Former T.O. magazine founder, turned lawyer, writes murder mystery

So that's what happened to Bobby Rotenberg.The Globe and Mail published a story on Saturday by Kate Hammer concerning the about-to-be-published mystery novel by Toronto lawyer (now Robert) Rotenberg.But, as the story noted, he once founded T.O. magazine, which is sometimes fondly remembered for having been a feisty (if, ultimately, unsuccessful) attempt to give Toronto a different kind of city

Where's the magazine tax credit in Ontario?

Am I alone in wondering how it can be justified for the Ontario government to make enhanced tax credits permanent for the film industry when the magazine industry in the province is the only cultural industry without a tax credit at all?

Quote, unquote: Goodbye to all that

“The thing has nothing to do with me any more.” -- Former editor of The Walrus, Ken Alexander, quoted in a Globe and Mail profile by James Adams about life after Alexander left the magazine last June.

Facebook group protests discontinuation of small arts and literary mag funding

[This post has been updated]A Facebook group called the Coalition to Keep Canadian Heritage Support for Literary and Arts Magazines has been created to try and reverse a decision to discontinue funding for magazines under 5,000 annual circulation.The Facebook group was started by John Barton, the editor of The Malahat Review, Jon Fiorentino, editor of Matrix, Anita Lahey, editor of ARC Poetry

JPG photo mag pulled back from the brink by new investors

Interesting that JPG magazine, at death's door not too long ago, has been bought by a group of investors ande will carry on. According to a post on Techcrunch, the innovative photography magazine has been revived.JPG launched in late 2006 with the novel idea of cutting back on publishing costs by accepting user-submitted photos and relying partially on the community to edit the magazine. But

CSME discounts its memberships

The Canadian Society of Magazine Editors', as a recognition of recession-tight budgets, is discounting its membership fees, at least in part to keep up entries in its Editors' Choice Awards. (Entries are free, but at least one person from the magazine must be a member of CSME.)Recognizing the tight budgets faced by many of our partners, friends and colleagues in the industry this year, [it says

Western Magazine Awards deadline extended

The deadline for entry the Western Magazine Awards has been extended to Friday, March 6 at 9 p.m.