Atlantic Journalism Awards add three magazine categories

The Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJA) has added three magazine categories -- best magazine article, best magazine profile article and best magazine cover -- to its lineup for the 2009 awards which will be made May 8 in Halifax. Deadline for submission to the awards is Friday, January 29.

The additions to the awards could be a response to suggestions that the Atlantic Magazine Association (AMA), which debuted last year,  may be considering launching its own Atlantic magazines-only awards program and event. The AJAs have traditionally had some magazine content but are dominated by other media, particularly newspapers, radio and TV.