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The Alberta Magazine Publishers Association is thrilled to officially launch a new service to connect local talent with local publications: introducing the AMPA Contributors Directory!

Learn more about the AMPA Contributors Directory, and browse the database of over 70 (and growing!) profiles featuring Alberta's talented contributors, at http://directory.albertamagazines.com

Gold in the Stills:
Mining Print Content for Digital Traffic and Profit

November 28, 10:30am - noon, Calgary

November 28, 2:30pm - 4:00pm, online

Ready to get new traffic from old content? Expand your web presence while showcasing your full archive for increased views, money and brand recognition? Digital publishing expert Joy Gugeler offers practical options for taking advantage of print content you may have overlooked for online.

This presentation covers:

editorial goals for the upload – brand, ad money, readers, subscriptions
issues relating to rights, volume, length, breadth, and quality of existing/archive content
the value of adding new media or formats: video, photo, audio
user-generated content/interactivity – comments, polls, ratings, forum posts
social media integration – Facebook, Twitter, Tumbler, YouTube
editorial workflow to parallel print editions or stagger costs
free/off-the-shelf vs. customized upgrades and resources

Joy Gugeler is the former editor-in-chief of Suite101.com, NowPublic.com and Orato.com; she’s also an editorial board member of Quarry, ARC and Room magazines. She teaches publishing and digital media at VIU, Ryerson and SFU and operates Chameleon Consulting.

Calgary Seminar
Date & Time: Monday, November 28, 10:30am – noon
Location: Memorial Park Library, Calgary
Cost: AMPA members & students $12; non-members $22
Online registration for Calgary morning seminar (Deadline to register: Nov 25)

Province-wide Webinar
Date & Time: Monday, November 28, 2:30pm – 4:00pm MST
Cost: AMPA members & students $22; non-members $32
Online registration for afternoon webinar (Deadline to register: Nov 25)

The Alberta Magazine Publishers Association has partnered with the Calgary CMA (Canadian Marketing Association) as sponsors of Christmas @ Cannes, an evening of media networking with an exclusive pre-screening of the 58th Cannes International Advertising reel.

Join us on December 2nd at Flames Central (219-8th Avenue SW, Calgary) for this fundraising event featuring great company, served food, a cash bar and the reel screening. Net proceeds will be donated to Friends of NABS (National Advertising Benevolent Society).

The 2012 Alberta Magazines Conference will be held March 22 - 24 at the Carriage House Inn, Calgary. Thursday will feature an afternoon session, cocktail hour, and awards gala. Friday is a day full of sessions with industry professionals, capped-off with a wine and cheese event. A breakfast panel will be offered the Saturday morning. More details coming soon!

Never been to the Alberta Magazines Conference? Get a feel for it with highlights from last year's conference...

Each year the National Magazine Awards Foundation relies on over two hundred volunteer judges to evaluate the many submissions they receive from magazines and individuals across the country.

This year they are looking for new judges to serve on English, French and bilingual juries for written categories, as well as juries for visual, digital, integrated and special categories. Judges ideally should be veterans of the magazine industry in editing, publishing, writing, creative direction, illustration, photography or circulation, or offer expertise in a particular field pertinent to the National Magazine Awards.

The Canada Periodical Fund has announced that the deadline for 2012/2013 Aid to Publishers funding is December 12, 2011. The Aid to Publishers component of the Canada Periodical Fund provides financial assistance to paid-circulation non-daily newspapers and paid or request circulation magazines.

For more detailed program information including eligibility criteria, please see:

Spend 30 minutes talking one-on-one with an established author. Get feedback on a writing sample (max. five double-spaced, typed pages) ask questions about publishing, or chat about the literary scene.

The Blue Pencil Cafe series is presented by the Writers Guild of Alberta and the Canadian Literature Centre at the University of Alberta. For more information, visit www.writersguild.ab.ca.

To register, contact the Canadian Literature Centre at 780.492.9595 or cdnlit@uablerta.ca.

Join Other Voices literary journal on Friday, November 18, 2011 at 8 pm at the Artery (9535 Jasper Avenue) for their first-ever fundraiser in conjunction with an issue launch.

Hosted by comedian Michael Lalonde, the evening will feature a comedy hour, great musicians (Mikey Maybe), a host of poets (including Ryan Willis and his crew from Nothing For Now) and readings by current OV contributors and volunteers. There will also be a roomful of art for sale, and one lucky winner will walk away with the original cover art from the most recent issue of Other Voices.

You won't want to miss the literary party of the season, so buy your tickets for $10 advance at theartery.ca or email promotions@othervoices.ca. Tickets are $15 at the door.

The Writers Guild of Alberta (WGA) is preparing to celebrate another successful year with the 2012 Alberta Literary Awards. Writers from across Alberta are invited to check out and submit to this year’s award categories.

The Alberta Literary Awards were created to recognize excellence in writing by Alberta authors. Cash prizes are awarded to: published entries in categories for children’s literature, fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama; as well as to published and unpublished entries in travel writing, short nonfiction, short story and essay.

Alberta Views is looking for a surprising view of Alberta. Send us your photos! The winner will be awarded $1,000 and published in Alberta Views in 2012.

All entries must include a short statement of intent (including location and subject matter, max. 150 words). Photos will be judged anonymously. Your name must not appear in the image, the filename or the statement of intent. All entries must be original and unpublished. Full contest rules and entry details.

FreeFall literary magazine is accepting submissions for the Annual Prose and Poetry Contest. Stephanie Bolster, winner of a 1998 Governor General’s award, will be the guest editor/ judge for this issue, Volume XXII Number 2.

1st Prize (Fiction & Poetry) $300 Sponsored by Frontenac House
2nd Prize (Fiction & Poetry) $150 Sponsored by Alexandra Writers’ Centre
3rd Prize (Fiction & Poetry) $75.00 Sponsored by Carol Mock
Honourable Mention (Fiction & Poetry) $25.00 Sponsored by Shelley McAneeley

Some of the recent industry news, events, profiles and insight that we regularly delve into on the Alberta Magazines blog:

From Alberta magazines, there are a good number of prizes to be won, not to mention the chance to be published. Here's a rundown for you to go enter today!

One of our favourite Alberta magazine contributors, award-winning photographer George Webber has put together yet another fabulous book.

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