Penny Caldwell named editor of the year at annual CSME Editors' Choice Awards

Penny Caldwell

Penny Caldwell, the editor of Cottage Life magazine, was once again chosen as editor of the year by the Canadian Society of Magazine Editors (CSME) at it annual Editors' Choice Awards in Toronto.  She had been similarly chosen in 2006 and 2010. Cottage Life also won for best medium-circulation magazine (50,000 to 150,000) and for display writing.

Spacing magazine won several awards: small circ magazine (under 50,000); best website; tied for best front-of-book; and this year, for the first time the award has been given, art integration.

Other winners were

• Runner up website -- Canadian Living.com
• Runner up small-circ magazine -- Canada's History
• Medium-circ magazine -- Cottage Life (runner up, Outdoor Canada)
• Large circ magazine  (150,000+) -- Today's Parent (runner up, Canadian Living)
• Trade magazine -- Precedent (runners up tied: Today's Trucking and Professionally Speaking
• Tablet -- Best Health (runner up, Reader's Digest Canada)
• Jim Cormier Award for display writing -- Cottage Life