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Magazine Association of BC Awards resource

New Award for BC Magazine of the Year

As well as new achievement awards for Manitoba and Saskatchewan magazines by the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association (AMPA).

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CANCELLED – Tax basics for freelancers workshop, November 7 with Jessica Somers

Cancelled because of lack of interest.

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CANCELLED – Get help with your magazine’s finances! Register for a 1/2 hour consultation with Jessica Somers on November 7

Cancelled because of lack of interest.

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Delay to Canada Periodical Fund Aid To Publishers Program for 2020-2021

More news expected later this fall.

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Upcoming Magazine Submission and Other Deadlines as of July 9, 2019

Of interest to our members. Includes contests, calls for submission, awards and a fellowship.

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2018 AGM Social at The Irish Heather with l-r: Maddy Adams, Jessica Key, Felice Bisby

We’re Inviting You To Our MagsBC AGM and Social, June 25, 2019

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.

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Richer, Deeper, Better: Greater Inclusivity, Accountability and Respect in Publishing Workshops – UPDATE

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.

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Can't find magazines that reflect you? Your concerns? Your community? Your life? We're working on it. The Magazine Association of BC is committed to greater diversity and inclusivity in publishing. Find out more at: magsbc.com/commitment-to-inclusivity | Logos: MagsBC | Creative BC: supported by the Province of British Columbia | City of Vancouver

Diversity and Inclusivity Transit Shelter Ad Campaign Now Up!

Ten transit shelter ads will be up between April 15 and May 6, 2019.

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Upcoming Events and ProDev as of March 25, 2019

Conferences and other events of interest to magazine professionals in Canada, the U.S. and beyond.

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Upcoming Magazine Submission Periods and Deadlines as of March 25, 2019

Includes contests and awards.

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BC Book Day and Creative Industries Week return to Victoria, April 30 and May 1

Magazine professionals, publishers, freelancers and students are welcome to attend but must RSVP.

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Read BC Magazines Transit Shelter poster - 2019 Mar-Apr

MagsBC Transit Shelter Ads Now Up!

Our Read BC Magazines campaign runs from March 4 to April 7, 2019.

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