MagaScene: Alberta magazine industry news, events & jobs (August/Issue 86)

NEWS 

WordFest Unveils Literary Line-up

Business Innovation Funding for Print Magazines

EVENTS 

MacEwan Writing Works Fall Courses (Sep - Nov)

Magazines Canada Webinar Wednesdays (Sep - Nov) 

1, 2, 3 ... You're Published! One-Day Workshop (Sep 17)

Master Media Interviews Workshop (Sep 21)

Word on the Street Lethbridge (Sep 25) 

Alberta Arts Days 2011 (Sep 30 - Oct 2) 

Best on Page: Witness the Power of Magazines (Oct 1)

JOBS

Account Executive, RedPoint Media Group Inc. (Aug 31)

Editorial Intern, Where Canadian Rockies Magazine (Sep 9)

Graphic Designer (Magazines/Maps/Websites), RMV Publications

Advertising Sales, Edmonton Home & Condo Living 

Advertising Sales, WHERE Edmonton/Canadian Cowboy Country  

May MagaScene: Awards Season Highlights, New Grant Deadlines, Publishing Workshops...

FEATURE
Magazine Award Season Highlights: Your Guide to Events and Finalists

Awards season is upon us! Join in the celebration and recognition of our industry’s talents and accomplishments... 

NEWS

Business Innovation Grants Offered through the Canada Periodical Fund

Alberta Cultural Industry Grant Program New Guidelines and Dates!

Venture Publishing Welcomes New Editors

Routes Awards Short Story Fiction Prize

2011 Summer Publishing Workshops at Simon Fraser University  

EVENTS

Alberta Literary Awards Shortlist Celebration May 24, 2011
MagNet 2011: Canada's Magazine Conference June 7-10
Magazines West and Western Magazine Awards June 17

Oilweek Rising Stars Awards Celebration June 29

3rd Annual Sugar Bowl Fundraiser August 27  

CONTESTS/CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS 

Canadian Online Publishing Awards June 24
Alberta Views Annual Short Story Contest June 30 

BLOGS

Fellow Industry Blogger's Outstanding Achievement posted May 2

Arts and Lit Mags: Alive and Well posted May 3

AMPA Goes to the Edge of Print posted May 11

Share Your People News! posted May 12

LawNow Goes All Digital posted May 16 

JOBS

Intermediate Web Designer, Soul Integrated Solutions Deadline May 26

Project Coordinator, Soul Integrated Solutions Deadline May 26

MagaScene: Awards Finalists Announced! (issue 81/March 2011)

FEATURE

Alberta Magazine Awards Finalists!
The Shortlisted Entries for Showcase and Achievement Awards… 

NEWS
AMPA’s New Blogger-in-Residence Seto Shares Her Insight
Professional Development Grants for Canadian Culture
Shortliffe Leaves Magazines File Changes at Canadian Heritage 

EVENTS

Get Publishing 2011 At the Edge of Print 

AWARDS/CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS
Donations for Webb-Bowerman Foundation Silent Auction
2011 Editors' Choice Awards
Routes Magazine Short Story Contest
Alberta Arts Days Funding 

JOBS

Editorial Intern, Avenue Edmonton Magazine

Graphic Designer, Source Media Group

MagaScene 80: Conference Lineup & Reg, Tips for Tweets, Rewarding Awards Season + more Events, News & Jobs

FEATURE

2011 Alberta Magazines Conference Great Speaker Lineup–Register Now! 

NEWS

Tips for Magazine Tweets “Social Media Fundamentals” Seminar Summary
Mags Canada Initiates Review Process to Address Core Goals 

EVENTS

So You Want To Be A Freelance Writer? February 15 - March 22
Copyright Matters! February 23
Integrated Programs that Work March 10

Get Publishing 2011: At the Edge of Print May 6 and 7 

AWARDS/CONTESTS

Alberta Magazine Awards deadline February 22
NMAF Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement deadline March 4

2011 Western Magazine Awards deadline March 4

WMA Student Writing Award deadline March 4 

JOBS

Senior Account Executive, IMPACT Magazine

Corporate Marketing Writer, RedPoint Media Group

Program Coordinator, Writers Guild of Alberta

MagaScene: Conference Dates, Alberta Mag Awards, Design and Digital Seminars + more Events, News & Jobs (Issue 79/Jan 2011)

FEATURE

2011 Alberta Magazines Conference Save the Date! 

NEWS

Canadian Magazines Canadiens A Publication for Publishing Professionals

New Grants from Access Copyright PD, Research and Events Support 

EVENTS

The Art of Redesign January 19

Social Media Fundamentals January 26 and  27

Conference on the Coast 2011 January 28 - 30
So You Want To Be A Freelance Writer? February 15 - March 22  

AWARDS/CONTESTS

National Magazine Awards deadline January 14

Alberta Magazine Awards deadlines January 31 and February 22
Kenneth R. Wilson (KRW) Awards deadline February 4

Routes Magazine Short Story Contest deadline April 15   

JOBS

Bookkeeper/Administrator, Alberta Views

Ad Sales Representative, Western Horse Review

MagaScene: Story Slam, Mag Redesign & Social Media seminars, 20% off Promo + more Events, News & Jobs (Issue 78/Dec 2010)

