Don’t miss the most important event on every magazine editor’s social calendar. The Canadian Society of Magazine Editors proudly presents its Editors’ Gala on Wednesday June 2nd. Enjoy a dinner with your peers, celebrate editorial excellence with the 2010 Editors' Choice Award winners and take in a captivating talk from the evening’s guest speaker, editor extraordinaire Sally Armstrong.

Human rights activist, documentary filmmaker, teacher, editor and award-winning author, Armstrong has covered stories in conflict zones all over the world. From Bosnia and Somalia to Rwanda and Afghanistan, her eyewitness reports have earned her several awards, including a Gold Award from the National Magazine Awards Foundation. Armstrong was editor-in-chief of Homemaker's magazine from 1988 to 1999. Presently, she is a contributing editor at Maclean’s magazine.

Make sure you come early to mingle with colleagues, enjoy a cocktail on CSME and hear the sweet bossa nova sounds of the Aline Morales Band.

What: CSME Editors’ Gala
Where: Terrace Room 89 Chestnut St.
When: Wednesday June 2nd
Reception 6pm
Dinner 7pm

For tickets, register through MagNet or contact a CSME board member at csmeadmin [at] canadianeditors.com.
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Thanks to everyone who made it through the snow on Feb. 13 to attend 17 Great Ways to Create Online Content, CSME's first luncheon of 2008. We had an excellent turnout - the room was packed to hear from Shanda Deziel, managing editor of Maclean's.ca, and Jennifer Melo, editor of Homemakers.com as they described how they connect with readers and give them the best read they can.

Please send comments about the venue, the speakers, the food or anything else on the event to csmeadmin@canadianeditors.com.

By Amy Pearl

Little Italy’s cozy second-floor space at Bar Italia was an ideal spot for the Canadian Society of Magazine Editors (CSME) fall mixer on November 15. A room packed with editors settled into introductions by Sasha (a.k.a. Alexandra Tigchelaar sex columnist for Eye Weekly), Brian D. Johnson (senior entertainment writer and film critic at Maclean’s), and Mark Schatzker (freelance writer who often does travel stories for magazines such as Explore and Condé Nast Traveller) to address the perks and pitfalls of their trade.
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Thanks to everyone who came out to the mixer on November 15. Check back here for more events coming up soon. Click here to download the membership registration form for 2008!

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The Canadian Society of Magazine Editors has announced the winners of the 2007 Editors’ Choice Awards. The awards ceremony took place on June 13th at a gala dinner in downtown Toronto.

Canadian Gardening, The Hockey News, and Spacing took home the title of Magazine of the Year at this year’s Editor’s Choice Awards in the categories of large-, medium-, and small-circulation, respectively. In a new category for trade magazines, the award went to Far North Oil and Gas. Best display writing went to Profit while best front of book went to Maisonneuve. For photos from the event, visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/csme