Co-Publishers Stacy Nicolau and Leigh Ann Newman
The staff of Neapolitan Family received three excellence awards in the 2021 Design & Editorial Competition from Parenting Media Association. The awards ceremony was held at the conclusion of the Parenting Media Association (PMA) three-day conference, held this week in St. Pete Beach, Florida. PMA is a national trade association of regional parenting media companies that produce high-quality magazines/newspapers, companion websites, e-newsletters, and local live parenting events targeted to growing families who are looking for ways to improve their lives. PMA has members all over the United States, Canada, and Australia and the global reach extends to over 6 million readers per month.
Neapolitan Family won the following awards:
Excellence in Editorial:
Bronze Award: Publisher Notes; Stacy Nicolau, co-publisher The writer shows great range, capturing the oddities of the pandemic with humor and the poignancy of children leaving home with grace. The “Happy Graduation” note brimmed with telling details and insights, while the “Back to School” note employed nice transitions to entice readers to explore that month’s issue.
Silver Award: Travel Feature “The Perks of Visiting Theme Parks in a Pandemic”; Anna Snyder Packed with useful information and reporting, this lively essay thoroughly investigates a simple question: What is it like to go to a theme park during the pandemic? The answers make for an engaging, informative piece by a writer who literally “goes there” so we don’t have to.
Bronze Award: Special Series: “20 in 2020”; Leigh Ann Newman, Stacy Nicolau, Anna Snyder, Katherine Baron, Rachel Newman The series delivered a consistent, well-researched feature that provided relevant content to Naples families to help them find creative ways to thrive during a challenging year. From celebrating Mother’s Day to finding virtual museum tours, the series packed 20 useful, informative entries in every article.
Since joining PMA in 2017, Neapolitan Family has won five gold, five silver and three bronze awards for excellence in editorial and design.