Magazine Association of BC Webinar: Selling Digital Advertising to Long-Time Print Advertisers

The Magazine Association of BC is hosting a webinar with publisher Danielle Labrie shares trends and tips with the magazine…

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Magazine Association of BC Webinar: Social Media is the New Website: Strategies for Magazines

The Magazine Association of BC is hosting a webinar with magazine marketing pro Kayi Wong on Social Media is the…

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September Culture Days

AMPA will be participating in Alberta Culture Days on 25 September. We will be promoting and showcasing our fantastic member…

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2021 Annual General Meeting

Join us online for our annual general meeting where we’ll discuss what we’ve been up to for the past year….

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Our Collective Mother and Why We Should All Care

“Story has the potential to take us on winding, bumpy roads, and my life’s journey has done that for me,…

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How To Be a Better Treaty Person

“Most Indigenous people know that their ancestors envisioned a strong future for them through treaty negotiations, says Chelsea Vowel, ’00…

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Understanding Treaties Is Essential to Understanding

“Both my husband and I grew up in families that hunted wild game, mainly moose, for our primary meat source….

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Grad Set to Establish Edmonton’s First Urban Reserve

“Enoch Cree Nation chief sees real estate development as ‘reconcili-action’ Located between the hectic Anthony Henday Drive to the west…

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Life Lessons from Ultramarathons (Even if You Never Plan to Run One)

“‘You really dig deep and know what you’re made of’ Fun is subjective. There may be no stronger proof of…

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Stronger Together

“The Circle for Indigenous Relations, Airdrie & Area (CFIRAirdrie) is a grassroots community-driven initiative that is bringing Indigenous and non-Indigenous…

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Magazine Association of BC Webinar: How To Market Your Magazine’s Podcast

The Magazine Association of BC is hosting a webinar with Michelle Allison and Stacy Bradshaw of Annex Business Media on…

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Creative Export Canada Information Webinars

As previously committed by the Creative Export Canada (CEC) program, they will be hosting webinars to provide tips on preparing…

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Member Spotlight: IMPACT Magazine Shifted to ‘Community Service Mode’ to Support Health and Fitness Industry

By Sarah Moore When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the health and fitness industry was shut down almost completely. With most…

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Member Spotlight: Melanistic Magazine Making Space for Black Representation

By Sarah Moore It’s a small magazine, measuring only 14 cm by 21.5 cm, but Melanistic Magazine is doing big…

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Member Spotlight: GrainsWest Keeps Pace With Changing Farm Industry

By Sarah Moore Four years into his role as editor of GrainsWest, a magazine for Alberta farmers, Ian Doig says…

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Member Spotlight: New Forum Strikes Balance Between Roots and Present

By Sarah Moore In non-pandemic times, Loft 112 is full of creative frenzy. The space in Calgary’s East Village hosts…

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Member Spotlight: GarageShots Magazine Expands into the U.S. Market

By Sarah Moore In December 2019, American company TEN Publishing announced that it was discontinuing 19 of its 22 automotive…

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DCH Announces Creative Export Canada (CEC) Launch – Cohort 2022-2023

The new Creative Export Canada program (CEC) application package is now available on the Creative Export Canada webpage. Before submitting your application: Please…

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Member Spotlight: On Spec Publishes Stories with Power

By Sarah Moore Diane Walton has worked with On Spec since it began publishing over 30 years ago. The managing…

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Member Spotlight: Galleries West Is Experimenting with New Forms of Online Content

By Sarah Moore Reflecting on the past year, Galleries West publisher Tom Tait says he’s glad he got out of…

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Member Spotlight: Funicular Editors Keep Personal Touch with Submission Changes

By Sarah Moore When Jeremy Bibaud and Jason Lee Norman started Funicular, they wanted to read and interact with every…

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Member Spotlight: Resiliency and Creativity of Local Restaurants Inspires Savour Calgary

By Sarah Moore Savour Calgary was almost a pandemic business; their first issue came out in November/December 2019, continuing the…

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YMM Parent

YMM Parent is a magazine focused on Fort McMurray parents, and provides a resource guide that they can hold on…

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Your McMurray Magazine

A magazine for everyone who lives, works & plays here YOUR MCMURRAY MAGAZINE, or YMM, is Fort McMurray’s brightest magazine…

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Trailblazher Magazine

Lifestyles, Stories and Wisdom of Enterprising, Rural Women Trailblazher is an independent, quarterly printed magazine that showcases the lifestyles, stories…

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Member Spotlight: SNAPline Passion Project Fills Printmaking Niche

