Murphy’s writing featured in national award-winning magazine

Patti — Wed, 06 May 2009 02:07:20 +0000

The Summer/Fall 2008 issue of Sun Valley Magazine (which included two of Patti Murphy’s articles on the sport of falconry and on the Peregrine Fund) has won the 2009 Maggie Award for best Semi-Annual Consumer Magazine! The Maggie Awards are the most prestigious national publishing awards in the Western United States (presented by the Western Publications Association), considered the “Oscars of the magazine publishing industry.” Sun Valley Magazine is in good company, as other winners have included Shape, Sunset, Arizona Highways, Western Interiors and Design, Backpacker, Yoga Journal, Sierra, Mother Jones, and San Francisco Bay Guardian.

And this same issue was also the proud recipient of a 2008 Ozzie Award for “Best Use of Photography” and a 2008 Eddie Award for Best Editorial Content (including Murphy’s two feature stories). The incredibly prestigious Ozzie and Eddie awards are open to all nationally-distributed magazines and are given in recognition of excellence in magazine design (the Ozzie) and editorial content (the Eddie). It is the largest national competition for magazines, and we are proud to have been able to contribute to this wonderful honor.

For the love of birds

Patti — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:13:25 +0000

The Summer issue of Sun Valley Magazine focuses on the beauty and mystery of birds of prey. From what the editor tells me, they had been trying to pull this issue together for more than three years, but had not been able to because they had no one to write the anchor stories. Honestly, I have always been fascinated by birds, so this was a perfect assignment for me. Getting a chance to go behind-the-scenes at the World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, learning about the international work of the Peregrine Fund and observing and writing about the sport of falconry, was a bird lover’s dream.

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Murphy’s writing featured in national award-winning magazine

For the love of birds