Signs of the Times (Australian magazine)
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.
| Editor | A. Kent Kingston |
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| Categories | Christian - Seventh-day Adventist |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Signs Publishing Company |
| Total circulation | 20,000 per month |
| First issue | 2 November 1886 |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.signsofthetimes.org.au |
| ISSN | 1038-9733 |
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Signs is related to the North American magazine of the same title, which is published by Pacific Press.
History
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
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
References
- "Salvos Magazine | Salvos Magazine | the Salvation Army Australia".
- Cited in "Church magazines enjoy ARPA nods". Record 114:38 (3 October 2009), p3
External links
- Signs of the Times website
- "120 years of Signs of the Times!" by Alan Holman. Signs of the Times (Australia) January–February 2006
Archives (from General Conference Archives):
- Bible Echo and Signs of the Times, 1886–1903
- Australasian Signs of the Times, 1903– (incomplete, as of June 2007)