Tracy Stefanucci named BCAMP Volunteer of the Year
Tracy Stefanucci, publisher and editor-in-chief of OCW Magazine, has been selected as the 2009 BCAMP Volunteer of the Year. The award recognizes volunteer achievement by those who provide inspiration for bright up-and-comers and better the magazine industry through their involvement.

Jake Tobin Garrett, writer and former managing editor at OCW Magazine, says of Stefanucci, “She has created a magazine that is a welcoming environment for everyone, staff and contributors, and that allows for those in the community to flex their creative muscles in a collaborative environment. […] Even when the going got tough—and with a not-for-profit magazine, the going did get tough—Tracy maintained an infectiously positive attitude and was always a wellspring of new ideas.”

Mary Schendlinger, senior editor of Geist magazine, says, “Tracy Stefanucci is the wave of the future for magazine publishing. For her it is second nature to work collaboratively, share knowledge and insight, and inspire new (and old) publishers to love what they do.”

BCAMP working to establish charitable arm
In an effort to ensure the continued viability of BCAMP, the board of directors has approved a plan to establish a separate arm of the organization that will apply for charitable status. This action was recommended in the association's 2006 business plan and in light of recent public funding cutbacks, the board feels that now is the time to pursue it. The advantages of a charitable arm of BCAMP include the ability to issue tax receipts (thus making the organization more attractive to a broader range of funders) and increased potential for capital and operational funding that can be passed on to BCAMP.

The society that will seek charitable status is called the Western Society for Periodical Education and Research (WSPER) and was incorporated as a non-profit organization on March 5, 2010. WSPER's mandate is the advancement of education and its planned charitable activities include research, bursaries available to the public, school outreach, mentoring and internship programs. Its board will include educators and researchers involved in the local publishing industry.

WSPER is now working with a lawyer to apply for charitable status, a process that could take up to a year. We will keep members informed of new developments.

If you have questions or would like more information about this initiative, please contact Rhona MacInnes at 604-688-1175 or exec@bcamp.bc.ca.

Members invited to enter lottery for BC Ferries promotion
BCAMP will again purchase a number of promotional spaces for member magazines on BC Ferries during the peak summer travel season. As has been done in previous years, we will select participants by a lottery of interested magazines.

Twelve magazines participated in last year's campaign (May 1–July 31), which had an overall sell-through rate of 35% (with data for one magazine that should bump this number up still to be reported). We are still confirming this year's campaign dates and the number of available spots. In order to participate in this promotion, your magazine must meet the following criteria:

• Must be a BCAMP full member magazine in good standing;
• Have a national distributor, such as Disticor or Coast to Coast;
• Have a barcode (i.e., must have a retail price)

Please be advised that you will be charged an RDA (retail display allowance) of 20%, as BC Ferries is considered a premium retail location.

If you would like to enter the lottery to participate in this popular promotion, email Rhona MacInnes at exec@bcamp.bc.ca by Friday, April 16, 2010, with the following information:

• Magazine name
• On-sale dates between June 1 and August 31

 Good luck!

Bursaries available for MagNet and SFU Summer Publishing Workshops
MagNet
BCAMP has two bursaries available to attend MagNet: Canada's Magazine Conference (June 1-4). Successful bursary recipients are eligible to be reimbursed for 75% of tuition and travel expenses (including meals and accommodation), up to a maximum of $1,500. Note: A BCAMP bursary may be combined with a Magazines Canada bursary, provided the total reimbursement does not exceed the total expenses incurred.

SFU Summer Publishing Workshops
BCAMP has eight bursaries available to attend recognized magazine courses offered by the SFU Summer Publishing Workshops in Vancouver, which include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Developmental Editing: Fiction and Non-Fiction
• Launching or Relaunching an Online Magazine (new)
• Elements of Editing for Magazines
• Marketing Magazines Online: Communicating More Effectively with your Audience
• The Art of the Pitch: How to Create Story Ideas That Sell (new)
• Magazine Packaging with a Punch
• Magazine Publishing: a Crash Course in the Basics, the Necessities, and the New Realities (new)
• Digital Strategy: Editors' Intensive (new)
• Digital Strategy: Designers' Intensive (new)

Other courses in editing, design and new media may also be eligible for bursaries, at the discretion of the BCAMP professional development committee. Successful bursary recipients are eligible to be reimbursed for 75% of tuition expenses. Travel bursaries (including meal and accommodation expenses) are available to those members who reside outside the Lower Mainland.

