| Paint Horse Journal honored by
American Horse Publications
FORT WORTH, Texas—The Paint Horse Journal,
flagship monthly magazine of the American Paint Horse
Association, was recently honored for editorial content,
ad layout and magazine design in the 2009 American Horse
Publications’ (AHP) Annual Awards Contest.
Editors and graphic designers for the Paint Horse Journal
received a total of six awards at the annual AHP meeting, held
in New Orleans, Louisiana, June 25–27, 2009.
The AHP Annual Awards Contest provides members with an
opportunity to be recognized for excellence in equine
publishing, as well as professional critiques for improvement.
Competing against 817 entries from well-known equine
magazines such as the Quarter Horse Journal, Western Horseman,
Chronicle of the Horse and others, the staff again proved to be
at the top of the industry as they earned two first places, one
second place and three honorable mentions in “Circulation under
20,000” divisions. The awards ranged in category from
instructional series to horse care to personality profiles to
advertising and editorial design.
The panel of 24 judges included editors and columnists from
newspapers and agricultural magazines, graphic designers and ad
agency creative directors, as well as Web consultants and
university professors.
Below is a complete list of American Horse Publications
awards won by the Paint Horse Journal staff.
•
Irene Stamatelakys
Award and Category: 1st
place, Instructional Single Article
Winning Entry: “Show Me
the Money,” July 2008 issue
Award and Category: Honorable
Mention, Service to the Reader
Winning Entry: “Tying-Up: It’s
in the Genes,” August 2008 issue
• Abigail Wilder
Award and Category: 1st place, Instructional Series
Winning
Entry: “Ride Strong,” January through December 2008
•
Kelly Wise
Award and Category: 2nd place,
Editorial Design
Winning Entry: “The Longest Ride” May 2008
issue
• Jessica Hein
Award and
Category: 3rd place, Personality Profile
Winning Entry: “In
Pixie’s Dust,” August 2008 issue
• Jim West
Award and Category: Honorable Mention, Publication Staff
Advertisement
Winning Entry: “Champion of Champions,” August
2008 issue
More about AHP
American Horse
Publications is a non-profit association established in 1970 to
promote better understanding and communications within the
equine publishing industry. Its members include equine-related
publications, professionals, students, organizations and
businesses.
More about the Paint Horse Journal and APHA
The award-winning Paint Horse Journal is widely
regarded as the premier magazine covering Paint Horse topics
worldwide. The magazine reaches approximately 15,000 subscribers
in 35 countries.
To find out more about APHA and how to become a member, call
(817) 834-2742 or visit apha.com. For more information about the
Journal, including subscription and advertising rates,
visit
painthorsejournal.com. To subscribe, call toll free (866)
PHJ-4-YOU (745-4968) or contact
aclaude@apha.com.
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