Employers can now apply for reimbursement of wages paid to workers who have taken sick leave related to COVID-19. The temporary reimbursement program is retroactive to May 20, when legislation was passed, and is effective until December 31, 2021 to ensure sick workers can stay home for up to three days without losing wages, while […]
The Department of Canadian Heritage is seeking Canadian artists and content creators to fill out their Economic Survey by July 2. They hope to provide an opportunity for these creators to be heard and to see themselves represented in the survey results. More information below. What is it? This survey is part of the Department’s […]
Michelle Allison of Annex Business Media discusses ways to expand your magazine’s client base and woo back former advertisers.
Fill out our short survey and RSVP form to receive the AGM package. Board nominations are always welcome!
Of interest to MagsBC members and BC-based freelancers. Includes contests and calls for submissions.
Conferences, webinars and other events of interest to magazine professionals in Canada, the U.S. and beyond.
One-year contract in Metro Vancouver ending June 2022. Approx. 32 hours per week, $47K total compensation, 4 weeks unpaid during winter holidays and summer, schedule negotiable.
Remote work, 20 hours/week, $19.10/hour, May 24-Sept. 10, 2021 (16 weeks). Application deadline May 14, 2021.
For youth between 15 and 30. $5,320 total, 35 hours/week for 8 weeks (hours & weeks negotiable). Preference to applicants with connections to central Vancouver Island. Application deadline: May 7/21.
25% commission on paid print & digital advertising. Magazine headquartered in Victoria, BC. Application deadline May 14, 2021.
“Cultural pursuits no matter the stream feed the soul.”
And runs until Friday, April 16. Theme: BC Creates Virtually: Growing Forward. See this blog, our video, and the BC Creates website.
Thirteen systems such as Issuu and PressReader were reviewed, analyzed and rated from a publisher’s and a reader’s viewpoint by Jessica Fabrizius with research assistance from Lindsay Stone.
BC-based publication. Experienced designers only. $1600 per issue, 6 issues a year, occasional other paid work, work from home. Application deadline April 20, 2021.
Metro Vancouver. Literary magazine. $20/hour, 38 hours/week, benefits after 3 months. Application deadline April 14, 2021.
Victoria, BC. $19.10/hour, 20 hours per week (both remote and in office), May 15-Sept. 17, 2021. Application deadline April 15.
April 21, 2021, 9:30-11:30 a.m. PT. With Elise Ahenkorah.
Discuss digital marketing, audience engagement, grant writing, business strategy, and more in an intensive one-on-one 45-minute session with Lisa Manfield, Allyson McGrane or Patrick Sauriol.
Victoria-based. $500 fee for 10-20 hours work per month.
Apply now to receive a minimum of $10,000 to assist with your magazine’s or your business’ recovery! Sole proprietors like contractors and freelancers can also apply. Deadline is August 31, 2021 or until the money runs out.
Remotely until restrictions ease, then Metro Vancouver. $14.60/$15.20 per hour, 20 hours per week, 22 weeks. Starts April 1 and ends September 10, 2021 with a one-week break during the summer.
$16/hour, 30 hours/week, April 14-August 4, 2021, working remotely.
At 10 a.m. Successful applicants can receive $10-30K, with a $5-15K top-up for tourism-related businesses. Sole proprietors and partnerships are eligible, so freelancers and other creatives should be able to apply if they meet the other criteria.
Here are a few ways to spend this funding by March 31 and maximize your ROI.
Magazines Canada members can nominate themselves or a colleague by March 19 for one of three seats available. Magazines Canada has also committed to elect at least two Black and/or Indigenous directors to the board, as well more Quebec-based French-language publishers.
Of interest to MagsBC members and BC-based freelancers. Includes contests and calls for submissions.
Conferences, webinars and other events of interest to magazine professionals in Canada, the U.S. and beyond.
Subject to Canada Periodical Fund approving our funding application.
With Jessica Fabrizius. Includes features, costs, and user experience of 11 providers. Registrants will receive the draft report in advance of the webinar.
A part-time, permanent remote-work position paying $400 monthly for 20 hours per month (approximately 5 hours per week) at $20 per hour, ideally starting mid-March, 2021.
Launched in French and English January 20, 2021 by the Magazine Association of BC and the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association with the assistance of Zenev and Associates. Deadline February 19.
