ABMP & ASCP Publications Named Finalists for 16 Awards

Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP), Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP), and Associated Hair Professionals, publishers of Massage & Bodywork, ASCP Skin Deep, and AHP Beauty Sense magazines, were named finalists for a total of 16 Maggie Awards. The Maggie Awards "invite content creators from all media segments to submit their brands for consideration. Print, online, digital, newsletters, video channels, social media, websites, are all invited.”

The list of nominations is below.

Best Consumer Editorial
Best How-To Article
Consumer & Trade
Massage & Bodywork magazine
July/August 2018
“Scoliosis: Clinical Orthopedic Manual Therapy Treatment”
By Joe Muscolino
www.massageandbodyworkdigital.com/i/992435-july-august-2018/72

Best Consumer Design
Best Single Editorial Photograph/Consumer
Massage & Bodywork magazine
March/April 2018
“Death, Dying, and the Breakability of Us All”
By Lauren Cates
www.massageandbodyworkdigital.com/i/943527-march-april-2018/74

Best Trade Publications
Associations/Trade
ASCP Skin Deep magazine 
2018

Best Trade Publications
Associations/Trade
Massage & Bodywork magazine 
March/April 2018
www.massageandbodyworkdigital.com/i/943527-march-april-2018/0

Best Trade Publications
Special Theme Issue/Trade
Massage & Bodywork magazine 
March/April 2018
www.massageandbodyworkdigital.com/i/943527-march-april-2018/0

Best Trade Editorial
Best Feature Article
(Circ over 50,000)/Trade
Massage & Bodywork magazine 
March/April 2018
“Death, Dying, and the Breakability of Us All”
By Lauren Cates
www.massageandbodyworkdigital.com/i/943527-march-april-2018/74

Best Trade Editorial
Best Signed Editorial or Essay/Trade
Massage & Bodywork magazine 
March/April 2018
“The World is Watching”
By Susan Coffey
www.massageandbodyworkdigital.com/i/943527-march-april-2018/12

Best Trade Editorial
Best Regularly Featured Department, Section or Column/Trade
Massage & Bodywork magazine 
May and September issues
Heart of Bodywork
www.massageandbodyworkdigital.com/i/969285-may-june-2018/34
www.massageandbodyworkdigital.com/i/1013756-september-october-2018/38

Best Trade Design
Best Editorial Layout(Circ over 50,000)/Trade
ASCP Skin Deep magazine 
November/December 2018
“Branded for Success”
By Lauren Snow
www.ascpskindeepdigital.com/i/1037162-november-december-2018/58

Best Trade Design
Best Cover
(Circ under 50,000)/Trade
ASCP Skin Deep magazine 
November/December 2018
www.ascpskindeepdigital.com/i/1037162-november-december-2018/0

Best Trade Design
Best Cover(Circ over 50,000)/Trade
Massage & Bodywork magazine 
September/October 2018
www.massageandbodyworkdigital.com/i/1013756-september-october-2018/0

Best Trade Design
Best Overall Publication Design/Trade
ASCP Skin Deep magazine 
July/August 2018
www.ascpskindeepdigital.com/i/992432-july-august-2018/0

Best Trade Design
Best Overall Publication Design/Trade
Massage & Bodywork magazine 
March/April 2018
www.massageandbodyworkdigital.com/i/943527-march-april-2018/0

Best Digital Media/Trade & Consumer
Best Web Publication/Trade & Consumer
AHP Beauty Sense magazine 
2018
https://beautysense.associatedhairprofessionals.com/i/953505-volume-2-issue-1/0

Best Digital Media/Trade & Consumer
Best Web Publication/Trade & Consumer
Body Sense magazine 
Summer 2018
www.bodysensemagazinedigital.com/i/995957-summer-2018/0

Best Digital Media/Trade & Consumer
Best Web Publication/Trade & Consumer
Massage & Bodywork magazine 
July/August 2018
www.massageandbodyworkdigital.com/i/992435-july-august-2018/0

For a complete list of nominations, visit www.maggieawards.com/2018-maggie-awards-finalists.

The winners will be announced on May 3 in Los Angeles.

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