Delaware Beach Life wins national recognition as “Magazine of the Year”

In just the five years since it was launched, Delaware Beach Life has won numerous awards for its writing, photography and page design.Delaware Beach Life, coastal Delaware’s full-color feature magazine, was named “Magazine of the Year” in its circulation category by the International Regional Magazine Association during its annual conference in October.
This is the top award given by the trade association, which includes many well-known monthlies from around the United States, such as Texas Monthly, Adirondack Life and Arizona Highways.

Delaware Beach Life also won first place in the Overall Art Direction category (which defines the look of the magazine) and first place in the Most Improved category, an award that was based on the complete redesign of the magazine that was launched with the March/April 2008 issue.

All three awards were based on issues published in 2008.
“The magazine confidently takes on a broad agenda — history, people, homes, art, nature — with a combination of good personal storytelling, features that inform and entertain, and a willingness to tackle tough issues,” said judge Jacqui Banaszynski.

Delaware Beach Life in September won another national level award, taking second place for the overall quality of its writing, editing and design in the 2009 competition sponsored by the National Federation of Press Women. To qualify for entry in that contest, Delaware Beach Life won first place in the statewide contest sponsored by the Delaware Press Association. These comments came from one of the judges: “What a great mix of stories — all are well written and edited. The historical pieces and writing contest add to the broad appeal. Nice covers, beautiful design.”

Delaware Beach Life Publisher Terry Plowman said, “These awards really belong to the many dedicated contributors whose work appears in every issue. We all take great pride in creating a top-notch magazine with real journalistic integrity and beautiful design.”

BACKGROUND: Delaware Beach Life is an independently owned full-color glossy magazine that was launched in 2002 by longtime coastal Delaware resident Terry Plowman. It covers all of coastal Delaware from Lewes to Fenwick Island and inland to Milton, Millsboro and Selbyville. It is the only feature magazine based in, and focused on, coastal Delaware. It reaches 50,000 readers throughout all of that area and in the metro-suburban areas that feed coastal Delaware. Over the past eight years, Delaware Beach Life has won numerous other awards for its content and design, and it continues to be acclaimed by its readers for being the premier coffee-table magazine of the region. Please call if you need further information.