Of interest to our members. Includes contests and calls for submissions.
Conferences, webinars and other events of interest to magazine professionals in Canada, the U.S. and beyond.
Full-time, $120,000-$140,000 per year plus bonuses, position opened until filled/March 1, preference to applicants located in Metro Vancouver or Toronto.
Resources for the BC magazine industry and others.
For magazine publishers who have never applied to CPF’s Aid To Publishers Program, either the new Digital Periodical or the revised Magazine funding sub-component, or who want information on the latter’s changes.
Full-time, $22-24/hour. Position open until filled.
Includes guidance on: How To Spend the CPF-SMJ Funding; The CPF-SMJ Funding and Loans; Tracking the CPF-SMJ Funding, and; Acknowledgement of Financial Assistance.
Conferences and other events of interest to magazine professionals in Canada, the U.S. and beyond. Includes recent cancellations and postponements.
Of interest to our members. Includes contests and calls for submission.
Feedback from 14 former interns who were hired by MagsBC member magazines under our Internship Subsidy Program between 2012 and 2018.
One conference webinar each day from September 14 to 18 and from 21 to 25 on topics from scrollytelling to investigative journalism, service packages to revenue diversity strategies.
Of interest to our members. Includes contests, calls for submission, awards and scholarships.
Conferences and other events of interest to magazine professionals in Canada, the U.S. and beyond. Includes recent cancellations and postponements.
Notes on the final components of phase 2 emergency funding by Canadian Heritage for magazines who didn’t receive ATP or CCA funding this year. Deadline extended to August 7, 2020 @ 2 p.m. PT.
To help BC magazines apply for funding through this program.
Forty-five million earmarked for print and digital magazines and weekly newspapers across Canada.
Resources for the BC magazine industry and others.
Conferences and other events of interest to magazine professionals in Canada, the U.S. and beyond. Includes recent cancellations and postponements.
Full-time, $45,000 per year.
Flexible hours, part-time, work from home, commission-based (25%). Application deadline June 12, 2020.
“Working in magazines is a vibrant and engaging experience.”
Based on a nationwide survey distributed in March 2020 to publishers by a consortium of magazine associations, 154 publishers representing 394 publications across Canada estimate they will lose up to $65 million in revenues.
Of interest to our members. Includes contests, calls for submission, awards and a fellowship.
Conferences and other events of interest to magazine professionals in Canada, the U.S. and beyond. Includes recent cancellations and postponements.
April 9, 2020 coverage.
Brief announcement about Journalism Tax Measures and Canadian Heritage funding.
Conferences and other events of interest to magazine professionals in Canada, the U.S. and beyond.
Conference postponed until September 2020.
Full-time, permanent. Application deadline: March 20, 2020.
Forms, guidelines, and modernization plans have all been posted. Deadline: March 16, 2020
20 hours/week, $20,800/year (approx $1,733/month). Circulation, marketing, fundraising, bookkeeping, grants, office support, possibly editorial.
Of interest to our members. Includes contests, calls for submission, awards and a fellowship.
“The breadth of creativity is exceptional if editors are willing to search for it.”
Pitching seminar with editor Anicka Quin and freelancer Tim Querengesser, Feb. 18. Attendees can then present ideas at our Pitchfest, March 4 to magazine editors. Both in Vancouver.
“With changing times, there must be a change in the medium in which publishers and editors choose to publish their work.”
Includes insights into revenues and sustainability, digital content and presence, engagement and more.
As well as new achievement awards for Manitoba and Saskatchewan magazines by the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association (AMPA).
Conferences and other events of interest to magazine professionals in Canada, the U.S. and beyond.
Of interest to our members. Includes contests, calls for submission, awards and a fellowship.
Full-time. Competitive compensation, flexible work schedules. Application deadline: Nov. 30/19.
Part-time (28 hours/week), $21/hour, Oct./19 to Mar./20, with break between Christmas and New Year’s.
10:30 a.m. PST. Access Copyright talks about their copyright tracking initiatives.
Cancelled because of lack of interest.
Cancelled because of lack of interest.
“You have to really focus on what will appeal to your niche audience, because a magazine is really a conversation with them.”
Conferences and other events of interest to magazine professionals in Canada, the U.S. and beyond.
Of interest to our members. Includes contests, calls for submission, awards and a fellowship.
