Cincinnati Family, a multiple award-winning regional parenting publication distributed for free each month, is pleased to announce four new awards (including three Gold Awards in editorial and design), received from the Parenting Media Association (PMA) Editorial and Design Contest. The award ceremony is the culmination of the PMA’s annual three-day media conference.   

The PMA, a nonprofit that’s represented the regional family media market since 1988, hosted the ceremony Monday, November 15  at the Annual Conference. The awards were judged by the University of Missouri School of Journalism.

Cincinnati Family’s awards are as follows:

  • The monthly calendar of events, “Things To Do,” earned SILVER for it’s excellent writing and content in the small circulation publication category of 25K by Amanda Ciani, associate editor.
  • The “News Briefs/Short Stuff” earned a GOLD Award for its editorial content, by Amanda Ciani, associate editor.
  • The August 2020 Front Cover earned a GOLD Award for the photography choosing, typography and design, by Amanda Hayward, editor, Sienna Wright, photographer and Susan Day, graphic designer.
  • Last but not least, Cincinnati Family’s brand-new website won the GOLD for General Excellence thanks to the excellent editorial team, Susan Day, editor in chief; Amanda Hayward, editor; and Amanda Ciani, associate editor.

“We made it through the pandemic and I believe it made us a stronger, more creative team,” says Editor, Amanda Hayward, “and we are very proud of our editorial and design teams! Earning these PMA awards is such an honor and well deserved – we worked hard for it. We are thrilled to continue to serve our readers with the best parenting advice and information for the years to come!”

For more information about Cincinnati Family, call 513-322-5052.