2005 GWA MEDIA AWARDS
GARDEN WRITERS ASSOCIATION
For over 20 years, the GWA has conducted an annual awards program for talent and products published or aired in the field of garden communications. The purpose of the program was to provide recognition for the vast talents of the GWA membership in the area of writing, photography, graphic design, illustration and electronic media such as radio, television and Internet programming. It is a means of showcasing the many exceptional works created and/or published every year.

From 314 awards entries, 56 works were recognized for individual or collective achievement in 2005. Working in category teams (writing, photography, etc.), judges reviewed every entry based upon an objective point system evaluating information accuracy, content, organization, style and originality. Entries placing in the top 10% of this non-competitive scoring receive the Bronze Award of Achievement and become semi-finalists for the Award of the Year.

The second day of judging becomes competitive. From the 56 Bronze Award of Achievement recipients, the judges, as a group, subjectively evaluate talent (writing, photography, on-air personality, etc.) and product (book, magazine, calendar, etc.) entries for Best Talent and "Best Product" awards. Each best of talent or product award becomes a finalist for the Gold Award of the Year.

Awards Chair Rob Cardillo is pleased to announce the following recipients of the 2005 Bronze Award of Achievement and the Silver Awards for Best Talent and Product. The Gold Award of the Year recipient will be announced at the Annual Awards Banquet to be held September 12, 2005, at the 57th Annual GWA Symposium in Vancouver, Canada.
2005 Silver Awards for Best Talent
Writing - Robbin C. Moran for the book A Natural History of Ferns published by Timber Press.

Photography - Marion Brenner for Photography Portfolio.

Graphic Design - Bruce Yang for the magazine article Grow a Memory published by Garden Ideas & Outdoor Living.

TV/Video: Direction/Production - Doug Oster for the program ONQ Gardening Segments aired by WQED-TV/ONQ in Pittsburgh.
2005 Silver Awards for Best Product
Book - The Essential Garden Design Workbook published by Timber Press.

Magazine - Garden Design: Sept./Oct. 2004 published by World Publications.

Electronic Media - Doug Oster for the direction/production of ONQ Gardening Segments aired by WQED-ONQ.

Trade - Plants in Print: The Age of Botanical Discovery published by Chicago Botanic Garden
2005 Bronze Awards of Achievement
Writing: Magazine
Diana Ackerman for "Last Word - Let the Tendrils Tumble" published by Fine Gardening/Taunton Press.
Janet Davis for "Lazy Susans" published by Cottage Life.
Don Engebretson for "Mulch, a Dew, about Nothing" published by Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine.
Debra Prinzing for "Points of View" published by Better Homes & Gardens.
Becky Rupp for "Remedial Weeding" published by GreenPrints.
Honey Sharp for "Lessons from Sissinghurst - Letter from England" published by Berkshire Homestyle.
Nan Sterman for "Creating a Southern California Garden - Slowly" published by Pacific Horticulture.

Writing: Newspaper
Beth Botts for "CSI: Cycad" published by the Chicago Tribune.
Nina Koziol for "Musings of an Everyday Gardener" published by the Chicago Tribune.
Kim Palmer for "Wet and Wild" published by the Star Tribune.
Kym Pokorny for "A Tall Tale" published by The Oregonian.
Kym Pokorny for "At Her Fingertips" published by The Oregonian.
Moira Sheridan for "Green Thumbs Ready for gold, silver or bronze" published by the Wilmington News Journal.

Writing: Book
Sharon Lovejoy for Country Living Gardener - A Blessing of Toads published by Sterling Publishing.
L. Clarence Towe for American Azaleas published by Timber Press.

Writing: Technical Book
Whitney Cranshaw for Garden Insects of North America published by the Princeton University Press.

Writing: Newsletter
Peggy Cornett for the article "Encounters with America's Premier Nursery & Botanic Garden" published by Thomas Jefferson Foundation.
Graham Rice for the article "Bambi, or Buzz Saw" published by Notes from the Forest.

Writing: Electronic Media
B. Rosie Lerner & Mary Welch-Keesey for the CD-ROM "Plant Propagation" published by Purdue University Extension.

Photography: Magazine
Richard Felber for the article "Asian Gems" published by Garden Design.
Roger Foley for the article "Field of Dreams" published by Garden Design.

Photography: Newspaper
Roger Foley for the article "Worth Their Weight In Old" published by The Washington Post.

Photography: Book
Saxon Holt for Plants and Landscapes for Summer-Dry Climates published by the East Bay Municipal Utility District.
David McDonald for The Jewel Box Garden published by Timber Press.

Photography: Calendar
Suzanne Lewis for the Bouquets 2005 published by Tide-Mark Press.

Photography: Cover
Marion Brenner for the cover "Martha Stewart Living: March 2004" published by Martha Stewart Living.

Photography: Portfolio
Virginia Small for the Photographs in Fine Gardening Portfolio published by Fine Gardening/Taunton Press.

Illustration: Magazine
Mike Nowak for the article "I Can't Draw, Don't Ask Me" published by Chicagoland Gardening.

Illustration: Newspaper
Rene Eisenbart for the article "Fritillaria" published by The Oregonian.

Graphic Design: Magazine
Kimberly Brubaker for Organic Gardening - Oct./Nov. 2004 published by Organic Gardening.

Graphic Design: Book
Kent Lew for The Gardener's A-Z Guide to Growing Flowers from Seed to Bloom published by Storey Publishing.

Graphic Design: Electronic Media
B. Rosie Lerner & Sharon Katz for the CD-ROM “Plant Propagation” published by Purdue University Extension.

Graphic Design: Miscellaneous
Lois Bender for Garden Spirits by Flora Bloom Collection published by Lois Bender.
Timothy L. Crawford for Chanticleer, Garden Exposures published by Chanticleer.

Electronic Media: TV On-Air Talent
Donna Balzer for Bugs & Blooms aired by HGTV USA, HGTV Canada.
Paul Epsom for The Victory Garden aired by WGBH (Boston) & PBS.

Electronic Media: TV Cinematography
Kevin Gragg & Steve Owens for the TV show “Oklahoma Gardening” aired by Oklahoma Educational Television Authority.

Electronic Media: TV Scripting
Calvin R. Finch, PhD, for the TV show "A Beautiful Yard - A Safer Environment" aired by Laws and Environment Groups.

Electronic Media: Radio Production
Marion Owen for the radio show "The UpBeet Gardener" aired by various stations in Alaska.

Electronic Media: Radio Scripting
Marion Owen for the radio show "The UpBeet Gardener" aired by various stations in Alaska.

Electronic Media: Radio On-Air Talent
Calvin R. Finch, PhD, for the radio show "Gardening in South Texas" aired by KLUP Radio.

Overall Product: Magazine
World Publications for Garden Design.
World Publications for Garden Design/Great Ideas for Outdoor Living.

Overall Product: Book
Artisan/Workman for The Compleat Squash.
Timber Press for The Essential Garden Design Workbook.

Overall Product: TV Production
Chambers Productions for the show, "Smart Gardening - Episode A102".

Overall Product: Electronic Media
Purdue University Extension for the CD-ROM, "Plant Propagation".

Trade: Newsletter
Chicago Botanic Garden for the newsletter "Garden Talk".

Trade: Brochure
Monrovia for the brochure "2005 New Plants Brochure".

Trade: Catalog
Angelica Nurseries for the brochure "Angelica Nurseries Catalog".

Trade: Press Kit
Chicago Botanic Garden for the press kit "Plants in Print: The Age of Botanical Discovery".
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