To apply for a MagNet or SFU Summer Publishing Workshop bursary, complete the BCAMP bursary application form and return to the BCAMP office by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 10.

Office distribution program
The next office distribution program shipping deadline is April 20, for distribution in May.

This initiative involves controlled circulation to doctors', lawyers' and business offices in the Lower Mainland. Every other month, BCAMP distributes packages of member magazines (with blow-ins that direct readers to the Take the Tag contest on the BCAMP website) to 200 offices with waiting rooms.

Ship up to 200 copies of recent back issues (maximum one year old) to:



Lisa Sweanor
862 East 14 Ave, #2

Vancouver, BC  V5T 2N6

Please instruct couriers to leave packages on the front porch, which is rain protected.

BCAMP tent at The Word On The Street
Planning is underway for this year's Word On The Street Book & Magazine Festival, happening Sunday, September 26, 2010, at the Vancouver Public Library.

WOTS brings out an estimated 35,000 visitors, and hundreds of participating exhibitors, authors, performers and volunteers to Library Square for readings, demonstrations, music, contests, panels and much more. It's a fun opportunity to connect with readers and soak up the literary scene.

BCAMP member magazines are once again invited to sign up for one of the limited number of free tables in the BCAMP tent by emailing projects@bcamp.bc.ca. More information will be forthcoming.

Web weirdness
Members may have received email messages with the subject heading "Form submission from: Subscription Form" that contain nonsensical text and a link to a BCAMP administrative page that isn't accessible to members. As you may have guessed, these messages are not legitimate subscription inquiries, but rather the work of spam bots that have found you through your BCAMP member webpage.

Unfortunately, human verification tools (like CAPTCHA) that filter out these automatically generated messages are incompatible with the BCAMP website's Drupal setup. We apologize for the annoyance (we get copies of all spam emails, too!) and we are investigating other options to help curb the recent influx of spam.

In the meantime, if you find these messages bothersome, you can remove the subscription email option from your member webpage (please contact the office if you require assistance). But be aware that we do receive a number of legitimate subscription inquiries BCAMP through the site from visitors who were referred to member page via Google. If the subscription email contains contact information and not jumbled text, you will want to follow up on the inquiry; the potential subscriber has not yet entered any payment information. 

"Read Local, Buy Local" Chapters Earth Day promotion
BCAMP, the Association of Book Publishers of BC and the Sierra Club of BC have partnered with Chapters Indigo to present “Read Local, Buy Local,” a series of events at Chapters locations in Vancouver and Victoria to celebrate Earth Day (April 22) and promote local publications.

BCAMP will present the following sessions:

British Columbia Magazine: Take a Hike
British Columbia Magazine and ActNow BC teach kids what they need to know to go hiking: how to stretch properly, prepare a healthy lunch and pack a backpack.

Judi Tyabji: Pebble in the Pond
Judy Tyabji, founder of Pebble in the Pond Environmental Society and contributor to Powell River Living magazine, talks about the ongoing problem of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a gyre of marine litter in the central North Pacific Ocean.

OCW Magazine: Making Waste
Elizabeth Taron, contributor to OCW Magazine, will talk about her attempt to go through a day without waste and provide tips on how to reduce household waste in daily life

Quilter’s Connection: Shopping Bags with Style
Quilter’s Connection publisher Heather McArthur will provide tips on how to be a more eco-friendly quilter and present a demonstration on how to create a one-of-a-kind shopping tote using a reusable grocery store shopping bag.

Watershed Sentinel: Hotspots Project
Arthur Caldicott, environmental researcher and Watershed Sentinel contributor, will speak about the Watershed Sentinel HotSpots Project that he helped create: www.sentinelhotspots.ca. The site maps and gives info about potentially environmentally sensitive projects in Western Canada. 

Western Living: Green Your Renos
How can home owners incorporate environmentally conscious decisions into their next renovation? Western Living editor Anicka Quin hosts a roundtable discussion with Kelly Deck of HGTV’s "Take it Outside" and Michael Green of McFarlane Green Biggar Architecture (selected as 2009 Designers of the Year by Western Living).

We will post the event schedule on the BCAMP website shortly.

Next board of directors meeting
Thursday, May 6, 2010
5:30 p.m.
Alliance for Arts and Culture
100–938 Howe St, Vancouver

All members are welcome to attend. Please RSVP to exec@bcamp.bc.ca. 


If you would like to receive past meeting minutes, please email projects@bcamp.bc.ca.

