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Q&Q publisher wins Ancient Forest Friendly award

Last Friday, at the MagNet magazine conference in Toronto, Markets Initiative handed out its first-ever “Order of the Forest” awards for publications and printers who have worked to become ancient forest friendly. Q&Q publisher Alison Jones won for the magazine’s 2005 redesign, which moved the magazine’s printing to Ancient Forest Friendly paper. (The awards were retroactive.)

More on the awards at the Canadian Magazines blog.

Congratulations to Alison, and to all the other winners. The “Order of the Forest” ceremony was held in a quiet forest glade, and attended by a huge gathering of anthropomorphic animals wearing vests and hats. There may even have been a centaur or two….

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