More news expected later this fall.
For student or recent graduate (within 3 years), 20 hours/week, 20 weeks from September to end of January/early February, not including holiday break, $14.06/hour, Vancouver. Open until filled.
Webinar/teleconference on the proposed changes to CPF’s Aid To Publishers Fund.
Of interest to our members. Includes contests, calls for submission, awards and a fellowship.
Conferences and other events of interest to magazine professionals in Canada, the U.S. and beyond.
Temporary 1/4 time (1 section) position, Sept-Dec 2019, pay based on qualifications and experience as per LFA (Langara Faculty Association) salary scale.
Six p.m. at The Art Room, Mount Pleasant Community Centre, 1 Kingsway, Vancouver. All interested magazine professionals, freelancers and students are welcome to attend. After-social at The Wallflower at 7:15 p.m. Please RSVP.
Part-time (26 hours/week), $31,096 per year plus a monthly benefits stipend and a 4% per year annual cost of living increase, Vancouver, BC.
In Vancouver and Victoria, May 23 and 24. Workshops feature Cicely Blain, Chelene Knight, Melanie Samuels and Jónina Kirton. Sessions include respectful work environment (employer’s obligations, HR best practices), unpacking diversity (cultural appropriation, indigenization, etc.), the front lines (role plays on how to deal with discrimination and harassment), and supporting change.
Post-secondary students or recent graduates (within 3 years), 21 hours a week, June 12-Sept. 27, 2019, $17.50/hour. Part of the internship can be done remotely. Application deadline: June 1, 2019.
Ten transit shelter ads will be up between April 15 and May 6, 2019.
Conferences and other events of interest to magazine professionals in Canada, the U.S. and beyond.
Includes contests and awards.
Magazine professionals, publishers, freelancers and students are welcome to attend but must RSVP.
The Magazine Association of BC still has some funding available for subsidies of up to $4500 to assist member magazines with the cost of an internship.
Page One Publishing is looking for a talented and experienced editorial designer. As a valued member of the team, you’ll thrive in a performance-driven environment that emphasizes employee leadership and accountability for delivering results. Page One Publishing, established in 1998, is one of British Columbia’s largest independent magazine publishers. Learn more about us online: http://www.pageonepublishing.ca/ […]
Our Read BC Magazines campaign runs from March 4 to April 7, 2019.
Although the 2019 MagsWest conference had lower attendance than last year, with about eighty delegates registered over the three days, attendees rated most of the 17 sessions and 21 speakers very highly.
32 hours/week minimum, $1,500/month plus sales commission.
Flexible, 5-15 hours/week, $20/hour.
Schedule of programming and events with links to more information and to register.
Because of low registration numbers, we have had to cancel this workshop. We hope to see you at our conference, Feb. 28-Mar. 2, 2019.
Please contact Sylvia Skene if you do not see your deadline listed here. We reserve the right to post only those contests, submission periods and deadlines of interest to or from our members. Tip: if you wish to submit your work to a magazine by deadline, sooner really is better, as by the closing date […]
Including Subscription Sales and Branding workshops with Tracey McKinley.
Member magazines can apply for subsidies of up to $4500 for an internship between April 1, 2019 and February 29, 2020.
How to use a better understanding of SEO to increase the online discoverability of your magazine’s website.
Increase your understanding of essential brand marketing principles and take away tips on how to improve and enhance your magazine’s brand at this 3-hour session in Vancouver.
Tracey McKinley presents the best ways to sell subscriptions for maximum returns and the offers and messages that help to ramp up your results. at this 3-hour workshop in Vancouver. Register now to save!
Oct. 3: 7 Ways to Drive Revenue Right Now | Nov. 8: Flipping Objections on the Spot | Dec. 6: 10 Habits of High-Performing Sales Managers. All, 11 a.m. PST / 12 p.m. MST.
$15/hour, 20 hours/week, Fall 2018 to Winter 2019 with a holiday break.
Full time (40 hours/week), $45K/year position; includes extended benefits and vacation. Application deadline December 10, 2018.
Full-time (40 hours/week), $45K/year starting January 2019; includes extended benefits, vacation. Application deadline December 10, 2018.
Upcoming conferences, professional development sessions and webinars, festivals and more.
Of interest to our members. Includes contests, calls for submission, awards and a fellowship.
