{"id":152,"date":"2019-09-25T19:32:46","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T19:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/press.advontemedia.com\/?p=152"},"modified":"2021-09-29T15:56:36","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T15:56:36","slug":"wpa-western-publishing-association-now-dissolved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/press.advontemedia.com\/wpa-western-publishing-association-now-dissolved\/","title":{"rendered":"WPA Western Publishing Association &#8211; Now Dissolved"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"407\" height=\"149\" src=\"https:\/\/press.advontemedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/WPA-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"western publishing association\" class=\"wp-image-153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/press.advontemedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/WPA-Logo.jpg 407w, https:\/\/press.advontemedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/WPA-Logo-300x110.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sorry to see this organization end the era of publishing resources and collaboration on the west coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Maggie Awards lives on while the Western Publishing Association has dissolved the organization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maggie Awards are listed on the original organization site and also the now award site domain. Unfortunately, only authenticated individuals can see the award winners at the new site: maggieawards.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The WPA has posted the announcement at wpa-online.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>The Western Publishing Association\u2019s (WPA) Board of Directors and members have voted to dissolve the association, effective June 30, 2018.The board is pleased to announce that the Association of Magazine Media (MPA) has agreed to create a special membership offer for current and former WPA members. The MPA is the nation\u2019s leading media association (www.magazine.org) and has long been a valuable ally of the WPA; we greatly appreciate their willingness to create a new membership opportunity for our current and former WPA members moving forward. More details on this offer will come soon.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The association was originally established as a non-profit business association, and was dedicated to advancing excellence in publishing in the western United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sorry to see this organization end the era of publishing resources and collaboration on the west coast. The Maggie Awards lives on while the Western Publishing Association has dissolved the organization. Maggie Awards are listed on the original organization site and also the now award site domain. 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