2007 FAAS Publication Awards Winners
Congratulations to all the winners and the societies that participated in the awards! You can download the first place winner in most categories by clicking on the appropriate link.
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Judging this year | Participation | Tips for Winning | Reprint Polcies
Cat |
Description |
Place |
Author or Editor |
Article Title |
Publication |
Society |
| 1 | Best Editor and Publication more than 6 issues | 1st Place | Alexander A. Priest | n/a | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 1 | Best Editor and Publication more than 6 issues | 2nd Place | Mike Mazurkiewicz | n/a | Cichlid Chatter | Greater Chicago Cichlid Association |
| 1 | Best Editor and Publication more than 6 issues | 3rd Place | Annette Omura, Kevin Omura, Dere P.S. Tustin, Ivan Shaw | n/a | Tank Talk | Durham Region Aquarium Society |
| 2 | Best Editor and Publication 6 or fewer issues | 1st Place | Jos M. Centeno | n/a | El Ojo de Agua | Asociacion de Acuaristas de Aguadilla |
| 4 | Best Changing Cover, Original Art | 1st Place | Jason Kerner | n/a | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 4 | Best Changing Cover, Original Art | 2nd Place | Arie Gilbert | n/a | Paradise Press | Long Island Aquarium Society |
| 4 | Best Changing Cover, Original Art | 3rd Place | Annette Omura, Kevin Omura, Dere P.S. Tustin | n/a | Tank Talk | Durham Region Aquarium Society |
| 5 | Best FAAS-Related Article | 1st Place | Pat Smith | The FAAS Report | Paradise Press | Long Island Aquarium Society |
| 5 | Best FAAS-Related Article | 2nd Place | Alexander A. Priest | FAASinations-- News from: The Federation of American Aquarium Societies | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 5 | Best FAAS-Related Article | 3rd Place | Pat Smith | FAAS Report April 2007 | Pisces Press | Nassau County Aquarium Society |
| 6 | Best Exchange Column | 1st Place | Kurt Johnson | Piscatorial Pearls (3-07) | Tank Tales | Aquarium Club of Lancaster County |
| 6 | Best Exchange Column | 2nd Place | Kurt Johnson | Piscatorial Pearls (2-07) | Tank Tales | Aquarium Club of Lancaster County |
| 6 | Best Exchange Column | 3rd Place | Kurt Johnson | Piscatorial Pearls (11-07) | Tank Tales | Aquarium Club of Lancaster County |
| 7 | Best Review Column | 1st Place | Susan Priest | Wet Leaves (11-07) | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 7 | Best Review Column | 2nd Place | Susan Priest | Wet Leaves (6-07) | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 7 | Best Review Column | 3rd Place | Susan Priest | Wet Leaves (4-07) | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 8 | Best Spawning Article, under 500 words | 1st Place | Edward Curran II | Bandit Corydoras | Splash | Milwaukee Aquarium Society |
| 8 | Best Spawning Article, under 500 words | 2nd Place | Austin Braganza | More Chailosi | Splash | Milwaukee Aquarium Society |
| 8 | Best Spawning Article, under 500 words | 3rd Place | Terry Tankersley | Procambrus clarki: The Red Swamp Crayfish | Splash | Milwaukee Aquarium Society |
| 8 | Best Spawning Article, under 500 words | 1st Place, Junior I | Ed Borstein | Breeding Gambusia affinis | Cichlid Chatter | Greater Chicago Cichlid Association |
| 9 | Best Spawning Article, 500-1000 words | 1st Place | Kurt Johnson | Gems from the Hop Shop | Tank Tales | Aquarium Club of Lancaster County |
| 9 | Best Spawning Article, 500-1000 words | 2nd Place | Bernard Harrigan | A Convict in Your Tank | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 9 | Best Spawning Article, 500-1000 words | 3rd Place | Bernie Forsey | Neolamprologus brevis "Magara" | Tank Talk | Durham Region Aquarium Society |
| 9 | Best Spawning Article, 500-1000 words | 1st Place, Junior III | Rich Lorenzen | Spawning the Convict Cichlid | Paradise Press | Long Island Aquarium Society |
| 10 | Best Spawning Article, more than 1000 words | 1st Place | Scott Moreen | Aggression Defined- A Cichlid with Many Names | Cichlid Chatter | Greater Chicago Cichlid Association |
| 10 | Best Spawning Article, more than 1000 words | 2nd Place | Warren Feuer | Breeding Altolamprologus calvus | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 10 | Best Spawning Article, more than 1000 words | 3rd Place | Alexander A. Priest | Macro-Mouthbrooder | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 11 | Best Article on a Genus of Fish | 1st Place | Klaus Steinhaus | Are Tropheus Difficult? | Tank Talk | Durham Region Aquarium Society |
| 11 | Best Article on a Genus of Fish | 2nd Place | Jason Jenkins | The Altolamprologus of Tanganyika | Cichlid Chatter | Greater Chicago Cichlid Association |
| 11 | Best Article on a Genus of Fish | 3rd Place | Bernard Harrigan | A Clownfish is not a Damsel in Distress | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 12 | Best Article on a Species of Fish | 1st Place | Alexander A. Priest | Macro-Mouthbrooder | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 12 | Best Article on a Species of Fish | 2nd Place | Derek P.S. Tustin | What I did this Summer- My Quest for the Darter | Tank Talk | Durham Region Aquarium Society |
| 12 | Best Article on a Species of Fish | 3rd Place | Ted Judy | Melanotaenia pygmeae- The True Pygmy Rainvow | Splash | Milwaukee Aquarium Society |
| 13 | Best Marine Article | 1st Place | Bernard Harrigan | The Seahorse Chronicles (7-07) | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 13 | Best Marine Article | 2nd Place | Carolyn Weiss | The 5th Annual Marine Aquarium Conference | Pisces Press | Nassau County Aquarium Society |
| 13 | Best Marine Article | 3rd Place | Bernard Harrigan | The Seahorse Chronicles (6-07) | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 15 | Best Continuous FAAS Column | 1st Place | Pat Smith | The FAAS Report | Paradise Press | Long Island Aquarium Society |
| 15 | Best Continuous FAAS Column | 2nd Place | Alexander A. Priest | FAASinations-- News from: The Federation of American Aquarium Societies | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 15 | Best Continuous FAAS Column | 3rd Place | Pat Smith | FAAS Report | Pisces Press | Nassau County Aquarium Society |
| 16 | Best Article on Aquascaping/ Design | 1st Place | Joseph Ferdenzi | Java Moss- A Versatile and Hardy Aquarium Plant | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 16 | Best Article on Aquascaping/ Design | 2nd Place | Kevin Omura | Are You Prepared? | Tank Talk | Durham Region Aquarium Society |
| 16 | Best Article on Aquascaping/ Design | 3rd Place | Paul D. McIntosh | Setting up a Rift Lake Tank | Tank Talk | Durham Region Aquarium Society |
| 17 | Best Articles on Plant Maintenance/Cultivation/ Reproduction | 1st Place | Derek P.S. Tustin | My Green Wet Thumb- My National Treasure | Tank Talk | Durham Region Aquarium Society |
| 17 | Best Articles on Plant Maintenance/Cultivation/ Reproduction | 2nd Place | Joseph Ferdenzi | Java Moss- A Versatile and Hardy Aquarium Plant | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 17 | Best Articles on Plant Maintenance/Cultivation/ Reproduction | 3rd Place | Susan Priest | Hornwhat? Ceratophyllum demersum | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 18 | Best Show Article | 1st Place | Claudia Dickinson | AFISH Convention 2007 | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 18 | Best Show Article | 2nd Place | Rick Borstein | Cichlid Classic 2007 Review | Cichlid Chatter | Greater Chicago Cichlid Association |
| 18 | Best Show Article | 3rd Place | Roger Halleen | Astrolebias nigripinnis at His/Her First Show | Fish Tales | Tri-County Tropical Fish Society |
| 20 | Best How To or Do It Yourself Article | 1st Place | Derek P.S. Tustin | What I did this Summer- My Quest for the Darter | Tank Talk | Durham Region Aquarium Society |
| 20 | Best How To or Do It Yourself Article | 2nd Place | Ted Judy | Better Than Basic- Breeding Account Article | Splash | Milwaukee Aquarium Society |
| 20 | Best How To or Do It Yourself Article | 3rd Place | Derek P.S. Tustin | Why I DIY or There are Many Ways to Save a Buck | Tank Talk | Durham Region Aquarium Society |
| 20 | Best How To or Do It Yourself Article | Honorable Mention | Mario Bengcion | Aquatic Plant Transportation | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 20 | Best How To or Do It Yourself Article | 1st Place, Junior I | P.J. Sciallo | An American Fishkeeper | Paradise Press | Long Island Aquarium Society |
| 20 | Best How To or Do It Yourself Article | 1st Place, Junior III | Bryanna Smith | My Most Successful Tank | Paradise Press | Long Island Aquarium Society |
| 21 | Best General Article on Society Management | 1st Place | Margaret Peterson | A "Fishy" Valentine | Paradise Press | Long Island Aquarium Society |
| 21 | Best General Article on Society Management | 2nd Place | Jim Peterson | You Get Back What You Put In | Paradise Press | Long Island Aquarium Society |
| 21 | Best General Article on Society Management | 3rd Place | Arie Gilbert | Conversations Across a Fence | Paradise Press | Long Island Aquarium Society |
| 22 | Best Article on Health/Nutrition | 1st Place | Bernard Harrigan | The Seahorse Chronicles (3-07) | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 22 | Best Article on Health/Nutrition | 2nd Place | Bernard Harrigan | The Seahorse Chronicles (4-07) | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 22 | Best Article on Health/Nutrition | 3rd Place | Dan Radebaugh | Ich (White Spot Disease) | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 23 | Best Collecting Article | 1st Place | Jim Peterson | You Get Back What You Put In | Paradise Press | Long Island Aquarium Society |
| 23 | Best Collecting Article | 2nd Place | Claudia Dickinson | The Fish Arrival | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 23 | Best Collecting Article | 3rd Place | Margaret Peterson | Anniversary Surprises | Paradise Press | Long Island Aquarium Society |
| 24 | Best Traveling Aquarist Article | 1st Place | Claudia Dickinson | Adventures on the Rio Negro, Part I | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 24 | Best Traveling Aquarist Article | 2nd Place | Claudia Dickinson | Adventures on the Rio Negro, Part III | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 24 | Best Traveling Aquarist Article | 3rd Place | Laura Thompson | To Where It's At | Fish Tales | Tri-County Tropical Fish Society |
| 25 | Best Humorous Article | 1st Place | Pat Smith | It Sounds Fishy to Me | Paradise Press | Long Island Aquarium Society |
| 25 | Best Humorous Article | 2nd Place | Arie Gilbert | For Sale: Green Carpet, Requires no Vacuuming! | Paradise Press | Long Island Aquarium Society |
| 25 | Best Humorous Article | 3rd Place | Jannette Ramirez | Interview with a Gold (Fish) Digger | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 26 | Best Original Art Work | 1st Place | Bernard Harrigan | Convict Illustration (8-07) | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 26 | Best Original Art Work | 2nd Place | Bernard Harrigan | Seahorse Illustration (9-07) | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 26 | Best Original Art Work | 3rd Place | Bernard Harrigan | Kribensis Illustration (6-07) | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 27 | Best Cartoon | 1st Place | Bob Kulesa | The Topical Fish Tank (2-07) | Tank Tales | Aquarium Club of Lancaster County |
| 27 | Best Cartoon | 2nd Place | Bernard Harrigan | Mother's Day (5-2007) | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 27 | Best Cartoon | 3rd Place | Tom Christensen | Helford's Fish Room | Cichlid Chatter | Greater Chicago Cichlid Association |
| 28 | Best Continuing Column, Single Author | 1st Place | Rick Borstein | Cichlid Ramblings | Cichlid Chatter | Greater Chicago Cichlid Association |
| 28 | Best Continuing Column, Single Author | 2nd Place | Bernard Harrigan | The Seahorse Chronicles | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 28 | Best Continuing Column, Single Author | 3rd Place | Margaret Peterson | The View from the Other Side of the Tank | Paradise Press | Long Island Aquarium Society |
| 29 | Best Article, All Other Categories | 1st Place | Derek P.S. Tustin | Aqua Latin 101 | Tank Talk | Durham Region Aquarium Society |
| 29 | Best Article, All Other Categories | 2nd Place | Derek P.S. Tustin | Being an Ethical Aquarist | Tank Talk | Durham Region Aquarium Society |
| 29 | Best Article, All Other Categories | 3rd Place | Susan Priest | The Three "Cs" | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 29 | Best Article, All Other Categories | Honorable Mention | Joseph Ferdenzi | Dr. William T Innes: A Paragon of the Aquarium Hobby | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society |
| 29 | Best Article, All Other Categories | Honorable Mention | Bob Kulesa | The Lone Wolf Strikes | Tank Tales | Aquarium Club of Lancaster County |
| 30 | Author of the Year | 1st Place | Derek P.S. Tustin | Tank Talk | Durham Region Aquarium Society | |
| 30 | Author of the Year | 2nd Place | Bernard Harrigan | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society | |
| 30 | Author of the Year | 3rd Place | Claudia Dickinson | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society | |
| 30 | Author of the Year | 4th Place | Kurt Johnson | Tank Tales | Aquarium Club of Lancaster County | |
| 30 | Author of the Year | 5th Place | Susan Priest | Modern Aquarium | Greater City Aquarium Society | |
| 30 | Author of the Year | 5th Place | Pat Smith | Paradise Press | Long Island Aquarium Society | |
| 30 | Author of the Year | 5th Place | Pat Smith | Pisces Press | Nassau County Aquarium Society |
About the Judging Process
We had several judges participate in this year's awards. Many thanks to Ray "Kingfish" Lucas, Steve Edie, Neil Van Asch and Joe Fleckstein who participated as judges.
Participation is Up
We had more clubs participate this year over 2006 which we were happy to see. We would like to see even more clubs participate in the awards next year. Only one club (Greater Chicago Cichlid Association), submitted electronically. We'd like to see more clubs submit articles on CD. It's greener and will save you money.
Tips for Winning
Generally, all awards entered were well organized. Thank you editors for making it easy for us to evaluate your entries. While judging is, ultimately, a subjective process, we generally find the folloiwng to valuable if you want to increase your chances of winning:
- Write a Good, Catchy Introductory Paragraph
A good introductory paragraph answers the question "Why should I care?". This is perhpas the single most important reason your article will stand out from other entries.
- Technical Articles vs. Hobbyist-friendly
While a technically accurate and factually written article might be good for a scientific journal, these generally don't score as well with judges. Practical, hobbyist-friendly articles with easy-to-understand scientific principles often are better received.
- Editors: Please Edit
We read several articles that were interesting, but poorly edited. Grammar is important. Spelling is important. If we had a buck for each time "there" and "their" was mixed up, we'd have enough for a new colony of Tropheus!
- Diminishing Returns
Articles should be written prose. An article that is a simply a listing of BAP winners, or only a short paragraph, isn't going to win. Submit your best work. Some editors believe that maybe they will be the only society to submit in a category. Note that judges do not have to award a winner if they do not feel the article is worthy of the award.
Reprint Policies for Winning Societies
Please note the following when reprinting articles from the FAAS Publication Awards:
Aquarium Club of Lancaster County
Anyone using original materials from any Tank Tales must return two (2) copies of the original article to our exchange editor below.
Bob Kulesa
331 Sunset Road
West Reading, PA 19611
Durham Region Aquarium Society Reprint Policy
Unless otherwise stated, any non-profit organization may reprint from Tank Talk provided that credit is given to the author, Tank Talk, and the Durham Region Aquarium Society (DRAS) and that two copies of the reprinting publication are sent to the Durham Region Aquarium Society's mailing address. Any other use is not permitted unless written consent from the Durham Region Aquarium Society and/or author is obtained. Please forward all correspondence to:
Durham Region Aquarium Society
c/o 1079 Willowdale Avenue
Oshawa, Ontario
Canada, L1H 1W7
Greater Chicago Cichlid Association, Cichlid Chatter Reprint Policy
Publication Editors: Save time retyping and request any article via email at chatter@ mskippym.com. Reprints of articles appearing in this publication, unless specifically requested by the author, is permitted for noncommercial use provided that proper credit is given to both the author and this publication. Two copies of the publication containing the reprint should be forwarded to the GCCA at:
Mike Mazurkiewicz
GCCA Chatter Editor
1501 Ostrander Ave
La Grange Park, IL 60526
USA
Greater City Aquarium Society Reprint Policy
Not-for-profit aquarium societies are hereby granted permission to reproduce articles and illustrations from this publication, unless the article indicates that the copyrights have been retained by the author, and provided reprints indicate source and two copies are sent to the Exchange Editor of this Magazine.
Stephen and Donna Sica
80-40 223 Street
Hollis Hills, NY 11427
USA
Long Island Aquarium Society
Permission to reprint original articles is hereby granted to other non-profit organizations, provided proper credit is given to both the author and the Long Island Aquarium Society and two (2) copies of the reprint are sent to the editor.
Long Island Aquarium Society
P.O. Box 849
King Park, NY 11754
USA
Nassau County Aquarium Society
Permission to reprint original articles is hereby granted to other non-profit organizations, provided proper credit is given to both the author and NCAS and two (2) copies of the reprint are sent to the editor.
Nassau County Aquarium Society
64 Westwood Road South
Massapequa Park, NY 11762
Reusing Articles
Most of these articles have been scanned and OCR (Optical Character Recognition) has been used. OCR is an imperfect process, so you may need to edit the text for incorrect spelling or words. Using Adobe Reader, you can copy text from the PDF to the clipboard and reuse it. If you have a full version of Acrobat, you may be able to save directly to a Word or RTF file. Some page layout programs (Adobe InDesign) can directly place PDFs.
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