BCIT Burnaby Campus. Full-time permanent position, $54,164/year, extended health and dental benefits and defined contribution pension plan. Application deadline: November 16 at 4 p.m.
Douglas College, New Westminster. Six months (late November to May), 7 hours/week, $20/hour plus 9% in lieu of benefits. Application deadline: November 12, 2018.
At National Observer’s Vancouver office. Four-month contract, 20 hours/week, $30-$40/hour depending on experience and expertise. Open until position filled.
Tips on how to make your magazine cover stand out at the newsstand.
Of interest to our members. Includes contests, calls for submission, awards and a fellowship.
Upcoming conferences, professional development sessions and webinars, festivals and more.
MagsBC and Magazines Canada member magazine publishers may apply for a 50% reimbursement of eligible costs to attend conferences between April 1/18 to March 31/19. These may include travel costs, design and printing of promotional materials, administration and overhead.
Oct. 3: 7 Ways to Drive Revenue Right Now | Nov. 8: Flipping Objections on the Spot | Dec. 6: 10 Habits of High-Performing Sales Managers. All, 11 a.m. PST / 12 p.m. MST.
Getting Clicks: Online and Social Media Display Writing | Building Better Stories for Editors
Of interest to our members. Includes contests, awards and a fellowship.
Upcoming conferences, professional development sessions and webinars, festivals and more.
$14/hour, 20 hours/week, Sept. 4/18-Feb. 18/19 with holiday break. Position open until filled.
As part of the online marketing team focused on expanding our readership, will have particular responsibility for strategy and campaign building, marketing and writing copy.
$14/hour, 30 hours/week, 16 weeks from August to November 2018.
Application deadline: July 20/18.
AMPA needs professional editors, writers, publishers, photographers, art directors, designers and illustrators who can volunteer to judge for the 2018-2019 awards season.
1/2 time position (20 hours/week), July 16-Nov. 2/18, $14/hour. Apply by July 6/18.
At 6 p.m., Subculture at Creative Coworkers, 343 Railway Street, Vancouver. Please RSVP
To support LINK magazine and the Publications Portfolio of the Marketing and Communications Department at the BCIT Student Association (BCITSA). Twenty hours/week, $14.90/hour, 16 weeks from June 11-October 26, 2018.
20 hours/week for 19 weeks @ $15/hour starting May 7. Position open until filled.
Pairing experts in a particular area with member magazines for a half or full day consultation.
MagsBC is now accepting applications from our member magazines for spring and summer 2018.
Information on features, costs, and user experience of Issuu, Zinio, Magzter, Mag+ and 3D Issue digital content delivery systems as of January 2018.
Publishing Unbound is a public reading and reception on inclusivity and accountability in Canadian magazine and book publishing.
New member K: Magazine is an extension of the Knowledge Network and is focused on delivering program listings and exclusive interviews and articles to Knowledge Network subscribers.
Vancouver Magazine is the iconic, long-standing voice of Canada’s most incredible city.
Be inspired by new MagsBC member, Western Living! Featured in each issue are the people, places, homes, gardens, food and adventure from Winnipeg to Victoria, and everywhere in-between.
VSO School of Music, 843 Seymour St., Vancouver BC
Features Joanne Arnott, Gunargie O’Sullivan and Larry Nicholson.
This year we are hosting 7 professional development sessions, including 2- to 3-hour intensives and Mac labs, 2 free Q&A sessions with government funders, 2 networking events and a public talk, and a magazine display and giveaway table where delegates can trade their publications. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by! To find out more […]
Joanne Arnott, Gunargie O’Sullivan, and Larry Nicholson will share their experiences and insights at this panel, organized by MagsBC for WORD Vancouver.
Welcome, INSPIRED Senior Living, to the MagsBC community!
Join us in welcoming Ricepaper to the MagsBC community!
A talk on defining and pursuing your publishing goals using the Web and email by Hal Niedzviecki, author, speaker, publisher of Broken Pencil
Our condolences on the passing July 12 of Jim Wong-Chu, a literary powerhouse and a firecracker of a man. If you’d like to find out more about Jim, check out the following: Ricepaper magazine remembrance article by Karla Comanda. The Georgia Straight news item Jim’s photo show at Centre A CBC Radio 1 Interview with […]
The Federal Court of Canada found that “York [University]’s Fair Dealing Guidelines are not fair in either their terms or their application.”
