The Magazine Association of BC (formerly known as the BC Association of Magazine Publishers) represents, connects and promotes the BC magazine industry by uniting the talent, knowledge and skills of its publishers, editors, writers, graphic artists, salespeople and others in the industry. BC magazines foster award-winning talent and represent some of the best periodicals published in Canada. MABC membership is made up of a wide variety of magazines, from small to large, literary to lifestyle and leisure, arts and culture, news, business, and special interest magazines.

These titles represent the diverse interests of British Columbians and are read by more than one million people around the world. MABC works to create an environment in which BC magazine publishers can continue to integrate culture with entrepreneurial enthusiasm.

MABC, founded in 1993, is a member-run organization, with a mandate to work on behalf of our membership. All of our projects are developed in conjunction with our members and respond to their needs. 

MABC annual reports:
2010 Annual Report [PDF]
2009 Annual Report [PDF]
2008–09 Annual Report [PDF]

Board of Directors, 2011-2012

The Board of Directors of MABC represents a strong and diverse group of publishing industry professionals.

PRESIDENT
Steve Ceron, Publisher, Arrival
Steve has been involved in the publishing industry for 18 years, starting with distribution sales for the VanNet newspaper group. After leading the sales team for Visitors' Choice publications, he moved to Kamloops, where he launched Kamloops Business and Currents magazines, which relied on the distribution of the Kamloops Daily News. Discovering that his niche was in specialty publications, Steve started Think Green Publishing and launched Arrival, an lifestyle and entertainment magazine. He is the current president of the Kamloops Central Business Improvement Area.

VICE-PRESIDENT
Jenn Farrell, Editorial Collective Member, subTerrain
Jenn is the former managing editor of subTerrain, and current member of the magazine's editorial collective. She works in Vancouver as a freelance magazine writer, editor and teacher, and her work has appeared in PRISM international, Forget and West Coast Line. She is the author of two collections of short fiction: Sugar Bush & Other Stories (Anvil Press, 2006), and The Devil You Know (Anvil Press, 2010).

TREASURER[ vacant]

SECRETARY
Stacey McLachlan, Assistant Editor, Western Living
Stacey works for Western Living as an assistant editor, and contributes to other local publications as a writer and fact-checker. Her work can be found in Award, BeatRoute, Granville Online, and BC Living.

DIRECTORS AT LARGE

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STAFF

Sylvia Skene, Executive Director.
Sylvia comes to us from Langara College, where besides working in a provincial video service, she also sat on the college's board of governors, taught as an instructional assistant and guest lecturer, co-organized events and conferences, and wrote reviews and columns for various magazines and newsletters, among other things.