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NEWS • National Awards for Emerging Talent • The Magazine School (TMS2011) for Publishing Programs • New Resources for Magazine Publishing Professionals • Business Innovation Funding for Small and Digital Periodicals
NewsPage last updated January 9, 2012 National Awards for Emerging Talent(posted January 9, 2012) The National Magazine Awards Foundation has revised two categories for emerging talent. The recognition of winning an award can be an important stepping stone in acquiring further work in the magazine world - for emerging talent, it can fast track their careers. Best New Magazine Writer and Best New Visual Creator are open exclusively to emerging professionals - including students - whose early work in Canadian magazines shows the highest degree of craft and promise. The entry fee for these categories is only $25, and the prize money for the winner of each is $500. Read more about these awards. Submissions close Friday, January 13, 2012.
The Magazine School (TMS2011) for Publishing Programs(posted December 16, 2011) Provided by The Western Magazine Awards, The Magazine School (TMS2011) is available for download, free-of-charge, for any instructor or professor of a Canadian post-secondary magazine publishing program. TMS2011 contains six components, each a winning entry in the 29th Annual Western Magazine Awards. This year features: Chris Koentges ("The Campaign in Full Sentences," Swerve); Eve Joseph ("Intimate Strangers," Malahat Review); Claudine Gervais ("Life in the Fur Lane," Going Places); Chuqiao (Teresa) Yang ("Beijing Notes," Grain Magazine); Danae Thompson ("Preparing the Vessel," Swerve); and John Sinal ("Structural Change," Vancouver Magazine). These winning entries are examined from several perspectives; students will learn from the writers, photographers, editors, and art directors about how the entry went from an idea, through development, and into a finished magazine piece. Each component has two-parts: the winning entry and a PowerPoint presentation that can be used in the classroom. An instructor guide is also available. To gain access to this password-protected site, instructors can visit westernmagazineawards.ca and click on the TMS2011 link to receive login credentials. New Resources for Magazine Publishing Professionals(posted December 12, 2011) Solve your digitization issues with the experts! The digital revolution is upon us. The Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC), in collaboration with Magazines Canada, engaged four senior magazine professionals to create web-based courses on the digital facets of magazine editorial, advertising, circulation and production. Now on sale on the CHRC's website, these courses are aimed at professional workers in magazine publishing who want to keep up with digitization and its impact on their industry. Each course includes concrete suggestions and real-life examples. Follow along at your own pace or pick and choose the solutions you need: Editorial What's the difference between a reader and a user? Jacqueline Kovacs, former deputy editor of Today's Parent, will tell you it's a big one. Find out how a web presence not only supplements print publications, but offers a whole new kind of experience... More info Advertising Jacqueline, Howe Chief Publishing Officer at Howe Brand, lays out the constantly evolving and lucrative world of digital advertising, and benefit from her extensive experience and current knowledge of this fast-paced field... More info Production Looking to move your content online, but overwhelmed by the tech spec demands of a million media platforms? Kim Latreille, Group Production Director for St. Joseph Media, will take you through the evolution of digital and online production, right up to today... More info Circulation With the rise of digital media, magazine circulation has become a more complex game – but one full of opportunity. Join Jon Spencer, founder of Abacus Circulation Inc, as he demonstrates how to assess new circulation opportunities in the digital realm, and how to prioritize these new options... More info
This project is funded by the Government of Canada's Sector Council Program. For further information please contact Executive Director, Susan Annis (613.562.1535 x22)
Business Innovation Funding for Small and Digital Periodicals(posted December 12, 2011) The Canada Periodical Fund has just launched its Business Innovation 2012-2013 Applicant's guide. This component offers project funding to eligible small and mid-sized print magazine and digital periodical publishing firms. Note that the applications deadline for Business Innovation for Digital Periodicals is January 23, 2012. Applications to the Business Innovation for Print Peridiodicals component are accepted throughout the year. All applications must be received prior to the project start date. We encourage you to submit your applications as soon as possible and preferably, four months prior to the beginning of your project.
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