Human resources principles and practices for staff, interns, students and volunteers which can be applied at any size of magazine or not-for-profit organization.
MagsBC is now accepting applications from our member magazines. Deadline for expressions of interest July 7.
A report on the session on Lez Spread the Word (LSTW) magazine by Natasha Sanders-Kay, MagsBC Board Member.
A report on the session by Natasha Sanders-Kay, MagsBC Board Member.
A report on the session by Natasha Sanders-Kay, MagsBC Board Member.
A report on this session, which looks at trends and issues over the last year, by Natasha Sanders-Kay, MagsBC Board Member.
A report on the session by Natasha Sanders-Kay, MagsBC Board Member.
A report on the panel by Natasha Sanders-Kay, MagsBC Board Member.
A summary of the main points gleaned from the conference by Natasha Sanders-Kay, MagsBC Board Member.
“There is an opportunity for more people than ever to share their ideas and stories. A diverse range of messages enhances the fabric of society.”
“Turning pixels on the screen to something beautiful you can touch, feel, and read in the bathtub never gets old.”
MagsBC reviewed all three major party platforms for the 2017 BC Provincial Election. We have curated information that we found particularly interesting and placed it here for your review.
Summary of a 2-part workshop on CASL with Derek Lackey, president, Direct Marketing Association of Canada.
Notes on some of the sessions attended, including infographics, narrative journalism, and the world report on trends in magazine publishing.
MagsBC board member Natasha Sanders-Kay has organized a panel at WORD on Sunday Sept. 25 @ 3:40 p.m. called “Inclusive Magazine Publishing: Barriers and Strategies for Writers and Publishers.”
The Magazine Association of BC has submitted grant applications to the Canada Periodical Fund and Creative BC for up to 6 internship subsidies between September 2016 to February 2017.
The Magazine Association of BC elected a new board member, Shashi Bhat, during their annual general meeting at the VSO School of Music on Thursday, June 23.
“As an editor, I love going into a piece of writing and helping to break it open.”
The Association of Book Publishers of BC recently held an information session June 22 at The Post at 750 to discuss the creation of a Vancouver Literary Arts Centre.
“We put many writers on the map who otherwise might have slipped through the cracks of the mainstream literary presses. No book publisher was going to give out a contract if you had no short story or poem published in a lit mag.”
by Jane Hope, Vice-President, MagsBC Board and recipient of the Volunteer of the Year award for 2016. MagNet, Canada’s national magazine conference, is one of the hallmarks of the Canadian magazine calendar. Hosted by Magazines Canada, our national magazine association, this year marked a shift in leadership, with the new CEO Matthew Holmes at the […]
Peter Chettleburgh loves the creative aspect of publishing and enjoys producing news because it allows him to “be nosy”.
“If you want to know the future, pay attention to what youth are doing in their art, what they are trying to tell you or show you about the human condition and what is possible for humanity.”
“I believe that our authors are the best authorities on their own work and I want them to be happy with the published results because how it reads will remain important to them long after I have moved on.”
Unlike some other magazines Neo-opsis values story first and literary quality second. Karl: “I think it’s easier to fix bad grammar than to fix an uninspiring story.”
“We provide a place for the long-form essay which is a more serious study of a book.”
“Go to editing, writing, and publishing events and find or build a community. Editing can be a lonely job and it is wonderful to have colleagues to learn from, share stories with and rant about the apostrophe usage.”
“I genuinely love reading, and magazines provide the opportunities for new work to be out before they turn into books or movies. It’s like the front lines of knowledge and literature.”
“Be professional, even if you are writing for free; you’re not just building a portfolio, but also a professional reputation.”
“Stay strong. As the economy grows there may actually be opportunities for more trade publications with a Canadian focus.”
“Ultimately, I don’t think print magazines are going anywhere. I think they will continue to fragment into niches and become more specific as they explore the opportunity to become carefully targeted.”
“What I love most about producing this magazine are the CARS! I love driving cars, photographing cars, and talking cars. I never get bored. I’ve found my passion, and I’m really lucky that way.”
“I think the world of Canadian publishing is a wonderful experience. It may not be lucrative, but it is a community of fascinating people. The secret is to not let the economy worry you!”
