Mid-Atlantic Media won a total of 24 awards for design and writing at this year’s Parenting Media Association conference. Awards were given for work completed in 2019.
Baltimore’s Child won the Gold Award for Overall Design and Bronze Award for General Excellence in a publication. Overall, the magazine won 14 awards. Frederick’s Child won three awards, all for the publication’s excellent design. Washington Family won seven awards, including the Gold Award for its series on teen partying.
Congratulations to our writers and designers for this much-deserved recognition of their hard work! Here is a complete listing of the awards:
Baltimore’s Child
Column: Child Development and Parenting Issues, Gold: Baltimore’s Child; “Your Special Child,” Erica Rimlinger
Service Feature, Gold: Baltimore’s Child; “Date Night & Dollars,” Adranisha Stephens, writer
Non-Traditional Story Form, Gold: Baltimore’s Child; “Mallet, Please,” Jessica Gregg, David Stuck
Ancillary Overall Writing, Gold: Baltimore’s Child; “B’More inclusive,” Baltimore’s Child Staff
Overall Design, Gold: Baltimore’s Child, Lonna Koblick
Calendar of Events: Design, Gold: Baltimore’s Child; “BC Fun,” Lonna Koblick
Special Section: Design, Gold: Baltimore’s Child; “Your Child with Special Needs,” July 2019, Lonna Koblick
Ancillary Cover, Gold: Baltimore’s Child; “B’More Inclusive,” Lonna Koblick
Best Redesigned Publication, Silver: Baltimore’s Child, Baltimore’s Child staff
Interior Photography, Silver: Baltimore’s Child; “Mallet, Please – Teaching Your Child How to Eat Crabs,” David Stuck, Lonna Koblick
Personal Essay, Silver: Baltimore’s Child; “What to Do When Your Child Wants to Be an Influencer,” Gina Gallucci-White, writer
Overall Writing, Silver: Baltimore’s Child, staff
General Excellence, Bronze: Baltimore’s Child, staff
Special Section Within a Publication, Bronze: Baltimore’s Child; “Your Child with Special Needs,” staff
Frederick’s Child
Single Page Design, Gold: Frederick’s Child; “Needle and Thread,” Lonna Koblick
Front Cover: Use of Stock Photo, Silver: Frederick’s Child; “October/November 2019,” Caroline Swartz
Table of Contents, Silver: Frederick’s Child, Caroline Swartz
Washington Family
Series, Gold: Washington Family; “Teens and Substance Abuse,” Adranisha Stephens, Victoria Harvey and Britni Petersen, writers
Table of Contents, Gold: Washington Family, Lonna Koblick
Interior Illustration, Gold: Washington Family; “Loving Fully in an Unfair World,” Talia Greenberg-Hudgins
Calendar of Events, Silver: Washington Family, Calendar staff
Column: Family Fun, Bronze: Washington Family; “DMV Fun,” staff
Column: Family Matters, Bronze: Washington Family; “Healthy Family,” Courtney McGee, columnist
Single Page Design, Bronze: Washington Family; “Fruit Picking Fun,” Lonna Koblick
