Atlantic Journalism Awards deadline is Mon. Feb 2

The deadline is Monday, Feb 2 for online entries to the Atlantic Journalism Awards. The AJAs are for all kinds of media, but there are three specific Atlantic magazine categories and some other categories open to magazines.

Details of each category can be reviewed at www.AJAs.ca under Category Definitions. Or you can call (902) 240-4080.  Judges Guidelines can also be seen on the same web site. Judging panels from coast to coast select three finalists in each category, except for the Lifetime Achievement Award which has one finalist. The finalist are announced in early April. 

The winners will be honoured at a gala dinner and awards event at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel on Saturday, May 9, 2015.

Atlantic Business magazine wins best cover award at AJAs

Atlantic Business March-April 2011

The 31^st Atlantic Journalism Awards were presented Saturday in Fredericton. Gold and silver awards in magazine categories were as follows:

• Atlantic Magazine Article
  The gold winner was Carol Moreira - Nova Scotia Open to the World (Halifax), A Place to Think; silver finalists were: Jon Tattrie - Halifax Magazine (Halifax), Justice Delayed; and Sara Jewell - Saltscapes Magazine (Bedford, NS), The Circle of Life.
• Atlantic Magazine: Best Cover
  The gold winner was Atlantic Business Magazine (St. John's, NL), The Rise of Generation Plus, (March-April 2011); silver finalists were: East Coast Living  (Halifax), Back to Life (Winter 2011); Halifax Magazine (Halifax), Going to the Big Leagues (October 2011).
• Atlantic Magazine: Best Profile Article
  The gold winner was Jack MacAndrew - Saltscapes Magazine (Bedford, NS) - Snowbird by Birth; silver finalists were: Alec Bruce - Atlantic Business Magazine (St. John's, NL), The Beautiful Dreaming of Wadih Fares; Jessica Burns - Halifax Magazine (Halifax), Brain Candy.

The awards have celebrated journalistic excellence and achievement in Atlantic Canada since 1981.They are managed by a volunteer industry board of directors representing print and broadcast news organizations.

Full list of gold winners and silver finalists in all categories.

Atlantic magazine entries being accepted for Atlantic Journalism Awards

Online entries are now being accepted for the Atlantic Journalism Awards. Go to www.ajasonline.org. or www.AJAs.ca There are 3 Atlantic magazine categories (in addition to other radio, television and new media). 

Deadline for entries is Tuesday, January 31, 2012.  Judging panels will select three finalists in each category, except for the Lifetime Achievement Award which has one finalist.  The selected journalists will be honoured at a gala dinner and awards event at the Delta Fredericton on May 5, 2012.