-42 Brands Win Coveted MAGGIE and 116 Receive Awards of Excellence
The 68th Annual Maggie Awards® team revealed 42 brands to win the coveted Maggie Awards ®. One hundred sixteen brands earn Award of Excellence. The 68th Annual Maggie Awards ® is the publishing and digital media industries’ longest reigning media awards program judged by industry peers and publishing executives.
Variety and new-comer 1895 Oregon’s Magazine won the Best Overall Publication for Trade and Consumer, respectively. This year’s program attracted entrants from across the USA including New York, Chicago, California and even Kentucky.
“We are excited to see the growth of the Maggie Awards, expanding from the West Coast to across the nation, reported Catherine Upton, Maggie Awards ® Chair. “This year we witnessed 15% more entrants and 44% more volunteer judges than last year. We look forward to continuing expansion through 2021.”
Due to COVID-19, the 68th Annual Maggie Awards ® Ceremony was hosted virtually on April 24th. Hundreds of honorees attended the virtual Celebration of Excellence.
The 68th Annual Maggie Award Winners and Award of Excellence honorees are showcased online at MaggieAwards.com in the SHOWCASE. View the best of media, see work samples, great designs, layouts and content all showcased on MaggieAwards.com
The 68th Annual Maggie Awards® winners are:
| Category | Publication Title | Issue | Title |
| Best Overall/Consumer | 1859 Oregon’s Magazine | March/April | 1859 Oregon’s Magazine |
| Best City & Metropolitan/Consumer | Sactown Magazine | August/September 2019 | Best of the City 2019 Issue |
| Best Regional & State/Consumer | 1859 Oregon’s Magazine | March/April | 1859 Oregon’s Magazine |
| Best Special Interest/Consumer | 1889 Washington’s Magazine | June/July 2019 | 1889 Washington’s Magazine |
| Best Annual, Semi& Three-Time/ Consumer | Where Guestbook Orange County | 2019 | Where Guestbook Orange County |
| Best Association Publication/ Consumer & Trade | Zoo View | Summer 2019 | Zoo View |
| Best New Publication/ Consumer & Trade | Flourish | Summer 2019 | |
| Best Quarterly/ Consumer | Aspen Sojourner | November 2019 | Holiday Issue |
| Best Visitor’s Guides/ Consumer | Where Guestbook Los Angeles | 2019 | Where Guestbook Los Angeles |
| Best Overall/Trade | Variety | June 2019 | |
| Best Medical, Dental & Related Services/ Trade | Journal of the California Dental Association | October 2019 | |
| Best Non-Paid/Trade | Business Fleet | January/February 2019 | |
| Best Special Interest/Trade | Variety | June 2019 | |
| Best Annual, Semi, Three-Time & Quarterly/ Trade | Plano The Guide | 2019 | |
| Best Feature Article (Circ under 75,000)/Consumer | Desert Companion | April 2019 | In the Realm of the Senses |
| Best Feature Article (Circ over 75,000)/Consumer | Sierra | July/August 2019 | Trash Talk |
| Best Interview or Profile/ Consumer | Outreach Magazine | March/April 2019 | The Peaceable Warrior |
| Best Signed Editorial or Essay/ Consumer & Trade | Sierra | November/December 2019 | Time to Fix the Population Fixation |
| Best Signed Editorial or Essay/ Consumer & Trade | Roast Magazine | May/June 2019 | Can You Taste the Roasting System? |
| Best Regularly Featured Department, Section or Column/ Consumer | Aspen Sojourner | Summer, May 2019 | At Altitude |
| Best Editorial Layout/Consumer | Orange Coast | December 2019 | Our Favorite Places |
| Best Single or Series of Editorial Photographs/Consumer | Windermere Living | Spring 2019 | Brunch in Bloom |
| Best Cover/ Consumer | Sactown Magazine | August/September 2019 | Best of the City |
| Best Overall Publication Design/ Consumer | Orange Coast | April 2019 | |
| Special Theme Issue/Consumer | Diablo magazine | November 2019 | The Food Issue |
| Best Feature Article (Circ under 50,000)/Trade | TravelAge West | June 2019 | The Golden Age: A History of Travel From 1969 to 2019 |
| Best Feature Article (Circ over 50,000)/Trade | Massage & Bodywork | September/October 2019 | CBD: Is It Right For Your Practice? |
| Best How-To Article/ Consumer & Trade | EXHIBITOR | March 2019 | The Seven Deadly Sins of Booth Staffers |
| Best Interview or Profile/ Trade | California Real Estate magazine | March/April 2019 | In Conversation: Herman Chan |
| Best Regularly Featured Department, Section or Column/ Trade | EXHIBITOR | February/March 2019 | Exhibiting 101 |
| Best Editorial Layout (Circ under 50,000)/Trade | ICG Magazine | June/July 2019 | The Interviews |
| Best Editorial Layout (Circ over 50,000)/Trade | California Real Estate magazine | January/February 2019 | Tax Confusion, Begone! |
| Best Cover/ Trade | ICG Magazine | October 2019 | |
| Best Overall Publication Design /Trade | ICG Magazine | June/July | |
| Special Theme Issue /Trade | Variety | June 1, 2019 | Power of Pride Issue |
| Best Print Publication/Student | Warrior Life | Spring/Summer 2019 | |
| Best Print Article/Student | The Sun | December 2019 | Stranded in Tijuana |
| Best Print Cover/Student | Collegian Times | Spring/Summer 2019 | Print Pushes Back |
| Best Digital Edition or Web Publication/ Consumer & Trade | Shelf Unbound Magazine | August/September 2019 | |
| Best Use of Video /Consumer & Trade & Assoc | Reason | 2019 | ReasonTV Channel |
| Best Website/ Consumer & Trade | VegNews | 2019 | VegNews |
| Dottie Best Online Article /Student | State Press Online | 2019 | ‘We can help ourselves:’ Native Women Come Together … |
View the 68th Annual Maggie Awards® Winners and Award of Excellence Showcase displaying work products of all the honorees MaggieAwards.com under SHOWCASE.
About the Maggie Awards
The Maggie Awards® are the publishing and digital media’s longest reigning awards program in the USA – celebrating its 68th year. Dedicated to celebrating excellence, the awards honor content creators of print, online, social, digital and video media across hundreds of categories. This year, 158 awards will be bestowed on single title publishers to global multi-media brands including California Dental Association, SIERRA, Variety, Orange Coast Magazine and many more. Learn more at: http://maggieawards.com/68th-annual-maggie-awards-finalists-announced/
The 68th Annual Maggie Awards® are produced by CU2 LLC with the permission of the Western Publishing Association. CU2 LLC is a privately held media company with extensive experience hosting international award programs in technology and media. Past honorees include the Department of Defense, Amazon, T-Mobile, NASCAR, Salesforce and many other elite organizations. Learn more at: MaggieAwards.com and www.CU2CO.com
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