MagNet 2019 exhibitors give their take on MagNet Square and discuss the benefits of sponsoring Canada’s largest magazine conference.

MagNet is Canada’s professional development and networking conference for magazine media. The 2019 conference took place April 24–25 in Toronto.

Showcasing Success was held on November 6 in Toronto at 2nd Floor Events. Nearly 60 people attended, from magazines large and small as well as the wider publishing and funding community, for an evening of networking and knowledge-sharing. The panel discussion was emceed by Julene Chung, Founder and Editor-In-Chief, Curated Life.

We would like to thank all of our panel speakers for sharing their time and enthusiasm with us: Ruth Jones, Greg Hudson, Christina Paruag, and Sheila Sampath.

The event was made possible with the support of Ontario Creates.

MagNet is Canada’s professional development and networking conference for magazine media. The 2018 conference took place April 25–26 in Toronto.

Watch our Q&A roundup with MagNet speakers Yanna Wilson-Fischer, David Topping, Rania El Mugammar, Sree Sreenivasan, Lindsay Nixon and Raj Kuchibhatla.

MagNet attendees give insight into what you can expect at the conference based on their experience at MagNet 2018.

MagNet is Canada’s professional development and networking conference for magazine media. The 2018 conference took place April 25–26 in Toronto.

MagNet 2018 sponsors give their take on MagNet Square and discuss the benefits of sponsoring Canada’s largest magazine conference.

MagNet is Canada’s professional development and networking conference for magazine media. The 2018 conference took place April 25–26 in Toronto.

Continuing our look back at the inaugural Canadian Magazine Awards / Grands prix du magazine, we are very happy to share with you Candy Palmater’s opening remarks at the awards fête on April 27.

As a judge for the awards program in its first year, and an avowed magazine lover, Candy opened our celebration of Canadian magazine journalism and design with a heartfelt, personal story about the impact of magazines on her life.

Candy Palmater is a recovered lawyer turned feminist comic who was raised by bikers in the wilds of northern New Brunswick. She is a broadcaster, writer, international keynote speaker, film and TV producer, multiple-award-winning TV series The Candy Show creator, comedian, host extraordinaire and activist, and has executive-produced three films on Mi’kmaw culture.

On April 27, 2017, Canada’s magazine publishing community came together to celebrate the very best in Canadian magazine journalism and design at the first Magazine Grands Prix fête.

The inaugural Magazine Grands Prix awards fête was held in conjunction with MagNet: Canada’s Magazine Conference, the premier event for Canada’s magazine media. The awards presentation was hosted by esteemed journalist Sophie Durocher, with opening remarks from Candy Palmater, broadcaster, writer, comedian and film and TV producer. The inaugural awards were open to work published in a Canadian magazine in 2016. The finalists reflected the sector’s range and excellence with nominations from Canadian magazines large and small; niche, specialty and general interest; local, regional and national. The 2017 Magazine Grands Prix featured 13 awards for individual creators and 12 for magazines which honour creative and editorial vision and execution.

Visit maggrandsprix.ca/awards for a complete list of finalists, winners and judges for each award.