By Olivia Cameron
Photos by Dusty Hopkins
November/December • 2020 • GASPARILLA MAGAZINE A
The Gasparilla Island Magazine team took
home10 awards in the 2020 Florida
Magazine Association Charlie Awards,
which were held virtually this year because of the
COVID-19 virus.
Winners this year included:
• In the “Writing Excellence” division/”In-depth
Reporting” category, freelancer Dan Fisher
received a bronze award for his story titled,
“Mysteries of Indian Mounds”;
• In the “Writing Excellence” division/”Best
Writing in a Department” category, Editor Marcy
Shortuse and former Gasparilla Magazine writer
Sue Erwin received a bronze award for their
“Healthy Perspectives” stories that included
“Tennis, Anyone? A Great Sport at Any Age”;
“Just Give Me Those Old-Time Remedies”; and
“Microgreens: Grow Patches of Your Own
Goodness”;
• In the “Writing Excellence” division/”Editor’s
Letter” category, Shortuse received a silver
award;
• In the “Writing Excellence” division/”Headlines”
category, Erwin and Shortuse took top honors;
• In the “Best Overall Awards” division/ “Best Overall
Writing” category, Shortuse also took a bronze award;
• In the “Design Excellence” division/ “Best Photography:
Single department image” category, Shortuse received a
silver award for a photograph called “Boca Grande Sunset”;
• In the “Design Excellence” division/”Cover Photography
category, Photographer Victoria DeMore received a bronze
award for her photo of Misty Nabers Nichols’ horse “Opie;”
• In the “Design Excellence” division/“Best Photography:
Single Department Image” category, a bronze award went to
Caroline Clabaugh for her photo of the fountain in Sam
Murphy Park called “Wishing Well”;
• In the “General Excellence” division/ “Best Advertisement:
Self-Promotional” category, Art Director Christine
Cunningham received a silver award;
• Cunningham also took home a bronze award in the
“General Excellence” division/ “Best Advertisement for a
client” category, for her work on an AirTrek ad.
“These awards are important to us as an affi rmation of our
community’s consistent support,” said publisher Dusty
Hopkins. “I am proud of our contributors and their
continuous commitment to our readers.”
The Gasparilla Magazine Crew:
Top to bottom,
Julianne Greenberg,
Christine Cunningham,
Lynn Erb, Caroline
Clabaugh, Olivia
Cameron, Cheryl
Schum, and
publisher
Dusty
Hopkins.
(not pictured,
Editor Marcy
Shortuse.)
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