Announcing the Digital Magazine Awards 2010

Have you entered yet?

If you have been reading Flipping Pages for any length of time, you’ll have heard me bang on about the lack of a dedicated digital magazine awards program (Where are all the digital magazine awards, Nov.09).

Good news! I might just be able to shut up about it.

The Digital Magazine Awards 2010 has been launched to “celebrate the best in digital publishing”, recognizing achievements  across a range of publishing sectors, from business to sports and fashion.

Last year, founder and organizer Bruce Hudson set out on the hunt for for a digital magazine awards program that might provide some inspiration for his own digital publishing efforts (check out Retro Magazine). Like me, Bruce found nothing; unlike me, he took the bull by the horns and set something up himself.

Bruce has taken the initiative, but the success of the awards will be down to publishers and editors taking the time to enter. I hope the sector embraces these awards and turns this start up into an annual affair, every bit as prestigious as long established print awards.

For more information go to www.digitamagazineawards.com or follow @DigitalMagAward on Twitter.