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Signs of the Times (Australian magazine)

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Signs of the Times
EditorJarrod Stackelroth
Associate EditorJesse Herford
Assistant EditorZanita Fletcher
CategoriesChristian - Seventh-day Adventist
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherSigns Publishing Company
Total circulation10,000 per month
First issue2 November 1886
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Websitesignsmag.com
ISSN1038-9733

Signs of the Times is a monthly subscription magazine published by Signs Publishing Company, a Seventh-day Adventist publishing house, for Australia and New Zealand. Signs is an easy-to-read magazine for the general public focused on understanding current issues from a biblical point of view as well as promoting a holistic and healthy Adventist lifestyle.

Signs is related to the North American magazine of the same title, which is published by Pacific Press.

History

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Signs of the Times began publication in Melbourne on 2 November 1885 under the name Bible Echo and Signs of the Times. It is believed to be one of Australia's longest-running periodicals, with only the Salvation Army's The War Cry edging it out by a few years.[1]

Awards

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Signs has won the following awards from the Australasian Religious Press Association (website)

  • 2010 – Best Layout - Highly Commended
  • 2010 – Best Review of Another Medium - bronze: "Making Much of Little" by Nick Mattiske, April 2009
  • 2010 – Best Article, Applying Faith to Life - silver: "From the Ashes" by Adele Nash, April 2009
  • 2009 – "Best layout" category: Signs magazine "Highly commended" for being "constantly well laid out with good use of typography and format"[2]
  • 2009 – Best humorous item[2] – silver: "Another Shot at Saying 'Sorry'" by David Edgren, May 2008
  • 2005 – Best illustration – winner: "When Liberty Drops Her Torch" by Shane Winfield, July 2004
  • 2003 – Best Features – winner: "Attack on the world trade center one year on" by Hans Kunnen, August 2003
  • 2003 – Best Magazine Layout – highly commended: Signs of the Times magazine
  • 2003 – Most Originality – winner: "Letter From the Future", Robert Wolfgramm, June 2001

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Salvos Magazine | Salvos Magazine | the Salvation Army Australia".
  2. ^ a b Cited in "Church magazines enjoy ARPA nods". Record 114:38 (3 October 2009), p3
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