Garden Center magazine is a finalist for an award in the 2013 Eddie & Ozzie Awards, organized by Folio, a publication serving the magazine industry. The Eddies specifically recognize and highlight editorial excellence in both consumer and trade magazines, while the Ozzies showcase design. Editor Karen Varga’s December 2012 article, “Branch into berries” was nominated for an Eddie in the Business to business, retail, single article category.
There were more than 2,300 entries in this year's contest, and judges narrowed submissions down to about 500 finalists.
The press release from Folio below describes the awards in more detail:
It was no easy feat, but the Folio: team, along with our prestigious panel of 300+ judges, has narrowed the more than 2,300 entries received this year to a list of roughly 500 finalists. The annual awards program—spanning all corners of the magazine publishing industry—recognizes the very best in editorial and design. It’s the largest and most inclusive awards program of its kind in the industry.
From The Rotarian to Scholastic; from SourceMedia to Huffington Post to Spafax: all the best is represented.
See the list of finalists here.
"Where else can you see the best in magazine media content and design from every corner of the industry?" says Bill Mickey, editorial director of FOLIO:. "Each year is more ground-breaking than the next—the work that's showcased and honored in the Eddie and Ozzie Awards spotlights the immutable vibrancy of magazines on all platforms."
The winners and honorable mentions of the coveted Folio: Eddie & Ozzie Awards will be celebrated at a breakfast event on December 5, 2013, at the Grand Hyatt in New York City from 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.