Resource Library

Start a Magazine

The Alberta Magazine Publishers Association has produced a four volume series of how-to guides to magazine publishing in Alberta. This Template series is for people with great ideas who want to start a magazine - and make it work.

It is also a tool for everyone connected to the magazine publishing industry: editors, art directors, freelance contributors, publishers, advertisers, sales representatives, printers and distributors. How do all of the pieces of the puzzle fit together to get magazines into the hands of interested readers?
 

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Presentation Material

AMPA members can log in to access select recordings from AMPA webinars, seminars and other professional development events online, as well as presentation materials and highlights from Alberta Magazines Conference sessions. Check in regularly for the latest digital learning resources.

Industry Link

Learn more about the Canadian magazine industry through:
Magazines Canada: www.magazinescanada.ca
Masthead Online: www.mastheadonline.com
Canadian Business Press: www.cbp.ca

Celebrate the quality and diversity of Canadian magazines at:
Western Magazine Awards: www.westernmagazineawards.ca
The Word on the Street: www.thewordonthestreet.ca
B.C. Association of Magazine Publishers: www.bcamp.bc.ca
M.B. Magazine Publishers Association: www.manitobamagazines.com
Atlantic Magazines Association: www.atlanticmagazines.ca

Advertising and Circulation Links
Association of Canadian Advertisers: www.acaweb.ca
Canadian Advertising Rates and Data: www.cardonline.ca
Canadian Circulation Audit Board: www.bpaww.com
Circulation Management Association of Canada: www.circ.org
Print Measurement Bureau: www.pmb.ca

Job Board Links
Jeff Gaulin's Journalism Job Board: www.jeffgaulin.com
Masthead Magazine: www.mastheadonline.com
Media Job Search Canada: www.mediajobsearchcanada.com