By Sarah Moore While April Dean, director of the Society of Northern Alberta Print-artists (SNAP), acknowledges that SNAPline is a…

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Member Spotlight: filling Station’s 76th Issue Celebrates BIPOC Creators

By Sarah Moore By its nature, experimental literature is a genre that’s constantly evolving. Being at the forefront of those…

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Nick Heazell

 Calgary, AB I work as an arts administrator on websites and graphic design, but I do freelance illustration and graphic…

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Editorial Intern – Avenue Magazine (Full-Time)

Location: Calgary Company Description Avenue magazine is seeking an editorial intern for a four-month term from Sept. 1, 2021 to…

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Digital Editorial Intern – RedPoint Media & Marketing Solutions (Full-Time)

Location: Calgary Company Description RedPoint Media is seeking a digital editorial intern for a four-month term from Sept. 1, 2021…

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Member Spotlight: techlifetoday Showcases NAIT Talent While Appealing to Broader Audience

By Sarah Moore It’s a small team behind techlifetoday, the magazine out of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)….

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Member Spotlight: Eat North Connects Different Creative Branches

By Sarah Moore Eat North, at its core, is a magazine about Canadian food and drink. It’s an online-only publication…

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Additional Funding Available in 2021-2022 for Export-Related Projects

The Business Innovation component of the Canada Periodical Fund (CPF) has received additional funding to support projects that explore international…

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Applications Open for AMPA’s Indigenous Internship Program/ Candidatures ouvertes pour le programme de stages autochtones de l’AMPA

Leveraging the success of the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association’s long-standing internship program, the Indigenous Internship Program will create opportunities for…

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Federal Funding Notes from Canadian Magazines Town Hall Meeting

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Canadian magazines town hall meeting about the $31.5 million in additional…

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Managing Editor – Edify Magazine (Full-Time)

Location: Edmonton Company Description A multi-award-winning company located in Edmonton, Alberta, Odvod Publishing was established in 2006. Initially the company…

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Member Spotlight: The Site Magazine is growing into its voice

Founded in 2015, The Site Magazine is young, but the consideration that goes into each bi-annual volume has made it…

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Member Spotlight: Birthing Magazine Continues to Support Parents

By Sarah Moore Like many publications, Birthing Magazine shifted its focus in 2020 to promoting content on its website and…

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Member Spotlight: The Prairie Journal Celebrates Alberta’s Literary Culture

By Sarah Moore In 1983, Anne Burke was pregnant with her son and looking for new challenges. “At the time,…

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Member Spotlight: Redesign Makes ATA Magazine More Relevant to Teachers

By Sarah Moore Three years ago, the ATA Magazine felt like an afterthought to managing editor Cory Hare, an add-on…

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Member Spotlight: Alberta Views Continues to Serve Engaged Citizens through Pandemic

When Jackie Flanagan gets letters from readers saying, “I’m so glad I discovered your magazine because now I know I’m…

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Continued Support for Arts, Culture, Heritage and Sport Sector Organizations

Minister of Canadian Heritage, Steven Guilbeault, announced support of Canadian magazine publishers through the Department of Canadian Heritage’s $300 million…

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Member Spotlight: COVID-19 changed The Tomato’s priorities

By Sarah Moore Since 1996, The Tomato has covered the food and drink scene in Edmonton, from local farmers to…

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Share your thoughts: Export Support for Canada’s Creative Industries

The Department of Canadian Heritage invites you to share your views on how to strengthen export support to Canada’s creative…

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Member Spotlight: WestWord Connects the Alberta Writing Community

Writing is often a solitary pursuit, but it doesn’t have to be isolating. WestWord, the magazine of the Writers’ Guild…

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Member Spotlight: Team behind Edify builds new brand mid-pandemic

By Sarah Moore When Avenue Edmonton rebranded to Edify last year, publisher Trudy Callaghan heard someone say she must be…

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National Magazine Awards Finalists Announced

On June 11, 2021, the National Magazine Awards Foundation unveiled their list of 210 finalists. Submissions came from 160 Canadian…

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Canadian Artists and Content Creators Economic Survey

Cultural Affairs at the Department of Canadian Heritage has launched the Canadian Artists and Content Creators Economic Survey. It is…

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Member Spotlight: Avenue Calgary’s Connection to the City Remains Strong Through the Pandemic

By Sarah Moore The pandemic afforded Avenue Calgary an opportunity to rethink the role of a city lifestyle magazine and…

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Member Spotlight: Buying a Magazine During a Pandemic

By Sarah Moore The magazine industry in Alberta might be “very challenging,” says Kyle Kerpan, but that hasn’t stopped him…

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