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PADDLER Magazine Wins Prestigious Maggie Award |
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Friday, 09 May 2008 |
Paddlesport Publishing Inc., publisher of Paddler, Paddle Dealer and
Kayak magazines, announces that PADDLER has won the 2008 Maggie Award
for Most Improved Publication Overall for consumer magazines under
50,000 circulation.
Each
year the Western Publications Association (WPA) honors publishers
located west of the Mississippi for outstanding achievement and
editorial and design excellence with the Maggie Awards. Paddler
magazine publisher, Glen Bernard, accepted the Award at the 57th annual
Maggie Awards ceremony held on May 2nd in Los Angeles.
Paddler
was a Maggie finalist in four categories this year including Best
Outdoor, Sports, Boating & Recreation magazine for the July/August
2007 issue, Best Supplement for its "Paddling 101" special in
September/October ‘07, Best Signed Essay, Consumer, for its
November/December '07 issue, and Most Improved Publication Overall,
Consumer - under 50,000 circulation.
"Paddler is extremely proud
to win the prestigious Most Improved Publication Award" said Glen
Bernard. "It is especially gratifying in that our team's work was
evaluated from cover to cover over several issues and was singled out
for its outstanding writing, photography, editing and design
achievement. Paddler's recognition is a testament to the passion,
talent and dedication of our editors and designers, and to our entire
publishing team's commitment to its readers and customers, to the
paddlesports market we serve, and to providing the highest level of
editorial quality and design innovation."
Paddler is the
Official Magazine of the American Canoe Association. Published
bi-monthly since 1991, 45,000 copies are distributed to ACA members,
subscribers, newsstands and paddling events throughout the country.
To
get a free sample issue, contact Glen Bernard by calling (425) 814-4140
ext. 11, emailing
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, or writing: Glen Bernard,
Paddlesport Publishing Inc., 12040 98th Ave. NE, Suite 205, Kirkland,
WA 98034.
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