Humber Press, Office of Research & Innovation (ORI), is thrilled to announce that Humber’s research and innovation quarterly magazine SPARK is the winner of a Silver award at the 14th annual Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPA). Award-winning SPARK won in the category of Best Digital Edition Publication – Academic.
The award is a special recognition of SPARK Issue #4, which shines the spotlight on three interdisciplinary initiatives from Humber’s Visual & Digital Arts, Baking & Pastry Arts, and Fashion Management programs.
Anju Kakkar, IMBB™, Managing Editor of Humber Press, and the team accepted the award at the COPA award ceremony held on February 9, 2023; the team was delighted to be joined by Dianna Dinevski, PhD. (abd), Associate Dean of Research & Development.
Humber Press is grateful for this honour and heartily acknowledges the leadership of Dr. Ginger Grant, Dean of Research & Innovation, for her unwavering support. The team also extends special thanks to Rose-Marie Dolinar, PhD., and the entire ORI team. We also acknowledge with thanks to Humber’s growing research and innovation community—faculty members, researchers, staff, students, Centres of Innovations, as well as the industry and community partners.
About COPA
The COPA has become the tip of the spear for the digital publishing industry in Canada by showcasing and helping Canadian content creators move the needle forward for their brands on the global stage. The COPA was started in 2009 as an industry showcase of the Best Digital Content creators in the magazine and newspaper industries.
The COPA nomination entries are reviewed by a Who’s Who’s of the digital publishing industry in Canada. The panel has over 90 judges and is a collection of content, creative, digital, web, tech marketing, media and publishing experts.
- Learn more about the COPA finalists.
- Read the latest issue of SPARK.
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