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Curious about last year's Alberta Magazines Conference? Click here for 2011 Conference details! Want to know more about Alberta Magazine Awards? Click here for 2012 Awards entry slideshows and eligibility criteria, and click here for 2011 Awards winners and finalists!
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A special thanks to our 2012 Alberta Magazines Conference sponsors Banner Sponsor:
Feature Sponsors:
Contributing Sponsors:
Media Sponsors: airdrielife, Alberta Venture, Alberta Views, Avenue Calgary, Calgary's Child,
AMPA acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund of the Department of Canadian Heritage, and the Government of Alberta through the Alberta Multimedia Development Fund towards our project costs.
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KEYNOTE Gary Stephen Ross Vancouver Magazine
Alice Cho WIRED
Darrell Cook TC Transcontinental
Faith Drinnan The Oyster Group
Jacqueline Howe Howe Brand
Domenic Macri Report on Business
Kim Peacock Transcontinental Media
Charlene Rooke The Globe and Mail
Craig Silverman Regret the Error
Kat Tancock Food & Drink
Alberta Magazines Conference
Carriage House Inn Calgary, Alberta Download the conference brochure
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
The Alberta Magazine Publishers Association’s 16th annual conference was held March 22, 23 and 24 at the Carriage House Inn in Calgary. Industry experts from across the continent addressed timely topics in all areas of magazine publishing. The brochure outlines all of the 2012 conference details, including a full schedule, session descriptions and conference rates. DOWNLOAD THE BROCHURE FOR FULL SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
THURSDAY, MARCH 22 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
FRIDAY, MARCH 23 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:25 AM
10:45 AM - 12:10 PM
12:30 PM - 1:40 PM
2:00 PM - 3:25 PM
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
SATURDAY, MARCH 24 10:30 AM - NOON
DOWNLOAD THE BROCHURE FOR FULL SESSION DESCRIPTIONS Submissions for awards have closed. The 2012 Alberta Magazine Awards were presented at the Alberta Magazine Excellence Gala March 22, 2012, as a celebration of the Alberta magazine industry. SHOWCASE AWARDS NOMINEES Sponsored by TC Transcontinental Printing For the Showcase Awards, AMPA member magazines and their contributors submitted entries in seven categories. Showcase entries were evaluated by either a design or editorial judging panel. Best Alberta Story Eighteen Bridges – Under the Veil **Winner** Omar Mouallem Alberta Views – The Long View Shannon Phillips Eighteen Bridges – Bearing Witness Chris Turner Download the 2012 Best Alberta Story pdf of submissions Best Short Editorial western living – School of Fish **Winner** Tyee Bridge New Trail – Parrhesia and Rhubarb Aritha van Herk western living – Haida Five-0 Masa Takei Download the 2012 Best Short Editorial pdf of submissions Best Feature Design western living – 40th Anniversary Issue **Winner** Randall Watson, art director Alberta Venture – Up, Up and Away Kim Larson, art director Avenue (Edmonton) – Comic Stripped Susan Meingast, art director; Josh Holinaty, illustrator; Aaron Pedersen, photographer Download the 2012 Best Feature Design pdf of submissions Best Cover Avenue (Calgary) – October **Winner** Anders Knudsen, art director; Jared Sych, photographer Alberta Oil – Innovators by Nature Kim Larson, art director; Bluefish Studio, photographer; Darren Campbell, editor; Jeff Lewis, senior editor western living – 40th Anniversary Issue Randall Watson, art director; Clinton Hussey, photographer Download the 2012 Best Cover pdf of submissions Best Photo Alberta Venture – After the Inferno **Winner** Curtis Trent, photographer; Kim Larson, art director Conservation – Under the Wire Paul F. Jones western living – Paul Sangha John Sinal, photographer; Randall Watson, art director Download the 2012 Best Photo pdf of submissions Best Illustration Alberta Oil – Due Diligence **Winner** Dushan Milic, illustrator; Kim Larson, art director Alberta Oil – Beast of Burden Michael Byers, illustrator; Kim Larson, art director Alberta Views – The Boogeyman and the Wolf Byron Eggenschwiler Download the 2012 Best Illustration pdf of submissions Best Digital Presence Avenue (Calgary) **Winner** Kathe Lemon, Jennifer Hamilton, Jaelyn Molyneux, Laura Fetherstonhaugh, Todd Andre, Tony Charron up! Magazine Diana Ng, Deb Cummings, Lynda Sea, Mandy Savoie Wine Access Allison McNeely, Tom Firth, Shelley Boettcher Download the 2012 Best Digital Presence pdf of submissions
ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS NOMINEES The nominees for Achievement Awards have been recognized by their peers as having made a significant contribution to Alberta’s magazine publishing industry. Best New Magazine WE Magazine, Venture Publishing, on behalf of United Way **Winner** apple Magazine, Apple Health Services Hers, Calgary Herald Urban Infant, Gryphon Publishing Editor of the Year Sponsored by Fairmont Hotels Chris Welner – Impact Magazine **Winner** Terry Bullick - apple Magazine Steven Sandor – Avenue (Edmonton) Jennifer Schmidt-Rempel – Lethbridge living Jim Zang – Okotoks Living Volunteer of the Year Bobbi Beatty – Other Voices and Kayla Nash – Lethbridge living **Winners (tied)** Marcia McLean – Other Voices Hanna Nash – Other Voices Achievement in Publishing Ruth Kelly **Winner** Elaine Kupser Sherry Shaw-Froggatt Merla Thomson Congratulations to all of the finalists and nominees!
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