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April 26, 2013 (Los Angeles, CA) The Western Publishing Association (WPA) announced its 2013 MAGGIE® winners in 90 editorial and design categories at the 62nd Annual MAGGIE® Awards, April 26th at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel at Los Angeles International Airport.

More than 300 people from all areas of publishing were on hand to honor the “West’s Best” in both print and electronic publishing. An enthusiastic audience cheered as winners accepted their awards and later watched the MAGGIE® trademark “Montage of Winners” video at the close of the banquet.

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If you’re interested in purchasing additional MAGGIES, for this year (or past years) and would like to share your excitement of winning a Maggie with your writers, photographers, illustrators, and others in your company, contact the WPA.

Orders will be collected and placed the second week in June.

MAGGIE
Price: $229 each (includes shipping)

Please contact the WPA office to place your orders. Tel. 805-495-1863. All orders must be prepaid. Delivery 4-6 weeks. Wording on Maggie can't be altered.

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If you’re interested in purchasing additional MAGGIES, for this year (or past years) and would like to share your excitement of winning a Maggie with your writers, photographers, illustrators, and others in your company, contact the WPA. Orders will be collected and placed the second week in June. MAGGIE (Given at banquet) Price: $229 each (includes shipping) Please contact the WPA office to place your orders. Tel. 805-495-1863. All orders must be prepaid. Delivery 4-6 weeks. Wording on Maggie cannot be altered.

The WPA announced it has postponed its 2013 Publishing Conference, scheduled for April 26 at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel at Los Angeles Airport.

Scheduling conflicts, budget concerns and the inability of many to give up the time necessary were the reasons cited by those contacted over the past several weeks.

"It is disheartening that in a time of such change in the publishing industry, education is not a priority," said Jane Silbering, Executive Director.

“This was an extremely difficult decision to make because our mission is education, but the WPA has a responsibility to its sponsors to deliver attendance worthy of their expectations and dollars spent, and to our speakers to deliver an audience worthy of the time and effort spent in preparing their presentations. The WPA Board felt the decision to move forward or postpone had to be made in a timely manner to give attendees, speakers and sponsors appropriate notice,” said Ron Epstein, WPA president. “Knowing that our industry typically registers very close to an event, we waited as long as possible,” Epstein also added.

The annual Maggie Banquet, which recognizes the top talent in the media and publishing industry with Maggie Awards, will proceed. The WPA will award 84 Maggies for excellence in editorial and design in both print and digital publishing. Reservations are still available online at www.wpa-online.org.

The WPA Board of Directors sincerely thanks those who continue to support the WPA.

WPA members continue to save on Maggie entry fees, educational events, maggie banquet reservations and more. Click here for secure, online membership application..

The WPA thanks the following companies for their support as 2013 WPA Conference and Maggie Sponsors:

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