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Westlake Village, April 27, 2012: The Western Publishing Association (WPA) announced its 2012 MAGGIE winners in 78 editorial and design categories at the 61st Annual MAGGIE AWARDS ®, April 27th at the Westin Hotel at Los Angeles International Airport.

Nearly 400 were on hand to honor the ‘West’s Best’ in both print and electronic publishing. The audience was enthusiastic as winners accepted their awards and watched the MAGGIE trademark ‘Montage of Winners’ video at the close of the banquet.

Considered to be the most prestigious award in the publishing industry, the 2012 MAGGIES drew over 1200 entries, from states West of the Mississippi River.

This year’s top honors included Maximum PC for Best Overall Publication/Consumer, ICG for Best Overall Publication/Trade, American Way for Most Improved Publication/Trade & Consumer, LA Weekly for Best Tabloids/Consumer, TravelAge West for Best Tabloids/Trade, Mother Jones for Politics & Social Issues/Consumer, Java for Best Web Publication/Trade, and VegNews for Best Web Publication/Consumer. Best Covers included Comstock’s, Emmy, Oracle, and Vegas Rated.

Impact won a MAGGIE for Best Student Publication, from Palomar College, along with a $1000 grant to their journalism/publishing department.

Click here for a complete list of MAGGIE Winners..

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Check back often, as vendors may enter the program at any time, and offers are subject to change. If you are interested in participating, please contact the WPA office at wpa@wpa-online.org or call 805-495-1863. Click here for vendor members currently in the program and their offers..

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…WPA would like to make the following offer:

Full or Mini MAGGIES
Now Available
(shipping cost included):
Full Size MAGGIE Regular Price: $299 each
Mini MAGGIE
(Given at banquet)
Regular Price: $219 each

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.

Los Angeles -- The Western Publishing Association, which represents publishers in the United States West of the Mississippi River, marked a successful return to the conference market with its Media Publishing Conference, April 27th at the Westin LAX.

The day-long event, called Media Publishing Conference 3.0: Navigation. Innovation. Growth, brought together leaders in all aspects of publishing who shared their secrets to success and insight on publishing innovations with attendees.

Among the featured speakers were:
• Ty Bobit, President & CEO, Bobit Business Media
• Rick Calvert, CEO and Co-Founder, BlogWorld & New Media Expo
• Glenn J. Hansen, President & CEO, BPA Worldwide
• Dan McCarthy, Partner, DeSilva & Phillips, LLC
• Paul Miller, CEO, UBM Electronics & UBM Canon
• Neal Vitale, President & CEO, 1105 Media, Inc
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Kevin McKean, Vice President, Editorial Director, Consumer Reports, was the keynote speaker at lunch, and he addressed the various business models and rationale for charging for content, which is an issue newspapers and magazines have grappled with for years.

“Our conference brought together some of the top minds in publishing,” said WPA President Ron Epstein, “and to hear how media companies today are evolving, and what they feel is around the corner in terms of content delivery and revenue streams, was fascinating.”

The conference, which preceded the WPA’s 2012 MAGGIE Awards banquet, featured an Executive Forum, along with different tracks based on an attendee’s area of interest. Session topics included Navigating the Changing World of eMedia, Growing Your Business and Your Revenue, and Innovative Content – all with expert speakers.