Missy University presents
Your magazine era starts now.
How to Start Your Own Teen Magazine
A real one. With your name on it. From scratch. In seven days.
Ireland's only magazine-making course built specifically for teen girls — and honestly? It's one of the most fun things you'll do all year.
A finished magazine
Your name. Your ideas. Your voice. Published.
A real certificate
CV-ready from Missy University. Print it, frame it.
100+ Canva templates
The real Missy ones. Yours to keep forever.
Skills that stick
Writing, editing, design — useful in every creative career.
Imagine opening your laptop in September with a finished magazine you designed yourself.
A certificate from an actual journalism school on your CV. A Canva portfolio that makes your friends say "wait, YOU made that?" And a skill set that most adults don't have.
That's what this course gives you. In seven days. This summer.
We're not talking about a school project. We're not talking about a Pinterest board that never goes anywhere. We're talking about a proper magazine — planned, written, designed and published by you, start to finish, in one week.
The kind of thing that makes people stop scrolling when you post it. The kind of thing that belongs in a college application. The kind of thing that makes you realise — oh. I can actually do this.
What you walk away with.
A finished magazine or zine — entirely yours
Not a template someone else filled in. Not a group project. Yours. Your name. Your ideas. Your voice on every single page. Something that didn't exist in the world before you made it.
A portfolio piece that actually stands out
Heading into TY, thinking about college, or just want something real to show for your summer — a self-published magazine shows initiative, creativity and the ability to take an idea from concept to completion. That's rare. That's valuable.
A certificate of completion from Missy University
Beautiful, branded, and worth printing. Add it to your CV, your TY portfolio, your college application. List it as: Certificate of Completion in Teen Magazine Making, Missy University, 2026.
Over 100 pages of professional Canva templates
The exact templates we use at Missy.ie. Magazine covers. Inside pages. Contents pages. Advice column templates. Pull quote graphics. Yours to keep, customise and use for every project from here on out.
A writing toolkit you'll use for life
How to find a story. How to write an opening line that stops someone mid-scroll. How to structure an article. How to write an advice column. How to edit your own work. Real world media skills.
The chance to be featured on Missy.ie
Submit your finished magazine and it could be featured on one of Ireland's most read platforms for teen girls. Real audience. Real exposure. Real deal.
What makes this different.
It's a magazine OR a zine — you decide
Glossy editorial magazine? Go for it. Raw, creative cut-and-collage zine? Even better. This course works for both — because there's no right way to make a publication. There's only your way.
Built for real life, not a classroom
No deadlines. No grades. No pressure to be perfect. A new day unlocks every morning and you work through it at whatever pace suits you — whether that's one lesson before breakfast or a full day session on a rainy Tuesday.
Made by someone who has actually done this
Danielle founded Missy.ie after publishing her first article at 17 with no contacts, no budget and no guarantee anyone would read it. Everything in this course comes from real experience — not a textbook.
The templates are the real ones
Not student versions. Not simplified layouts. The actual Canva templates we use at Missy.ie — brought behind the curtain and handed to you to make entirely your own.
Inside the course — day by day.
Your Magazine Era Starts Now
Make it official with your Editor in Chief card, discover what kind of editor you are, and do your first editorial brain dump. By the end of Day 1 your magazine already has a heartbeat.
Finding Your Vibe
Build your magazine's personality, nail your tone, find your reader and land on your name. This is where your magazine gets its identity.
Planning Like a Pro
Research the market, find your gap, pick your theme and build your contents page. This is the editorial thinking that separates good magazines from great ones.
Writing Like an Editor
Find your magazine voice, write your first article, and create your own advice column. The writing day — and the one most students say changed how they think about words.
Shoot and Design
Plan and shoot your own cover — on your phone, with your friends, with a white sheet and natural light — then bring it to life in Canva. This is the day your magazine becomes something you can actually see.
Publish and Share
Put it all together, export your finished magazine, film your TikTok flip-through and submit to be featured on Missy.ie. Today you become a published creator.
You Did It
Your certificate unlocks. Your celebration graphics are waiting. And we send you off with everything you need to make Issue 02 — because once you've made one, you'll want to make another.
Everything included. Nothing hidden.
7 days of course contentShort, engaging, written in the Missy voice — no waffle, no filler.
Over 100 pages of exclusive Canva templatesThe real Missy ones — magazine covers, layouts, contents pages and more.
A 33-page companion workbookPrintable or fillable digitally — your editorial planning bible.
A cover shoot guideHow to shoot a proper magazine cover on your phone. No studio needed.
The Missy University Resource HubEverything backed up in one place — access it any time.
A beautiful certificate of completionPrint it, frame it, add it to your CV and TY portfolio.
Lifetime accessCome back for Issue 02 whenever you're ready. No expiry date.
The chance to be featured on Missy.ieSubmit your magazine for a real shot at real exposure.
Everything is more fun with your best friend.
And making a magazine is no exception. The Bring Your Bestie option gives two girls full access to the course for €100. That's €50 each.
You'll work through it together, make completely different magazines, and have someone to send your cover designs to at midnight saying "does this look good or am I losing it."
(Spoiler: it always looks good.)
€50 each
Bring your bestie — €100 for two
After purchase you'll receive two separate login links within 24 hours — one for you and one for your bestie. Just let us know both names and email addresses at checkout.
The course was a brilliant introduction to journalism. It covered the foundations really well and even went in depth about courses, internships and future careers in journalism.
— Past Missy University Student
A safe, trusted, genuinely useful space for your daughter.
Missy University was built by Danielle — an Irish media founder who has spent years creating content specifically for Irish teen girls. This course gives your daughter real, transferable skills in a completely self-paced, private environment.
There is no live component, no personal information shared, and no interaction with other students. She works entirely in her own space, at her own pace.
A finished creative project she's genuinely proud of
A certificate worth adding to her CV and TY portfolio
Canva skills she'll use throughout school, college and beyond
A real understanding of how media and publishing works
The confidence that comes from making something from nothing
One of the most impressive things she could add to a college application
It's a summer well spent.
What happens when you buy.
You'll get your login details by email within minutes
Check your inbox — and your spam folder just in case.
Log into your account at missy.ie
Your course lives inside your Missy account — everything in one place.
Day 1 unlocks immediately
Your magazine era starts now. A new Day unlocks every morning at 6am.
By next week you'll have a finished magazine with your name on it
That's not a marketing line. That's just what happens.
This course is part of Missy University: Summer School.
The magazine course is where most students start — but it's just the beginning. Summer School also includes live journalism workshops with Danielle, a Write Your First Article session for older students, and 1-on-1 mentoring sessions. Everyone who studies this summer gets first access to September's full Certificate in Teen Journalism.
See the full Summer School →Summer is short. Your magazine is waiting.
Lifetime access. Everything included. Nothing extra to buy. Start any time over the summer — work entirely at your own pace.
€59 Have an early access code? Enter it at checkout.Questions? Email us at hello@missy.ie — we genuinely love hearing from you.