2005 Maggie Winners

The Magazine Publishing Industry Celebrates the 54th Maggie Awards Los Angeles, April, 22, 2005 Radisson Hotel at Los Angeles Airport Magazine professionals gathered to celebrate The Western Publications Association's (WPA) 54th Annual Maggie Awards, April 22, 2005 at the Radisson Hotel at Los Angeles Airport. Nearly 600 attended the prestigious awards dinner and ceremony, honoring excellence in print and electronic magazine publishing in the western United States. Eighty-seven Maggies were awarded for editorial, design and promotional excellence. This years Maggie competition totaled nearly 1900 entries from magazines published West of the Mississippi River or distributed only West of the Mississippi River. An award-winning multimedia show, always an anticipated tradition at the Maggie Banquet, featured this year's Maggie entries, complete with high-tech graphics, visual effects and upbeat soundtrack. Top honors went to: Emmy magazine, for Best Overall Publication/Trade, and Fit Pregnancy, for Best Overall Publication/Consumer. The Western Publications Association (WPA) is a non-profit trade association working to advance the business of print and electronic magazines in the western United States. For more than half a century, WPA has represented magazine publishers and businesses within the publishing industry. Now in our 54th year, the WPA bestows awards of merit to deserving individuals and companies whose work was deemed the best of the west in a wide variety of categories within the publishing industry. The Western Publications Association congratulates all the 2005 Maggie Winners and thanks them for their effort, hard work and dedication to the magazine publishing industry. 2005 Maggie Winners

Outdoor Sports, Boating & Recreation/Consumer Rock & Ice Dec/Jan Music/Consumer URB September Home & Design/Consumer Western Interiors and Design Sep/Oct Health & Fitness/Consumer Yoga Journal Jul/Aug City & Metropolitan/Consumer Salt Lake Magazine Jan/Feb Most Improved Publication/Trade TravelAge West Most Improved Publication/Consumer Natural Health Most Improved Annual, Semi-Annual, 3-Time or Quarterly/Trade & Consumer Santa Barbara Seasons Best New Publication/Trade Campus Technology November Best New Publication/Consumer Edutopia Nov/Dec Regional & State/Consumer Texas Parks & Wildlife July Travel & In-Transit/Consumer Arizona Highways August Computers/Consumer PC World November Politics & Social Issues/Consumer Reason June Alternative Lifestyles/Consumer Out December Special Interest/Consumer Fit Pregnancy Feb/Mar Annuals/Consumer Utah Bride & Groom Fall Semi-Annuals & 3-Time/Consumer Sun Valley Magazine Sum/Fall Quarterlies/Consumer The Out Traveler Fall Tabloids/Consumer East Bay Express Mar 24 Visitor's Guides/Consumer Vine Napa Valley December Communication, Advertising & The Arts/Trade Emmy June Business, Finance, Management & Retail/Trade Connect June Computers/Trade Network Magazine December Computers/Software, Training & Program Development/Trade Redmond November Medical, Dental & Related Services/Trade Journal of the California Dental Association August Health, Fitness, Beauty & Fashion/Trade IDEA Fitness Journal June Non-Paid/Trade (Under 50,000) TravelAge West Nov 22 Non-Paid/Trade (Over 50,000) Government Technology August Special Interest/Trade Sources+Design Sept/Oct Annuals/Trade The 46th Annual Grammy Awards February 8 Semi-Annuals & 3-Time/Trade Crosslink Summer Quarterlies/Trade Profit August Guides, Directories & Catalogues/Trade & Consumer Meetings West Guide 2004-2005 Tabloids/Trade Meetings South August Corporate or In-House SalesTalk December Newsletters (Print Only) Secured November Single Sponsor Fashion Focus June Supplements Bay Nature Oct-Dec Associations Zoo View Spring Best Web Article/Consumer Wired News March 29 How E-Voting Threatens Democracy Best Web Article/Trade CNET News.com May 11 Diagnosing WebMD: Ultimate dot-com survivor faces new challenges Best Regularly Featured Web Column/Consumer CNET.com Security Watch Best Regularly Featured Web Column/Consumer Wired News Sex Drive Best Regularly Featured Web Column/Trade InfoWorld Enterprise Windows Best Overall Web Design/Trade & Consumer Meetings Focus		Best Web Publication/Consumer CNET.com Best Web Publication/Trade CNET News.com Best E-Newsletter/Trade & Consumer Meetings Focus Best Fiction/Trade & Consumer Big Sky Journal June Cranes Best Feature Article/Trade Emmy April Shopping for Murder and Other Adventures Best Feature Article/Consumer Westword May 13 Stalking the Bogeyman Best Feature Article/Consumer Phoenix New Times Nov 25 Up the Down Staircase Best Series of Articles/Trade California Real Estate June/October Roundtable Best Series of Articles/Consumer Phoenix New Times Sheriff Joe Arpaio Coverage Best How-To Article/Trade Pool & Spa News July 23 And the Winner Is... Best How-to Article/Consumer Fit Pregnancy Dec/Jan Fertility Special: How to Get Pregnant Best Interview or Profile/Trade Security Sales & Integration October 9/11 Hero Tells Tale of Losses, Lessons Best Interview or Profile/Consumer The Pitch Jul 1 Beating the Rap Best Interview or Profile/Consumer East Bay Express Oct 20 Lizard is a Rat Best Signed Editorial or Essay/Trade California Lawyer June Harder Time Best Signed Editorial or Essay/Consumer Phoenix New Times Feb 5 What was he thinking? Best Regularly Featured Department, Section or Column/Trade Aquatics International Lessons Learned Best Regularly Featured Department, Section or Column/Consumer San Francisco City Journal Best Public Service Series or Article/Trade & Consumer Mothering Jul/Aug, Sep/Oct Mercury Must be Removed from Childhood Vaccines - NOW!; The Flu Vaccine and You; In the Wake of Vaccines; Daniels's Success Story Best News Story/Trade California Lawyer March The Siege of Scotia Best News Story/Consumer SF Weekly Feb 18 Enslaved in Palo Alto Best Black & White or Two-Color Editorial Layout/Trade & Consumer Oklahoma Today Jan/Feb Glory Revisited Best Color Editorial Layout/Trade Nailpro September Eye on Color Best Color Editorial Layout/Consumer The Ritz Carlton Summer Asian Fusion Best Color Editorial Layout/Consumer Arizona Highways September Kingman Best Table of Contents/Trade & Consumer Software Development January Best Single Editorial Illustration/Trade California Lawyer June Harder Time Best Single Editorial Illustration/Consumer Future Fall Louder Than Words Best Single Editorial Photograph/Trade California Lawyer April Out of the Closet, Into the Courtroom Best Single Editorial Photograph/Consumer Natural Health June Joy in Bloom Best Single Editorial Enhanced Photograph/Trade & Consumer Muscle & Fitness October Grow Your Legs Best Cover/Trade Government Technology December Best Cover/Consumer Calabasas, Life at its Best Nov/Dec Best Overall Design/Trade Emmy June Best Overall Design/Consumer Alpinist Autumn Special Theme Issue/Trade Emmy December Special Theme Issue/Consumer Sierra March/April Best Media Kit/Trade FireRescue Media Kit 2004 Best Media Kit/Consumer Edutopia Media Kit 2004 Best Overall Publication/Trade Emmy Best Overall Publication/Consumer Fit Pregnancy