$15,000 in prizes to be won! 4 categories!
Enter today at www.newsstandawards.ca
(or forward to your best clients!)

The competition begins February, 28 2007 as the Canadian Newsstand Awards/Grand prix d'excellence en kiosque is again looking for the best performers in newsstand sales and cover design for 2006.

This unique cover competition is open to all English and French-language Canadian magazines, which recognizes excellence in newsstand sales and cover execution by Canadian magazine publishers. $15,000 worth of promotion credits for HDS Retail-owned stores and other great prizes are available to be won.

Last year's winners included The Hockey News (in two categories), Canadian Geographic, Weekly Scoop, TVWeek and Cottage. Kevin Brannigan, VP of Circulation, Canada for The News Group was named Newsstand Marketer of the Year.

Judges look at a number of criteria, including total newsstand sales of the issue, sell-through percentages, newsstand promotions, and qualitative cover features. Entrants compete in four categories, based on circulation size from small to extra-large. Another category, the Best New Magazine category is exclusive to magazines launched in 2005 or 2006. The top category, Newsstand Magazine Cover of the Year, is chosen as "best in show" from any of the other categories. The awards also recognize the Newsstand Marketer of the Year, selected from mailed-in nominations.

The entry deadline for the Newsstand Awards is Thursday, April 12. Winners will be announced at a special reception on June 5 at Magazines University, held in Toronto. An exhibit of short-listed candidates will also be displayed at the Masthead Exhibit Hall during Mags U as well as at the National Magazine Awards, June 15, at the Carlu.

The Canadian Newsstand Awards are sponsored by:

HDS Retail/ Great Canadian News/Maison de la Presse
Transcontinental Printing
Quark Inc.
Department of Canadian Heritage, Canadian Magazine Fund
CMC (Circulation Management Association)
ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulations)
Masthead magazine

For more information contact:
Doug Bennet, Publisher, Masthead
Producer, Canadian Newsstand Awards
E-mail: dbennet@masthead.ca

Click here for Newsstand Awards Entry brochure.