was a mighty fine beginning and thanks for being here with us. Today we close our first-ever issue of Rookie with all those pretty images that have been lurking in the background all month. Hope you’re ready to spend all weekend agonizing over what in the world could be going on for October and counting down to Monday! Wait, your entire life doesn’t revolve around Rookie? That’s … actually, that makes a lot of sense. I’m going to go get off my computer now. All photo credits go to Retrospace.
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Rookie is an online magazine and book series for teenagers. Each month, a different editorial theme drives the writing, photography, and artwork that we publish. Learn more about us here, and find out how to submit your work here!
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Loveeeely! Ive been wondering about the photos in back of the layout :) especially love 13!
Ahh these photos are beautiful. It slightly depresses me how cool everyone looks though.
#8 +#12 are my favourites! – I cant believe rookie has been going for a whole month (and i really do want to know what october’s theme is sooooo bad)!
My life totally revolves around Rookie a little, not gonna lie…
heh heh same here
Tavi- just out of pure curiosity, how much time a day/week would you say you spend on the internet? You seem very busy with the site launching and all.
Congrats on one month! These pictures are great.
I love the photos from the backgrounds so much, you have no idea. Admittedly, I would stare at them for a few minutes every day after reading the posts just thinking about the era that they were taken in and how much I adored the colours/clothing : }
Oh Rookie makes my day every day :)
YAY, I’ve been wanting a bett look at these all month!! :) thanks
No way! I just e-mailed you last week asking for access to the background photos, thank you so much Rookie! :)
I love 7. That face and that skeleton are both amazing.
3, 7, 11, and 14 are definitely catching my eye the most. They’re so pretty.
#13 was taken before they invented safety.
My life might actually revolve around it. This is such a fantastic place in the vastness that is the internet. :)
September Rookie was brilliant -> I’ve got No Doubt that October will be genius. Congrats and thanks to everyone involved! But a special congratulations and thanks to the mastermind – Tavi, you’re the best! <3
Perfect. I’ve been using cache to check out the backgrounds I’d missed but I should’ve known that since Rookie was perfect, this was exactly how September would have ended. So much love!
i don’t say the word fabulous, but if i did, i’d say it now.
so gorgeous.
My life does revolve around Rookie. Quite a lot. I sort of go through withdrawals on the weekends:/
Me too!
Thanks! I wondered if I could see these back again! \o/
Where’s today background? I’ts driving me mad ;)
You can actually view these images by pressing ctrl+u, then looking for background: url(‘http://static.rookiemag.com/2011/10/1317484474october1background.jpg’). Put that url in the url bar and you can view the background image of the day C: