The Florida Magazine Association (FMA) is the largest state magazine association in the nation. The organization strives to promote excellence and the standing of magazines in the Florida publishing industry. FMA’s annual Charlie Awards competition crowns publishers, writers, editors, artists, photographers, printers, marketers and others as the best among their peers in scores of categories. Juried by recognized out-of-state magazine and newspaper professionals and college journalism professors, hundreds of entries vie for first, second and third place awards: Charlie, Silver and Bronze. The Boca Raton Observer is honored to be one of Florida’s most award-winning publications, earning many accolades for writing and design.
2024
Charlie Award for Best Writing: Feature Headlines
Charlie Award for Best Design: Feature
Silver Award for Best Writing: Department
Silver Award for Best Writing: Feature Headlines
Silver Award for Best Design: Cover
Silver Award for Best Digital: Magazine Website
Silver Award for Best Advertisement: Self-Promotional
Silver Award for Best Advertorial: Story or Section
Silver Award for Special Theme or Show Issue
Silver Award for Best Overall: Magazine
Silver Award for Best Overall: Design
Bronze Award for Best Writing: Feature
Bronze Award for Best Design: Department
Bronze Award for Best Advertisement: Self-Promotional
Bronze Award for Best Overall: Writing
2023
Charlie Award for Best Overall: Magazine
Charlie Award for Best Special Theme or Show Issue: The Food & Drink Issue
Charlie Award for Best Best Advertorial Story or Section: Power Players
Silver Award for Best Writing: Feature
Silver Award for Best Writing: Feature Headlines
Silver Award for Best Digital: Magazine Website
Bronze Award for Best Writing: Feature Headlines
2022
Silver Award for Best Writing: Department: Chef Profile
Silver Award for Best Writing: In-Depth Reporting
Silver Award for Best Writing: Feature Headlines
Bronze Award for Best Writing: Department: Cheers
Bronze Award for Best Writing: In-Depth Reporting
Bronze Award for Best Writing: Service Feature
Bronze Award for Best Special Theme or Show Issue
Bronze Award for Best Overall: Design
Bronze Award for Best Digital: Magazine Website
2021
Charlie Award for Best Advertisement
Charlie Award for Best Overall Writing
Charlie Award for Best Digital: Magazine Website
Charlie Award for Best Writing: Feature Headlines
Silver Award for Best Advertisement
Silver Award for Best Redesign
Silver Award for Best Writing: Feature
Bronze Award for Best Advertisement
Bronze Award for Best Overall Design
Bronze Award for Best Overall Magazine
Bronze Award for Best Special Theme or Show Issue
Bronze Award for Best Writing: Feature
2020
Charlie Award for Best Overall Magazine
Charlie Award for Best Special Theme or Show Issue
Silver Award for Best Writing: Service Feature
Silver Award for Best Special Theme or Show Issue
Bronze Award for Best Overall Design
Bronze Award for Best Overall Writing
Bronze Award for Best Digital: Social Media
Bronze Award for Best Writing: Service Feature
Bronze Award for Best Special Theme or Show Issue
Bronze Award for Best Design: Cover
2019
Charlie Award for Best Writing: Service Feature
Silver Award for Best Overall Magazine
Silver Award for Best Overall Writing
Silver Award for Best Special Theme or Show Issue
Bronze Award for Best Overall Design
Bronze Award for Best Writing: Service Feature
2018
Charlie Award for Best Overall Writing
Silver Award for Best Overall Design
Silver Award for Best Overall Redesign
Bronze Award for Best Special Theme or Show Issue
Bronze Award for Best Overall Printing
2017
Charlie Award for Printing Excellence
Bronze Award for Best Overall Design
2016
Charlie Award for Best Overall Magazine
Charlie Award for Best Overall Writing
Charlie Award for Best Column
Charlie Award for Best Feature Design
Charlie Award for Best Feature
Charlie Award for Printing Excellence
Silver Award for Best Overall Magazine
Silver Award for Best Overall Design
Silver Award for Best Feature
Silver Award for Best Special Theme or Show Issue
Silver Award for Best Feature Design
Bronze Award for Best Cover
2015
Silver Award for Best Overall Magazine
Silver Award for Best Feature Headlines
Silver Award for Best Cover
Silver Award for Printing Excellence
Bronze Award for Best Feature Design
Bronze Award for Best Column
2014
Charlie Award for Best Cover
Silver Award for Best Feature
Bronze Award for Best Overall Design
Bronze Award for Best Feature Design
Bronze Award for Best Feature Headlines
Bronze Award for Best Department
2013
Charlie Award for Best Special Theme or Show Issue
Charlie Award for Printing Excellence
Bronze Award for Best Overall Magazine
Bronze Award for Best Special Theme or Show Issue
2012
Charlie Award for Best Special Theme or Show Issue
Silver Award for Best Feature
Silver Award for Best Feature Headlines
2011
Charlie Award for Best Overall Magazine
Charlie Award for Best Service Feature
Charlie Award for Best Column
Bronze Award for Best Special Theme or Show Issue
Bronze Award for Best Written Magazine
Bronze Award for Best Feature Headlines
2010
Charlie Award for Printing Excellence
Silver Award for Best Feature
Silver Award for Best Feature Headlines
Bronze Award for Best Special Theme or Show Issue
Bronze Award for Best Feature
Bronze Award for Best Cover
2009
Silver Award for Best Special Theme or Show Issue
Silver Award for Printing Excellence
Bronze Award for Best Service Feature
2008
Bronze Award for Best Cover
2007
Silver Award for Best Special Theme or Show Issue
Bronze Award for Best Cover