Fifty Plus Wins Top Magazine Award
Also garners 16 more awards for writing and design
 
Fifty Plus won Best of Show in its size bracket from the North American Mature Publishers Association.
 
At the NAMPA conference in November, 2007, Fifty Plus also received 16 first- and second-place awards for writing, photography and design. The contest covered issues published between July 2006 and June 2007.
 
NAMPA is a trade organization comprised of more than 50 publications across the country. Its Web site is www.maturepublishers.com.
 
 
First Place
Overall Design (Denine D’Angelo)
Overall Photography: (D’Angelo, Frost)
Column Review: “Richmond Reads” (John Denniston)
Briefs/Shorts: “Roundup” (Angela Lehman-Rios)
Personal Essay: “The Time of My Life” (Randy Fitzgerald)
Profile: “Family Recipe for Happiness” (Cesca Janece Waterfield)
Community Service: “Pink Ribbon Classic” (Tequitia Andrews)
How-To Feature: “Uncharted Territories” (Elizabeth McDade)
Calendar of Events Design: (D’Angelo)
Self-Promotion Design: “Advertise with...” (D’Angelo, Frost)
Ad Series Design: “Imagination Illustration” (Ryan Hooley)
 
Second Place
Front Cover Photo: “Guarding the Threads” (Kim Frost)
Table of Contents Design: (D’Angelo)
Briefs/Shorts Design: (D’Angelo)
How-To Feature: “Knead Pain Relief?” (Cheryl Lage)
Feature Writing: “Never Ready to Come Up” (Diane Lang)
Senior Issues: “Your Health” (Denniston)
Single Color Ad Design: “Wild Noodles” (Hooley)  
 
 
Selected Past Awards
 
Best of Show (NAMPA, 2006)
First Place, Overall Photography (NAMPA, 2006)
First Place, Special Sections: “Focus on Caregiving” (NAMPA, 2006)
First Place, Overall Design (NAMPA, 2006)
Second Place, Editorial Writing (VPA, 2006)
Third Place, Column Writing: “Richmond Firsts” by Ray Schreiner (VPA, 2006)