The tranquil Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort & Conference Centre in Parksville was the setting for this year's Camp BCAMP (January 29–31), where 50 magazine professionals stole away for information-packed sessions, networking, brainstorming, and for some, a dip in the spa's mineral pool.
Below is an overview of the weekend's sessions, along with some noteworthy points. Session 1: BC Arts Council
BCAMP was pleased to participate in the International Living Room at the Brighouse Branch of the Richmond Public Library during the Winter Olympic Games, February 12-28, 2010. BCAMP members donated hundreds of BC magazines to the Living Room, a place where local residents and out-of-town visitors alike could peruse local publications in the comfort of this home-away-from-home.
June has been quite a month of celebration for several of BCAMP's member publications, with both the National Magazine Awards and Western Magazine Awards held in the past few weeks.
Amongst the winners of the 32nd annual National Magazine Awards held on Friday, June 5th at Toronto's Carlu venue were individuals from BCAMP member publications Western Living and Vancouver Magazine:
Silver Award: Words and Pictures
Gary Ross, Wendell Phillips, Randall Watson A World Apart, Vancouver Magazine
BCAMP congratulates the recipient of the Volunteer of the Year award, Anicka Quin. In addition to her busy schedule as managing editor of Western Living and editor of Western Living Condo, Anicka manages to
log many hours as an advisor, mentor, supporter and cheerleader for BC's mercurial magazine industry.
The National Magazine Awards Foundation (NMAF) announced the 32nd annual National Magazine Awards nominations at a ceremony in Montreal on April 21.
The Walrus and L’actualite lead all magazines with 28 nominations each, followed closely by Toronto Life with 27.
Congratulations to the BCAMP nominees: EVENT (4), The Malahat Review (7), PRISM international (1), Vancouver (6) and Western Living (2).
BCAMP congratulates its member magazines who are finalists for the 2009 Western Magazine Awards. The Western Magazine Award Gala will take place on Friday, June 19, at the Reniassance Hotel Vancouver Harbourside at the conclusion of Magazines West. Arts, Culture, and Entertainment
Bruce Grierson, Father Abraham, Vancouver Magazine
Michael Harris, The Bing Picture, Vancouver Magazine
Matt O'Grady, The Collector, Vancouver Magazine
Deborah Campbell, Vancouver freelance writer, is the 2008 winner of the recently redesigned Dave Greber Freelance Writers Magazine Award for her article published in the April 2008 issue of Harper’s magazine entitled, "Exodus: Where will Iraq Go Next?" Based on the two months she spent living among Iraqi refugees in Syria, the article is considered one of the most comprehensive accounts of the human story behind the ongoing Iraqi refugee crisis.
Federation of BC Writers Presents 20th Annual Literary Writes Competition Judge: Pauline Holdstock This Year's Category: Short Fiction, any genre (literary, mystery, romance, speculative or science fiction)
Crow Toes Quarterly has just been named the Best Magazine of 2008 in The Richmond Review's Best of Richmond awards. The weekend edition of The Richmond Review, which hit the newsstand on Saturday May 24th, featured Crow Toes Quarterly publisher and editor Christopher Millin. “If you’re looking for stories about fluffy bunnies and happy birthday parties you have come to the wrong place,” Millin was quoted about his quarterly children’s fiction and poetry magazine, which tends towards the darker side of ‘kids lit.’
BCAMP congratulates the recipient of the Volunteer of the Year award, Anicka Quin. In addition to her busy schedule as managing editor of Western Living and editor of Western Living Condo, Anicka manages to
