15th Annual Minnesota Publishing Excellence Awards

Minneapolis, MN – Greenspring Media Group, the publisher of Minnesota Monthly Magazine & Midwest Home Magazine, was honored with a total of 43 awards at the 15th annual Minnesota Magazine & Publishing Association Excellence Awards ceremony on November 3.

The annual Excellence Awards Competition was established by the Minnesota Magazine &
Publishing Association to recognize and foster outstanding publishing achievements.
Greenspring Media Group was honored with the following awards:

Gold Awards

Best Blog
(General Interest, Business Trade)
Dara & Co., Minnesota Monthly

 

Best E-Newsletter
(General Interest, Special Interest)
Weekend Best Bets, Minnesota Monthly

 

Best Feature Design
(General Interest, Over 60,000)
“Delta Blues,”
Minnesota Monthly,
February 2011

 

Best Overall Design
(General Interest)
Minnesota Monthly

 

Best Profile Article
(General Interest, Over 60,000)
“Lawyer V. Vatican,”
Minnesota Monthly, August 2010

 

Best Typography
(General Interest)
“The Case of the Curious Disease,”
Minnesota Monthly, October 2011

 

Best Feature Article
(Special Interest, Under 60,000)
“Accidental Gardener,”
Midwest Home, April/May 2011

 

Best Cover Design
(Business/Trade, Under 30,000)
"The Traveler’s Living Room”,
Meetings Minnesota’s Hospitality Journal, Fall 2010

 

Best Feature Design
(Business/Trade, Under 30,000)
"The Traveler’s Living Room”,
Meetings Minnesota’s Hospitality Journal, Fall 2010

 

Best Directory
Mall of America and Destination Bloomington Visitors Guide

 

Best Cover Design
(Special Interest, Over 60,000)
Minneapolis Saint Paul Official Visitors Guide to the Twin Cities

 

Best Feature Design
(Special Interest, Over 60,000)
"Fiesta Chic,"
Real Food, Spring 2011

 

Best Single Page or Spread
(Special Interest, Over 60,000)
“The Art of Sausage,”
Real Food,
Fall 2010

 

Best How-To Article
(Association, Business/Trade, Under 30,000)
“Beyond First Class,”
Reserve Magazine, Summer 2011

Silver Awards

Best Cover Design
(General Interest, Over 60,000)
Minnesota Monthly, March 2011

 

Best Profile Article
(General Interest, Over 60,000)
“A Mother’s Tale,”
Minnesota Monthly, January 2011

 

Best Regular Column
(General Interest, Over 60,000)
Omnivore, Minnesota Monthly

 

Best Single Page or Spread Design
(General Interest, Over 60,000)
“The Heist,”
Minnesota Monthly, November 2010

 

Best Typography
(General Interest)
“Best Barbecue,”
Minnesota Monthly, July 2010

 

Best Overall Excellence
(General Interest, Over 60,000)
Minnesota Monthly

 

Best Profile Article
(Special Interest)
“Midwest Minimalism,”
Midwest Home, April/May 2011

 

Best Single Page or Spread
(Special Interest, Under 60,000)
“Tactile Treasure,”
Midwest Home, September/October 2010

 

Best Feature Design
(Business/Tradet, Under 30,000)
"7th Annual State of the Industry,”
Meetings Minnesota’s Hospitality Journal

 

Best Overall Design
(Business/Trade, Under 30,000)
Meetings Minnesota’s Hospitality Journal

 

Best Cover Design
(Special Interest, Under 60,000)
“The Golden King,”
Where Twin Cities,
February 2011

 

Best Feature Design
(Special Interest, Under 60,000)
“The Treasures of Tut,”
Where Twin Cities, February 2011

 

Best Feature Design
(Special Interest, Over 60,000)
"The Dark Side,"
Drinks Magazine, Fall 2010

 

Best Overall Design
(Special Interest)
Drinks Magazine

 

Best Single Page or Spread
(Special Interest, Over 60,000)
“Lime Time,”
Drinks Magazine, Summer 2011

 

Best Profile Article
(Business/Trade, Under 30,000)
"Adventure at Play,"
Reserve Magazine, Summer 2011

Bronze Awards

Best Feature Article
(General Interest, Over 60,000)
“The One That Got Away,”
Minnesota Monthly, March 2011

 

Best Website
(General Interest)
MinnesotaMonthly.com

 

Best Cover Design
(Special Interest, Under 60,000)
Midwest Home, August 2010

 

Best Editor’s or Publisher’s Editorial or
Letter to the Readers

(Special Interest, Under 60,000)
“Kitchen Cravings,”
Midwest Home, September/October 2010

 

Best Single-Topic Issue, Special Section,
or Special Supplement

(Special Interest)
“Best of the Twin Cities,”
Midwest Home, June/July 2011

 

Overall Excellence
(Special Interest, Under 60,000)
Midwest Home

 

Best Feature Design
(Business/Trade, Under 30,000)
"Beauty Blooms,”
Meetings Minnesota’s Hospitality Journal, Summer 2010

 

Best Profile Article
(Business/Trade, Under 30,000)
"Lady of Luxury,"
Meetings Minnesota’s Hospitality Journal, Fall 2010

 

Overall Excellence
(Business/Trade, Under 30,000)
Meetings: Minnesota’s Hospitality Journal

 

Best Directory
Twin Cities Living Relocation Guide

 

Best Cover Design
(Special Interest, Over 60,000)
Betty Crocker, Holiday Baking

 

Best Overall Design
(Special Interest)
Betty Crocker, Most Requested Recipes

 

Best Feature Design
(Special Interest, Over 60,000)
"In The Pink,"
Drinks,
Summer 2011

 

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