The call for entries (including the submission form) is available at www.tabpi.org, and features an all-new category, Online Feature.
According to Tracy Beckett, TABPI's administrative manager, “Entries are coming in at a record pace so far. We've already seen packages arrive from Australia, Canada, Ireland, Singapore, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, the UK and the US This is shaping up to be a great year for the competition.”
The new TABPI SA receives a rebate on a portion of the entries.
The Tabbies recently signed on with yet another partner organisation, the Magazine Publishers' Association of South Africa (MPASA). Along with MPASA, other partners are the US's American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE), New Zealand's Magazine Publishers Association (MPA), South Africa's SAFREA and Australia's Society of Editors NSW.
The Tabbies international B2B magazine competition encompasses 20 categories, and is open to English language business-to-business publications around the world that are published at least quarterly.
Categories in the Tabbies' editorial division include: Best Single Issue, Department, Editor's Column, Feature Article, Focus/Profile Article, How-To Article, News Coverage, Regular Column, Single News Article, Special Section, and Technical Article. Categories in the design division include: Feature Design, Front Cover, Digital Imagery; Front Cover, Illustration; Front Cover, Photograph; Front Cover, Special Issue; Opening Page or Spread; and Table of Contents. The online division recognises the most interactive, informative B2B websites, plus online-only features.
The 2008 Tabbies are also supported by companies that have an interest in working with B2B editors and publishers – as well as supporting editorial and design excellence. The Platinum Sponsor is FosteReprints (www.fostereprints.com). Gold Sponsors for the 2008 Tabbies are: Texterity (www.texterity.com), RedRover Reprint & Content Management Services (www.redroverreprints.com), BtoB Magazine (www.btobonline.com) and Proximity Marketing (www.proximitymarketing.com). Silver Sponsors for the 2008 Tabbies are: Business Strategies Group Asia (www.bsgasia.com) and Lane Press (www.lanepress.com).
Judges for the competition are culled from suggestions of regional editorial groups across the globe. Winners will be announced on or about 1 July.
• Based in Cleveland, Trade, Association and Business Publications International (TABPI; www.tabpi.org) is a worldwide organisation dedicated to bringing together editors working for English-language publications worldwide, and encouraging a common dedication to editorial ethics and excellence.
