Canadian Publishing Industry News
29 January 2014, TORONTO
KRW Awards seeks business press entries
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The discounted price for early-bird entries is $115 each (for most entries); the regular fee is $135 per entry. Submissions are being accepted for awards in 25 categories, including Best Issue, Best Cover, Best New Journalist, Best Professional Magazine of the Year and Trade Magazine of the Year.
The awards program is open to B2B media written and produced in Canada in English or French. Editorial staff, contributors, freelancers, designers and others working cooperatively with a publication may enter, and do not have to be employed in a full-time capacity.
For more information, including eligibility guidelines and online submissions forms, visit the KRW Awards website. For hard copy entries, note the KRW's new address: 2300 Yonge Street, Suite 1600, Toronto, ON, M4P 1E4.
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I'd also like to see the judge who can discern competency of editorial pieces (for accuracy and service to sector vs. grammar and style) when topics can range from automotive technology to construction and engineering to human resources to medicine to travel, etc. An article might read well, but it would take a sector expert to know whether there are factual errors or other problems with the piece. And I would think that avoidance of errors and how applicable a topic is to a defined audience are just as important, if not more important, than worrying whether the style of language used matches what a judge determines to be "proper" grammar, style and format, especially since "proper" generally means that the style matches the preference of the judge in question.
I think one of the biggest criticisms over the years has been that hard work and good work is often not enough.
And far too often, judges don't know enough about a publication's focus, audience and ability to be strong financially (which should be a factor since there's no sense in rewarding publications that look great but cannot afford to be or stay in business) to make decisions on much more than reputation, celebrity, personal taste or publication ownership.
There should be constant examination and continual polishing of the awards process to ensure that we are celebrating the Canadian industry while pushing for a stronger industry for all of us.