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I received a text from my dad saying, âThere is an article in todayâs paper about the addy awards that u won.â It was regarding a recent newspaper article in the Citizens Voice titled âAAF holds annual awards ceremony.â Since itâs the season and I donât have more info. on the awards Iâve won, I thought itâd be a good time to talk about what the AAF and Addy Awards are, and which Iâve won.
According to its website, the AAF, or, The American Advertising Federation, is Americaâs oldest advertising trade association, headquartered in Washington, D.C. This association acts as a âUnifying Voice for Advertisingâ and operates a multitude of programs and initiatives, including the annual American Advertising Awards, which was held on Friday in Northeast Pa., at Colarussoâs LaPalazzo in Moosic.
The AAF awards is the largest creative awards competition in the advertising industry and honors excellence in advertising. What graphic designer wouldnât want to be a part of this?!
So, how many Addy Awards have I won? Uno. Dos. Tres! Three. Check out the gallery below to see them. And which have I won? As a student in 2009, I was awarded two bronze Addy Award medals for a book cover and candy package design.
Because money was nonexistent during my last semester of college in 2010, my former graphic design professor, Christine Medley, out of the kindness of her heart, submitted a T-shirt I designed for the CMYKlub, a graphic design club that I founded and was elected president to during my studies at Marywood University. Iâm so grateful for Medleyâs generosity. I hope she was proud that night at the ceremony after watching me win the gold Addy Award medal for the shirt. Thank you again!
Want a dose of weird? Pick up the Weekender newspaper and flip to page thirty to read a comprehensive, full-page interview on my human hair art on display now at Ripleyâs Believe It or Not! museum in NYC. Click the picture below, or here, to read the complete interview online.
Photo of the Weekender article on Christian Baloga’s hair art displayed at Ripley’s museum in NYC.
Thereâs no better time than this to extend my sincerest thanks to those who have supported and brought this incredible endeavor to life.
To those who attended the book signing, wrote insightful reviews to help potential readers, suggested the book to others, or read the book out of morbid curiosity, I thank you! I couldâve never imagined how successful this bizarre collection of short stories would become.
Iâve learned more than I couldâve imagined on this yearlong roller coaster ride and it’s made me as passionate about story telling as ever!
Thank you again for creeping along with me, dear reader. I look forward to many more years of success. Stay tuned.
I was fortunate to be interviewed by The Wood Word, Marywood University’s official student newspaper, about my writing experiences and my first book, Wake the Wicked: Thirteen Twisted Tales. Much to my surprise, there was even a quote from one of my professors! Click the picture below, or here, to read the complete interview.
Photo of article published Wednesday, December 18, 2013 in the Times Leader newspaper, page 2C.
If you weren’t able to pick up the Times Leader newspaper today, you can read the full article about our recent Barnes & Noble book signing online here.
Barnes & Noble recently hosted a “Local Author Booksigning Panel,” featuring authors from Northeastern Pennsylvania, and I was fortunate enough to be one of them!
Featured authors, from left, are Barbara Gavlick Hartnett, Christian Baloga, Richard Cobb, and Jeff Davis.
Thank you all for supporting us at The Arena Hub Barnes & Noble book signing on November 7, 2013! I could’ve never imagined the amount of rousing energy that would be passed between one person and the other at an event like this. It was so uplifting!
Thursday November 07, 2013 6:00 PM Wilkes-Barre The Arena Hub, 421 Arena Hub Plaza, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702, 570-829-4210
My literary agent worked his magic and hooked me up with a last minute book signing at Barnes & Noble this coming Thursday at The Arena Hub Plaza in Wilkes-Barre, PA where I will be signing the Wake the Wicked. Click here for complete details.
Note: Because it was booked at the last moment, you might notice my name is missing from the panel and promotional material, but Iâll be there.
One year ago yesterday, on December 21, 2012, 
Christian Baloga 