Here's What's Happening in the World of Canadian Magazines
- Now hiring! Internship positions in the National Paid Internship Program and the Paid Internship Program for Ontario Magazines are available here.
- Important update from the Department of Canadian Heritage on the Canada Periodical Fund – Aid to Publishers 2020–21 here. [member login required]
- Newcom Media Inc. acquires Investment Executive, Finance et Investissement, Advisor’s Edge, and Conseiller from TC Transcontinental. Read the release here.
- Please join us in congratulating the 2019 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction finalists. Read the announcement here.
- Save the date. MagNet 2020 will be held in Toronto on Wednesday, April 22 and Thursday, April 23, 2020. Early bird registration will open soon!
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Member Benefit Highlight:
Expand Your Mind and Expand Your Reach
There are many benefits to being a member of Magazines Canada. One of these benefits is the ability to extend your magazine's readership into international markets through our Export and Networking Program. We also work with international partners to provide members with access to international events at reduced rates!
To learn how you can access our special member rates please contact Evan Dickson (Director, Business Development) at edickson@magazinescanada.ca or 416.504.0274 x 222 (direct) or 1.877.238.8354 (toll-free).
Here are a few upcoming conferences you should think about attending—at a member discount.
The FIPP World Media Congress
With over 60 sessions to choose from, the FIPP World Media Congress helps attendees equip their businesses for the future, while networking with peers from around the globe. Over the course of three days, delegates will learn from the world’s top media brands, including Condé Nast, Forbes and Nylon.
Congress sessions address innovation trends, change management, monetization, politics and trust. Each day will also feature formal networking sessions and 1:1 meetings to facilitate collaboration among global industry peers. The FIPP World Media Congress will also host the FIPP Incubator, a curated selection of media sector start-ups.
The congress will be held November 12–14, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. For the full itinerary, please visit fippcongress.com/agenda.
Business Information Media Summit
The 2019 Business Information Media Summit (BIMS) focuses on B2B publishing through five tracks: advertising, audience engagement, data, strategy, and technology. With over 60 expert speakers, there’s a broad spectrum of knowledge to gain. You will learn how to remain competitive when running a legacy business or how to eclipse the competition as a startup.
BIMS explores every facet of creating a dynamic and vital business. From playbooks for profit to building data products, the Summit focuses on providing publishers with the tools to manage the complexity of industry change. BIMS fosters an interactive exchange of ideas, best practices and connections that respect the past while building a sustainable future for the business media industry.
BIMS 2019 will be held November 11–13, 2019 in Hollywood, FL. The full schedule can be found at siia.net/bims/
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Share Your Feedback with Us! Take the Magazines Canada’s Benefits and Services Survey Today!
This summer we launched a member survey to find out which Magazines Canada services and benefits you really value. We want to make sure that we hear from you, because your feedback has a lasting impact on the future of the association.
Why not take a few minutes right now to tell us what you think? Share your feedback on Magazines Canada benefits and services with us by taking the survey at surveymonkey.com/r/MagazinesCanadaPrioritySurvey.
Your responses will be kept confidential, so please be candid. You can take this survey anonymously—it’s important that we hear from you.
This is a short survey: it takes about 10 minutes to complete and submit. The survey will be open until Friday, October 11, 2019.
To share our appreciation for your feedback, after completing the survey you can choose to enter a draw for a chance to win one of four (1 of 4) prizes: Three (3) secondary prize winners will each receive their choice of a $20 gift card to Chapters/Indigo, Kobo or Starbucks, and one (1) grand prize winner will receive a pair of AirPods! (Entrants must have completed the survey to win).
If you have questions, comments, or feedback (all of which we welcome!), please reach out to Brianne DiAngelo (Director, Communications and Public Engagement) at bdiangelo@magazinescanada.ca or 416.504.0274 x 227 (direct) or 1.877.238.8354 x227 (toll-free).
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Member Catalogue Update: Please Verify Your Magazine Details
This month we will be verifying our member data in order to prepare for our brand-new member catalogue. The member catalogue is a part of our Discovering Canadian Magazines in a Changing Marketplace project.
To facilitate this process, we are asking each member to confirm or update your publication information and to provide a high-res copy of your latest cover. You can find a copy of your magazine data here.
Please submit your updated descriptions and magazine covers by email to comms@magazinescanada.ca or upload your covers here by September 27, 2019.
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Don't Miss Your Chance to Save on DesignThinkers Toronto!
DesignThinkers Toronto is Canada's largest annual graphic design conference, connecting designers from around the world. Coordinated by Registered Graphic Designers (RGD), the conference explores the innovations and disruptions that inform, inspire and influence design. The conference will be held October 24–25, 2019 at Meridian Hall (formerly the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts) in Toronto, Canada.
Be sure to take advantage of the early bird pricing before October 7, 2019. The final day to register online is October 21, 2019.
Magazine Canada members also have access to an additional 15% off registration fees. Please contact us for the promo code. For more information and to register, visit designthinkers.com/toronto.
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Take Readers Behind-the-Scenes by Taking Over Our Instagram Stories
Do you have an interesting project coming up or want to show Canada what a "day in the life" at a Canadian magazine is like? Share your story through the @MagsCanada Instagram page! We are currently scheduling takeovers from October 2019 to March 2020. Contact jchung@magazinescanada.ca for details.
Do you have exciting news to share? Let us know on Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #MagazineMoment. You can also share your events on our event listing page here.
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