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News From Our Dock

Cottage Life recognized at the National Magazine Awards
The National Magazine Awards were handed out on June 6, 2008, in Toronto. Prizes were awarded to magazines
across Canada in various written, visual, and integrated categories.
We’re thrilled to report that frequent contributor Ray Ford has won Gold in the Service: Lifestyle
category at the recent National Magazine Awards for his story “Are You Ready for the Next Big Storm?” in our
May ’07 issue.
Cottage Life also received seven Honourable Mentions:
- In the How To category, Christine Langlois and Wayne Lennox for “Welcome to Hooterville” (May ’07
- In Profiles, Jim Moodie for “The Depths of Mary Sharpe” (Jun. ’07)
- In Homes and Gardens, Paul Orenstein for “On the Edge of the World” (May ’07)
- In Spot Illustration, Graham Roumieu for “Hottage Life” (Mar. ’07)
- In Still-Life Photography, Janet Bailey for “First Principles” (Aug. ’07)
- In Service: Health and Family, Ray Ford for “Reclaiming the Cottage” (Jun. ’07)
- In Service: Lifestyle, Ray Ford, again, for “It’s a Dirty Job But Somebody’s Going to Do It” (Jun.
’07)
Cottage Life has won more than 100 awards in total since the first issue in 1988, including 35
NMAs: 13 Gold awards and 22 Silver awards. Penny Caldwell was named Editor of the Year by the Canadian
Society of Magazine Editors (CSME) in 2006, and Cottage Life has been named Magazine of the Year by
CSME, the National Magazine Awards Foundation, and, most recently, by the International Regional Magazine
Association.
>> Full media release
Other news from Cottage Life
- We'e proud to print Cottage Life magazine on ancient-forest friendly paper. Read more...
- Cottage Life won the Magazine of the Year award at the International Regional Magazine
Association's annual meeting. Read more....
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