The International Regional Magazine Association named Delaware Beach Life, coastal Delaware’s full-color feature magazine, magazine of the year in its circulation category.
The announcement was made during the association’s annual conference in October.
This is the top award given by the trade association, which includes many well-known monthlies from around the United States, such as Texas Monthly, Adirondack Life and Arizona Highways.
Delaware Beach Life also won first place in the Overall Art Direction category, which defines the look of the magazine, and first place in the Most Improved category, an award that was based on the complete redesign of the magazine that was launched with the March/April 2008 issue. All three awards were based on issues published in 2008.
“The magazine confidently takes on a broad agenda - history, people, homes, art, nature - with a combination of good personal storytelling, features that inform and entertain, and a willingness to tackle tough issues,” said judge Jacqui Banaszynski.
Delaware Beach Life in September won another national-level award, taking second place for the overall quality of its writing, editing and design in the 2009 competition sponsored by the National Federation of Press Women.
To qualify for entry in that contest, Delaware Beach Life won first place in the statewide contest sponsored by the Delaware Press Association.
“These awards really belong to the many dedicated contributors whose work appears in every issue,” said Delaware Beach Life Publisher Terry Plowman. “We all take great pride in creating a top-notch magazine with real journalistic integrity and beautiful design.”
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