Annual General Meeting
Saturday, June 12, 2010
12:00 p.m.
YWCA Program Centre, Welch Room
535 Hornby Street, Vancouver (View map)

All members are invited to attend the BCAMP Annual General Meeting. Come connect with your fellow BCAMP members and meet with the incoming and outgoing executives. A formal invitation will follow by mail.


Editors' Association of Canada Conference
Reflections: Editing Content and Culture
May 28–30, 2010
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec's Grande Bibiothèque, Montreal, QC
editors.ca/conference

Best on Page Awards
April 8, 2010
Toronto, ON
www.bestonpage.ca

SFU Summer Publishing Workshops
June–August 2010
Vancouver, BC
www.sfu.ca/pubworks
The Summer Publishing Workshops at SFU in Vancouver focus on six topic areas: book publishing, magazine publishing, editing, design, new media and writing. Workshops run in June, July and August—register early to avoid disappointment!

MagNet
June 1–4, 2010
89 Chestnut, Toronto, ON
magnet.magazinescanada.ca
MagNet is Canada's premiere public policy, professional development and networking conference for magazine professionals—a SuperConference not to be missed! With more than 60 sessions covering all industry disciplines, networking opportunities and special events, MagNet guarantees you'll harness the power of print in 2010.

Note: BCAMP members are eligible for Magazines Canada member registration prices.

National Magazine Awards
June 4, 2010
The Carlu, Toronto, ON
magazine-awards.com

High RPC for British Columbia Magazine 
According to the Print Measurement Bureau's spring data, British Columbia Magazine is among the top 10 Canadian English-language magazines when ranked by readers per copy (11.6 readers). It is the only regional publication on the list. (Source: Canadian Magazines blog)

New look for subTerrain
subTerrain has a new look for issue #54/55. The 128-page issue, on newsstands now, features an historical review of Vancouver's literary landscape. The redesign includes new sleek lines, new icons, new white space, and new regular features-yet beneath the new stylings, the magazine's dark and edgy little heart remains.

#54/55 Issue Launch
Thursday, April 15
Cafe Montmartre (4362 Main St., Vancouver)
7:00–10:00 p.m.

The evening’s entertainment will include readings from
George Bowering, Trevor Carolan, Cynthia Flood,
Catherine Owen, Peter Trower
and George Stanley. Live music to follow.

Thursday, April 15
8:00 p.m.
917 Main Street (formerly The Cobalt)

Featuring music by The Stolen Organ Family Band, Mississippi Live and The Autumn Portrait; artwork by contributors to issue 4.4/#16; sassy burlesque vixens; and a photo booth. 

Tickets: $10 (includes magazine and CD). Buy online

 
Malahat Review Far Horizons Award for Poetry
Attention all emerging poets: Submit your best three poems (under 60 lines each) to The Malahat Review's Far Horizons Award for Poetry!

Deadline: May 1, 2010
Prize: $500 (plus $20/page upon publication)
Entry details

Writing for the Web: Linda Solomon
May 27–30, 2010
Hollyhock Coast Wellness Retreat, Cortes Island, BC

Examine the basic rules of writing online, and take it further. Find out how to manage an interview, how to write an opening paragraph that will captivate your audience. Find out what it takes to build a reputation as a blogger, get your ranking up on Google, make use of social networking tools, and turn your name into a brand. Grab readers and keep them. There's a media revolution! Jump in now.

Linda Solomon is the founder and publisher of the Vancouver Observer, an online news site that has produced award-winning stories with a team of over 150 bloggers and reporters.

Register online

Publishing Instructor, Publishing Issues and Practices, Langara College
Deadline: April 30, 2010

Publishing Instructor, Writing for Publication, Langara College
Deadline: April 30, 2010

BC Association of Magazine Publishers
201-318 Homer St
Vancouver, BC  V6B 2V2
P 604.688.1175
F 604.687.1274

Rhona MacInnes
Executive Director
exec@bcamp.bc.ca

Heidi Waechtler
Project Coordinator projects@bcamp.bc.ca

Lisa Sweanor
Office Distribution Program 

sweanor2003@yahoo.com

Become one of us: Members are encouraged to join the new BCAMP LinkedIn group.

Vice-President
Kim Mah, Managing Editor, TVWeek

Secretary
Melissa Revington, Circulation Development Manager, NUVO

Treasurer
Jennifer MacLeod, Circulation/Managing Editor, Color

Directors at Large
Dave Allen, CEO, Just Business People Canada

Allison Bauman, Advertising Director, TheTyee.ca

Patrick Mackenzie, Managing Editor, subTerrain

Janine Verreault, Editor, Youthink