For Immediate Release


SKIRT! MAGAZINE TAKES HOME THE GOLD AT THE MAGAZINE ASSOCIATION OF THE SOUTHEAST’S GAMMA AWARDS IN ATLANTA, GA

skirt! magazine wins 5 GAMMA awards

Atlanta, Georgia (May 7, 2009) – skirt! magazine, a free consumer magazine targeting women, received five GAMMA awards at the  Magazine Association of the Southeast’s GAMMA Awards in Atlanta, GA on April 30, 2009. skirt! magazine was awarded three Golds in Best Design, Best Essay [“Shameful Commerce” by Hilary Meyerson, Dec. ‘08], and Best Single Issue [Feel Good: Health and Wellness, Sept ‘08]. This was skirt!’s second time entering the GAMMA awards. Charlotte Magazine, Atlanta Life and Atlanta Parent were also nominees in the category.

skirt! magazine also took home two Silver GAMMAs for Best Series and General Excellence (the highest award in their division).

The judges commented on skirt! “The combination of exciting artwork, inspirational design, and eloquent writing makes skirt! magazine a remarkable approach to feminist media. The magazine’s sassy and confident attitude resonates in the wide variety of topics and makes the reader feel as though she is part of an exclusive club all girls want to join.”

The only program that honors editorial and design excellence in magazine publishing in the Southeast, the GAMMA Awards are judged by an elite group of magazine editors and designers from all over the country.

About skirt! magazine
skirt! was born in 1994 as a monthly magazine for women in the Charleston and Columbia areas of South Carolina. Since then, skirt! has tripled in size, expanded its distribution to and attracted readers and contributors from across the country. Print and digital editions of skirt! are now also available in Boston, MA; Richmond and Hampton Roads, VA; Athens, Augusta and Savannah, GA; Knoxville and Memphis, TN; Greensboro, Raleigh, Charlotte and Winston-Salem, NC;  Greenville and Columbia, SC; Birmingham, AL; Lexington, KY; Tampa Bay and Jacksonville, FL; and Lubbock, TX.  The free magazine is all about women— their work, play, families, creativity, style, health and wealth, bodies and souls. skirt! is spirited, independent, outspoken, serious, playful and irreverent, sometimes controversial, and always passionate.  Visit  www.skirt.com  for more information.