FEATURE

Hope You Like Slammin' Too

Q&A Reveals the Art of Story Slamming

NEWS

20% off Subscriptions AMPA Holiday Promotion

I Heart Alberta Arts & Lit Check Out the New Webpage

Alberta Views Website Redesigned

EVENTS

Edmonton Story Slam December 15 & January 19

The Art of Redesign January 19

Social Media Fundamentals January 26 & 27

Edmonton Story SLAM OFF February 16

AWARDS/CONTESTS

National Magazine Awards deadline January 14

Alberta Literary Awards deadline December 31

Oilweek's Class of Rising Stars deadline December 31

FreeFall Prose and Poetry Contest deadline December 31

JOBS

Editorial Intern, Where Calgary

MagaScene 77

Review

AMPA’s Adventures at LitFest and More

October was a busy month for AMPA. Here are the highlights…

News

Power of Magazines Ad Campaign from Mags Canada Could Benefit You

Paper No More Synchronicity Goes Digital

Is There a Strategy for That App? Digital Editions Today

Bursaries a Benefit with Mags Canada School for Circulation

Events

FreeFall Chapbook Winners Launch November 18

Tax Matters for Freelancers November 25

Cannes Reel Fundraiser with CMA November 30

Fine Art of Schmoozy at Latitude 53 December 4

Awards/Calls for Submissions

Alberta Literary Awards

Oilweek's Class of Rising Stars

FreeFall Prose and Poetry Contest

Jobs

Communications Coordinator, Alberta Conservation Association

Web Traffic Coordinator, RedPoint Media Group

MagaScene 76: Ad-edit changes, small biz marketing + events, news & jobs (October 2010)

Preserving the Advertiser/Editor Divide
Revised Canadian Magazine Industry Ad-Edit Guidelines
For your magazine to be eligible as an AMPA member, you must follow the Canadian magazines industry advertising-editorial guidelines “intended to help editors, publishers and advertisers maintain an industry-wide standard"...

"7 Steps to Marketing Success"

A Strategy for Small Business Marketing

John Jantsch, a marketing and digital technology coach, has made it his mission to bring the simple, effective and affordable Duct Tape Marketing approach to struggling SME’s (Small to Midsize Enterprises) through workshops, the Duct Tape Marketing system, and the Duct Tape Marketing Authorized Coach Network...

News

Jackie Flanagan Nominated for Calgary's New Mavericks

Alberta Venture Inspires with Women's Mentorship Program
Transcontinental Goes Digital with Digital Representation House

Events
Western Magazine Awards Gala Reception
Litfest Magazine Sessions on Blogging, Op-Ed and Features

Approaches to Green Print Manufacturing FOLIO: Webinar

FreeFall Chapbook Winners Launch

Jobs

Editorial Internship, up! magazine
Web Internship, up! magazine
Senior Designer, Soul Integrated Solutions

MagaScene 75: Web tips, magazine apps, final print for art mag + news, events, jobs...

Maximizing Your Web Presence

A Digital Learning Series Seminar

“Is there any animosity in the room towards the web?” The response to this icebreaker—nervous laughter and shouts of “it’s just more work!” and “there’s too much to learn”—made it clear from the outset...

Canine Review Goes Mobile

Learn How They Launched Their App

Canine Review could not be more excited about the endless opportunity presented by digital media...

Applauding Alberta's Arts

Celebrate Arts Days All Month

This past weekend (September 17-19, 2010) Alberta Arts Days showcased Alberta artists of all types and encouraged Albertans to discover, experience and celebrate the arts...

News
Introducing Andrew Mah AMPA's Executive Director
Copyright Get It Right The Impact of Bill C-32

New comScore and PMB Database Print Readership and More

Giving Up Print and Going Online Final Print Issue for Notebook

Industry Trends and Tidbits 2010 Consumer Magazine Fact Book

Events

Freefall Celebrates Twenty at Wordfest

Commemorating Legacy Magazine at Litfest

Litfest Magazine Sessions on Blogging and Features

Writing for Magazines Course at Chinook College

Jobs

Subscriber Services Manager, Redpoint Media

Junior Graphic Designer, Where Calgary

MagaScene 74; WMA Finalists, Litfest, Jobs, and more!

MagaScene 74 is posted!

Read the profile of Canadian Scrapbooker, hear the news on the WMA Finalists, get dates for great events like Litfest Mag Sessions, read the winning entries of our story contest, peruse the many jobs...and a whole lot more at http://www.albertamagazines.com/newsletter/issue74/issue74.html

MagaScene 72 (June) is now online!

The June issue of Magascene (AMPA's monthly newsletter) is here! Read all about:

• Fly Fusion's award-winning circulation model
• the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement and why Alberta magazines should care
• highlights of this season's awards for AMPA member magazines and other news
  
• events and contests such as the Alberta Views short story contest and the AIRdirondack project and auction
• job postings galore!

Visit http://www.albertamagazines.com/newsletter/issue72/issue72.html

New MagaScene & Nominated Mags means Spring savings for you!

The May issue of MagaScene is out. In it, find a Q&A with Kris Demeanor, recipient of the National Magazine Awards' Best New Magazine Writer honour. If you haven't signed up to receive the e-newsletter, do so on our homepage so you can receive it automatically.

A number of Alberta magazines have been nominated for either a National Magazine Award, or a Western Magazine Award--further confirmation of the talent and quality of work by creators in this province.

To show our excitement, we are offering 10% off a subscription to any of the nominated mags, PLUS a set of bright magnets created by Calgary artist Paul Abrey.

Consider the following: how economical subscriptions already are; the quality and depth of research in the feature stories; the visually stunning design and photography; the engaging and geographically relevant content--do you really need any more incentive to subscribe to an Alberta mag? Your subscription means bolstering an already robust, and ever-growing regional magazine industry.

To subscribe, send an email to ampa@albertamagazines.com with the code 'AWARD09' and your magazine choices.

Happy spring reading!