The Best of Times receives 18 national awards at NAMPA convention

The Best of Times,a free monthly magazine for mature adults in Northwest Louisiana , received eighteen (18) national awards, in a wide variety of design and editorial excellence categories, at the 2023 North American Mature Publishers Association (NAMPA) convention.

“We are so honored to have the highly respected independent panel of faculty from the internationally acclaimed University of Missouri School of Journalism award our publication so many awards. We’re especially proud that this is the sixth consecutive year that The Best of Times has been awarded the prestigious Best of Show award in our division,” noted publisher Gary Calligas.

Editor Tina Calligas added, “These awards are a wonderful testament to the quality of our magazine and recognition of the hard work and dedication of our writers, contributors, and designers. We also appreciate our loyal readers, supporters, and advertisers as they are the ones who make this publication possible.”

For details about these awards, pick up a copy of the November/December 2023 issue of The Best of Times magazine at one of our 270 distribution locations, or view award details online at www.thebestoftimesnews.com .

Founded in 1990, NAMPA is a non-profit association of publishers producing newspapers and magazines for the boomer/senior market. Currently, NAMPA member publications are located throughout the U.S. and Canada with a combined readership exceeding 4.5 million per month. For additional information, visit www.maturepublishers.com

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For more information, please contact Gary Calligas at (318) 636-5510 or email