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for the All-New USA Fencing Digital Magazine

American Fencer is the new online magazine of USA Fencing, replacing American Fencing, which has been our in-print and online magazine for many years. As the costs of designing, printing and mailing magazines have skyrocketed, along with layout and design fees, our American Fencing staff looked at many options and, after speaking with many members and others, decided an online features and columns magazine would be the best and most cost-efficient way to continue delivering unique and interesting content to you from our talented columnists and journalists. It’s a place where you’ll find longer stories and “long-form storytelling.”

We also felt that changing our name to American Fencer, while a subtle change, was meaningful in that our articles and stories are about fencers and their lives, not just about the sport. Many, if not most of us identify as “fencers,” and we want our content to reflect that lifestyle and personal identity.

I’ve been involved with our magazine since 2002, and I know how personal some of you feel about having a print publication in your clubs. It’s not uncommon to find decades-old issues lying around the fencing hall. We are proud of that, and we hope to find interesting and new ways to keep USA Fencing visible and meaningful where you fence.

Thank you to all the dedicated American Fencing readers over the years, and please join with me as we enthusiastically present continued articles about our sport that will inspire and inform you. Watch for new content as we update the site regularly throughout the season!

— Serge Timacheff, Editor

September 2023