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23 May 2013,     TORONTO

Retailer, regional volunteers of the year announced

Read’s Newsstand and Café
Read’s Newsstand and Café
Magazines Canada Distribution has named Read's Newsstand and Café in Fredericton, New Brunswick its 2012 Retailer of the Year.

The downtown shop stocks most of Magazines Canada's titles and is the flagship location of the Read's/United chain of stores, which also operates in Moncton, Riverview, St. John and Halifax. Jeff Magnusson is manager, and co-owns the chain with John Devona and Mark Smith.

Magazines Canada also announced the winners of the 2012 Volunteer of the Year Awards from four regional magazine associations.

22 May 2013,     TORONTO

Covet Garden campaigns to produce special print edition

Covet Garden, a Toronto-based online decor magazine, has launched a funding campaign on IndieGoGo to produce a special print edition called Covet Garden Home. 

Founders Lynda Felton, Jessica Reid and Rhonda Riche are looking to raise $18,000 to help cover the printing and production costs. So far, at the time of this posting, they have raised $3,835. According to Covet Garden's blog, readers have been asking for a printed edition since the mag's launch in September 2010.

A mock-up for the cover of the special print edition, Covet Garden Home
A mock-up for the cover of the special print edition, Covet Garden Home

22 May 2013,     TORONTO

OMDC Magazine Fund call for applications

Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) is now accepting applications for the 2013-14 OMDC magazine fund. The deadline to apply is Thursday, August 1.
 
The OMDC Magazine Fund is designed to strengthen Ontario-based publishing companies by providing funding of up to $75,000 to Canadian-owned and controlled, Ontario-based magazine publishers. It is open to both print and digital publications.

17 May 2013,     TORONTO

Briefs & Bookmarks: Chatelaine, Hello!, Flare
 
Chatelaine released four flip covers, eight covers in total, for its 85th anniversary June double-issue. The anniversary was also marked by a Chatelaine Edition of Cityline.

Hello! Canada placed Avril Lavigne at the top of its 2013 list of the country's most beautiful people. Dissenters took to their keyboards, but even editor-in-chief Alison Eastwood admitted to the Toronto Star that the judging process is "not entirely scientific."

16 May 2013,     TORONTO

Darlene Storey named volunteer of the year

Darlene Storey
Darlene Storey
Magazines Canada has named Darlene Storey, vice president of consumer marketing and production for St. Joseph Media, as its 2012 Volunteer of the Year.

At St. Joseph Media, Storey guides the circulation of numerous titles including Toronto Life, Quill & Quire, Fashion, Canadian Family and Weddingbells. She previously worked at Transcontinental Media (now TC Media) as group circulation director, overseeing circ for publications like Canadian Living, Homemakers, Style at Home, Elle Canada and more.

15 May 2013,     HALIFAX

Atlantic Journalism Awards: Saltscapes wins best cover

Saltscapes, Jan/Feb 2012
Saltscapes, Jan/Feb 2012
The Atlantic Journalism Awards held its 32nd event in Halifax, celebrating excellence in Atlantic Canadian journalism.

Saltscapes took home the Best Cover award for its January/February 2012 issue. The silver finalists in this category were Atlantic Salmon Journal (December 2012) and East Coast Living (Summer 2012).

In the writing categories, Marjorie Simmins was awarded the top prize in Atlantic Magazine Article for her Progress Magazine piece, "To the Manor Born", a profile of comedian/actor Shaun Majumder. Silvers went to John DeMont/Herald Magazine for "Does Nova Scotia Get the Government it Deserves?", and Martin Silverstone/Atlantic Salmon Journal for "Atlantic Salmon at the End of the Earth."

14 May 2013,     TORONTO

Routes magazine ceases publication

Routes Media Inc. has announced it will cease publishing Routes magazine, a hip lifestyle magazine for rural Southern Alberta, after the May/June 2013 issue.

Published six times a year, Routes showcases life in Southern Alberta with articles and photography featuring local talent, businesses, arts and entertainment events, sports and human interest stories.
 
Routes magazine May/June issue cover
Routes magazine May/June issue cover

10 May 2013,     TORONTO

Briefs & Bookmarks: Dare, TC Media, Routes
 
A digital magazine for plus-size women, Dare, was launched by Ryerson University fashion communications student Diana Di Poce. The mag started as Di Poce's final-year school project.

A Story Board entry by Katherine Lapointe of the CWA Canada-Canadian University Press asks, "Is the Canada Periodical Fund helping TC Media squeeze freelancers?" Read it here.

9 May 2013,     TORONTO

Little Brother enjoys second issue growth spurt

Little Brother's second issue
Little Brother's second issue
The second issue of Little Brother, an indie literary mag launched last year by Toronto's Emily Keeler, has a run of 600 copies, double the print run of the first issue.

According to art director Charles Yao the first issue sold out in a couple of months, "a lot quicker than we expected." Perhaps pushing the small-run title's success were coverage and kudos from publications like Quill and Quire, Monocle magazine and The Globe and Mail.

8 May 2013,     TORONTO

MagNet early bird deadline extended to Friday

If you missed MagNet's cutoff for early bird registration last week, well, you didn't. The deadline has been extended to this Friday, May 10. This is your last chance to save 35% off sessions or events.

MagNet 2013 takes place at the Courtyard Toronto Downtown and runs from June 4-7. The conference program includes the Editors' Gala and Awards presented by CSME, the CMC Excellence Awards, the Volunteer of the Year Award presentation at the Magazines Canada luncheon, the PWAC Awards dinner, and the Writers’ Awards luncheon.

The event will host a ton of speakers and feature over 50 sessions covering a range of topics, from advertising sales to circulation, design, editorial and more. Visit magnet.magazinescanada.ca for schedule, registration and more info.

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