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• Western Magazine Awards winners!!!

•...from the National Magazine Awards in Toronto

• The 5th Annual CALGARY BLOW-OUT!

 

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Page last updated on June 23, 2009.

 

• Current MagaScene: Best New Mag Writer Kris Demeanor, Alberta Mags Awards Bonanza, Special Sub offer

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Western Magazine Awards announced winners on Friday, June 19th and

AMPA members were among the top! Congrats to...

Arts, Culture, and Entertainment
Nickelas Johnson (research by Greg Hudson), Poemosapien, unlimited

Environmental
Chris Turner, The Big Decision, AlbertaViews

Fiction
SPONSORED BY CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS
Susan Ouriou, Violette Bicyclette, AlbertaViews

Travel and Leisure
SPONSORED BY WESTJET
Christopher Frey, Where Do You Think You're Going? unlimited

Gold Award Best Article - BC/Yukon
SPONSORED BY BC MINISTRY OF TOURISM, SPORT & THE ARTS
Chris Koentges, Tourists, Stay Away, up! magazine

Gold Award Best Article - Saskatchewan
SPONSORED BY SASKATCHEWAN MINISTRY OF TOURISM, PARKS, CULTURE AND SPORT
Allan Casey, The Little Boat That Could, Westworld

Best New Magazine
SPONSORED BY BC ASSOCIATION OF MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Techlife

Magazine of the Year
Alberta/NWT
Unlimited

www.westernmagazineawards.ca

 

...from the National Magazine Awards in Toronto, June 5, 2009...the winners include some of AMPA's own...

Congratulations Alberta Views!!!

Alberta Views, named Magazine of the Year at the 32nd    Annual National Magazine Awards Gala June 5, 2009.

"The coveted award for Magazine of the Year is the most prestigious award bestowed upon a Canadian magazine. It is awarded annually to the magazine that most consistently engages, surprises and serves the needs of its readers."

www.magazine-awards.com

 

Calgarian Kris Demeanor is winner of Best New Magazine Writer for an article entitled “Get a Real Job” that appeared in Unlimited magazine's Jan-Feb 2008 issue.

up! magazine's contributing editor Chris Koentges won 2 Gold and 2 Silver awards, including a sweep of Gold and Silver in the category One of a Kind, for “L.A. Torn Mad with Footsteps” published in Up! Magazine.

 

Filling Station Magazine, NoD Magazine, & CJSW present:
The 5th Annual CALGARY BLOW-OUT!

7 Events Over 3 Days!

Thursday July 2 to Saturday July 4

This dangerously explosive festival, benefit, and launch for Filling Station Magazine and NoD Magazine puts the spotlight on Calgary’s innovative writing & arts community with 7 exciting events featuring readings, performances, concerts, art, film, and more!

TICKETS: $5 per Performance Event, $8 per Exploding Concert, or $20 Festival Pass. Available Now at Megatunes, Pages Books on Kensington, and Sloth Records!

For BLOW-OUT schedule click HERE.