11th Annual Minnesota Publishing Excellence Awards

Minneapolis, MN – Minnesota Monthly Magazine received 10 awards at the 11th annual Minnesota Magazine & Publications Association Excellence Awards ceremony on November 1, with 4 gold awards, 3 silver and 3 bronze awards.

Greenspring Media Group, the publisher of Minnesota Monthly Magazine, was honored with an additional 17 awards for its other special interest and business/trade publications.

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

Gold Awards

Best Feature Article
“The Man from Fortune Bay”
Minnesota Monthly, October 2006

 

Best Regular Column
“Hippocratise”
Minnesota Monthly, July 2006, August 2006, September 2006

 

Best Use of Visuals/Photography
“True North”
Minnesota Monthly, October 2006

 

Best Digital Media
MinnesotaMonthly.com

 

Best Use of Visuals/Photography
“Designed 2 Define”
Meetings: Minnesota’s Hospitality Journal,
Fall 2006

 

Best Use of Visuals/Photography
“Chocolate”
Real Food, Winter 2006

 

Best Overall Design
Real Food, Winter 2006, Spring 2007, Summer 2007

Silver Awards

Best How-To Article
"DIY Gourmet"
Minnesota Monthly, March 2007

 

Best Single Cover
Minnesota Monthly, December 2006

 

Best Overall Design
Minnesota Monthly, November 2006, February 2007, March 2007

 

Best Digital Media
MidwestHomeMag.com

 

Best Single-Topic Issue, Special Section, or Special Supplement
"Bursts of Bloom"
Midwest Home, April 2007

 

Best Use of Visuals/Photography
"For Art’s Sake"
Midwest Home, May 2007

 

Overall Excellence
Midwest Home, March 2007, May 2007, June/July 2007

Bronze Awards

Best Feature Article
"Everything You Know About Minnesota Is Wrong"
Minnesota Monthly, June 2007

 

Best Single Cover
Minnesota Monthly, February 2007

 

Best Use of Visuals/Illustration
"Animal Indulgence"
Minnesota Monthly, February 2007

 

Best Overall Design
Midwest Home, March 2007, May 2007, June/July 2007

 

Best Feature Article
"For Art’s Sake"
Midwest Home, May 2007

 

Best Use of Visuals/Photography
"Happy Endings”
Drinks
, Fall 2006

 

Best Use of Visuals/Illustration
"The End of the Rebate Rip-Off”
Office Max Advantage, Summer 2006

 

Best Overall Design
Office Max Advantage, Summer 2006, Fall 2006, Winter 2007

 

Overall Excellence
Office Max Advantage, Summer 2006, Fall 2006, Winter 2007

GOLD: Best Feature Article
"The Man from Fortune Bay"
Minnesota Monthly, October 2006

GOLD: Best Use of Visuals/Photography
"True North "
Minnesota Monthly, October 2006

GOLD: Best Digital Media
MinnesotaMonthly.com

GOLD: Best Use of Visuals/Photography
"Designed 2 Define"
Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal, Fall 2006

GOLD: Best Use of Visuals/Photography "Chocolate"
Real Food, December 2006

GOLD: Best Overall Design
Real Food, Winter 2006, Spring 2007, Summer 2007

SILVER: Best Single Cover
Minnesota Monthly, December 2006

SILVER: Best Digital Media
MidwestHomeMag.com

SILVER: Best Use of Visuals/Photography "For Art's Sake"
Midwest Home, May 2007
BRONZE: Best Feature Article

BRONZE: Best Feature Article
"Everything You Know About Minnesota is Wrong"
Minnesota Monthly, June 2007

BRONZE: Best Overall Design
Midwest Home, June/July 2007

BRONZE: Best Use of Visuals/Photography "Happy Endings"
Drinks, Fall 2006

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