The Alberta Magazine Pubishers Association (AMPA) has announced its 2013 Showcase Awards finalists, and several RedPoint publications have made the list again. (Not that we’re bragging or anything….)

We’ve been nominated in nine of 14 Showcase categories that recognize and celebrate excellence in magazine editorial content and design. The winners will be announced at the Alberta Magazine Awards Gala on March 14, 2013. Here’s the “honour roll” of our nominees:

ALBERTA STORY:
ESSAY:
FEATURE WRITING (SHORT)
SERVICE
  • Avenue Calgary | Cara Casey, Cinda Chavich, Dan Clapson, John Gilchrist, Jennifer Hamilton, Gwendolyn Richards and Julie Van Rosendaal, contributors; Jason Stang and Jared Sych, photographers; Carl Abad, stylist; Teslin Ward, hair and makeup |
 Best Food To Go (shown above)
  • Avenue Edmonton |
 Tina Faiz | 
Truck Nuts
  • up! 
| Deb Cummings, Lynda Sea, Mandy Savoie, Julie Ovenell-Carter, Paul Howalt, Susan Farewell, Sarah Staples, May DeLory, Sara Welch, Neal Turnage, Margaret Swaine, Shooka Ahemirani, Tex Plaveneiks, Maria Carter, Sharaon Spence Lieb, Colleen Seto, Abby Miller and Stephen Schaefer |
 Ultimate Romance Guide
  • up! 
| Deb Cummings, Pam Fieber, Shelley Arnusch, Lynda Sea, Carrie Tait, Lisa Kadane, Andrew Findlay, Diana Coulter and Lori Knowles | 
Ultimate Ski Guide 
VISUAL:

Feature Design

Illustration

Photography

  • Avenue Calgary | Jared Sych, photographer; Anders Knudsen and Erin Burns, art directors; Alicja Wilkosz, hair and makeup; Julie Van Rosendaal, food stylist | 
Last Supper
  • Avenue Edmonton | 
Ashley Champagne |
 Three of a Kind
INTEGRATED

Cover

  • Avenue Calgary | 
Anders Knudsen and Erin Burns, art directors; Jared Sych, photographer; Alicja Wilkosz, hair and makeup; Julie Van Rosendaal, food stylist | 
Last Supper 
DIGITAL

Digital Presence

  • Avenue Calgary |
 Allison McNeely, web editor; Dave Wilkinson, technology director; Joel Collyer, web developer; Kenny Odlum, web designer; Jennifer Hamilton, executive editor; Jaelyn Molyneux, senior editor; Jay Winans, managing editor; Ricky Zayshley, associate editor; Meredith Bailey, editorial assistant; Shelley Arnusch, staff writer | 
avenuecalgary.com
  • up!
 | Diana Ng, web editor; Dave Wilkinson, technology director; Joel Collyer, web developer; Kenny Odlum, web designer; Deb Cummings, editor; Pam Fieber, managing editor; Jill Foran, associate editor; Mandy Savoie, assistant editor | 
upmagazine.com
  • Wine Access | Amanda Allison, web editor; Dave Wilkinson, technology director; Joel Collyer, web developer; Kenny Odlum, web designer; Anthony Gismondi, editor-in-chief; Shelley Boettcher, executive editor; Darren Oleksyn, managing editor; Tom Firth, Craig Pinhey, Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson, contributors | 
wineaccess.ca

The Showcase Awards winners will be announced at the Alberta Magazine Awards Gala held on March 14, 2013.

For more information on AMPA and the full list of 2013 Showcase Awards Finalists, visitwww.albertamagazines.com.