And the Nominees Are…

The National Media Awards Foundation (NMAF) is delighted to announce the nominees for the 46th annual National Magazine Awards. Our incredible roster of 106 volunteer judges dedicated countless hours to evaluating entries from hundreds of magazines across the country. From their careful consideration of nearly 1000 entries, we are pleased to present this list of nearly 200 impressive finalists.


Awards Gala 🎉

This year’s winners will be announced at the National Magazine Awards Gala on June 2, 2023 at Arcadian Court in Toronto. This long-awaited event will be an amazing opportunity to celebrate the exceptional accomplishments of this year’s nominees while networking with the magazine industry’s leading creators, storytellers, editors, and publishers. Tickets are on sale now, so secure your spot today and mark your calendars for this unmissable industry event! We look forward to seeing you there.


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Top Nominees

PublicationNominations
Maclean’s18
The Walrus13
Toronto Life
Nouveau Projet8
Chatelaine7
Cottage Life
Maisonneuve
BESIDE6

Individual Nominee Highlights


Writing & Visual Categories / Catégories Rédactionnelles & Visuelles


Long-Form Feature Writing: 6000+ / Meilleur article de fond : 6 000+ mots

L’effet MBC
L’actualité
Marie-Hélène Proulx
Collaborateur : Josée Désaulniers, rédactrice principale

A Monster in the Classroom
Maclean’s
Omar Mouallem

The Curious Case of Gina Adams
Maclean’s
Michelle Cyca

Endless Exile
The Walrus
Annie Hylton
Contributors: Harley Rustad, handling editor; Mashal Butt, fact checker; Jeremy Leung, illustrator

The $11-Billion Subway War
Toronto Life
Nicholas Hune-Brown


Long-Form Feature Writing / Meilleur article de fond — long format

Violence conjugale : prévenir le pire
Châtelaine
Catherine Dubé
Collaborateurs : Daniel Chrétien et Johanne Lauzon, éditing; Imelda Jeuris, illustrations et design graphique

Aux armes, Ukrainiens !
L’actualité
Fabrice de Pierrebourg
Collaborateur : Josée Désaulniers, rédactrice principale

The Long History (and Scary Future) of Our Broken Health Care System
The Local
Simon Lewsen
Contributors: Nicholas Hune-Brown, handling editor; Nick Iwanyshyn, photographer

Plovers quarrel: a tiny, endangered bird returns to Sauble Beach to find sunbathers dug into the sand
The Narwhal
Fatima Syed
Contributors: Denise Balkissoon, Elaine Anselmi

Giant Mine’s Toxic Legacy
The Walrus
Eva Holland
Contributors: Carmine Starnino, handling editor; Leila El Shennawy, fact checker

Divine Intervention
The Walrus
Wendy Glauser
Contributors: Carine Abouseif, handling editor; Emily Baron Cadloff, fact checker; Sebastien Thibault, illustrator

The Only Woman in the Room
Toronto Life
Christina Frangou

The Death Cheaters
Toronto Life
Courtney Shea


Feature Writing / Meilleur article de fond

The People’s Forest
BESIDE
Mark Mann
Contributor: Catherine Métayer, editor-in-chief

Welcome to the Neighbourhood
Canadian Business
Katie Underwood
Contributors: Boldtron, illustrator; Emily Landau, editorial features director; Charlotte Herrold, editor-in-chief; Laura Hensley, digital director; Maryam Sanati, SVP, content and creative; Della Rollins, director of photography; Vanda Marasan, senior designer; Vanessa Wyse, creative director; Lucinda Wallace, associate creative director

Incest Survivors Need Their #MeToo Movement
Chatelaine
Julie S. Lalonde
Contributor: Denise Balkissoon, editor

They Wanted A Baby. They Turned To Facebook
Chatelaine
Alison Motluk
Contributors: Erica Lenti, editor; Sara Hashemi, fact checker

En avant pour l’environnement !
Châtelaine
Catherine Dubé
Collaborateurs : Daniel Chrétien et Johanne Lauzon, éditing

The Hardest Climb
Maclean’s
Eva Holland

When the Virus Moves In
Maclean’s
Christina Frangou

Fracasser le mur du temps grâce à l’ADN
Québec Science
Raphaëlle Derome
Collaborateurs : Marine Corniou, Mélissa Guillemette

Fires, Plagues and Also High School
The Local
Katherine Laidlaw
Contributors: Nicholas Hune-Brown, handling editor; Galit Rodan, photographer

What will be the fate of Lake Superior’s last, lonely caribou?
The Narwhal
Emma McIntosh
Contributors: Denise Balkissoon, Emma Gilchrist


Short Feature Writing / Meilleur Article Court

The Orange Tent
Alberta Views Magazine
Bonnie Larson

Violences sexuelles sur les campus: Un vent de changement salutaire
Châtelaine
Chloé Machillot
Collaborateurs : Johanne Lauzon et Daniel Chrétien, éditing

Faire son épicerie dans les poubelles
Clin d’oeil
Sabrina Myre

Friendly Fires
Cottage Life
Ray Ford
Contributor: Liann Bobechko

New Looks
ELLE Canada
Alex Viens
Contributor: Théo Dupuis-Carbonneau, assigning editor

Dites «cheese»
ELLE Québec
Gabrielle Lisa Collard
Collaborateur : Théo Dupuis-Carbonneau, chef de contenu beauté

The grandmothers who stopped a pipeline
Maclean’s
Lindsay Jones
Contributors: Charlie Gillis, editor; Darren Calabrese, photographer

How to Skin a Muskrat
Maisonneuve
Samantha Nock
Contributors: Madi Haslam and Sarah Ratchford, editors

Water Ways
MONTECRISTO Magazine
Barb Sligl
Contributor: Kamil Bialous, photographer


Essays / Essais

Signs of Life
Hazlitt
Raksha Vasudevan
Contributors: Glenn Harvey, art; Haley Cullingham, editing

The World We’re Losing
Hazlitt
Larissa Diakiw

Muslims and the Media
Literary Review of Canada
Haroon Siddiqui
Contributor: Kyle Wyatt, editor

The Prescription
Maisonneuve
Fawn Parker

The Sum of Its Parts
Maisonneuve
Allison LaSorda

Child Unwittingly Promised
The New Quarterly
Emily Urquhart
Contributor: Pamela Mulloy, handling editor

The Plague Came With No Directions
The New Quarterly
thom vernon
Contributor: Pamela Mulloy, handling editor

Yelling Fire
The New Quarterly
Alex Merrill
Contributor: Pamela Mulloy, handling editor

Food Fight
The Walrus
Samia Madwar
Contributors: Harley Rustad, handling editor; Leila El Shennawy, fact checker; Janice Wu, illustrator

Tomorrow’s News
The Walrus
Jessica Johnson
Contributors: Carmine Starnino, handling editor; Aaliyah Dasoo, fact checker; Romain Lasser, illustrator


Investigative Reporting / Journalisme d’enquête

Murder at Sea
Hakai Magazine
Sarah Tory

A Monster in the Classroom
Maclean’s
Omar Mouallem

The Curious Case of Gina Adams
Maclean’s
Michelle Cyca

An Act of Evil
Maclean’s
Stephen Maher

Rights and Wrongs
The Walrus
Martin Patriquin
Contributors: Carmine Starnino, handling editor; Emma Wilkie, fact checker; Kenya-Jade Pinto, photographer


Fiction

The Coming of the Tempest
Cottage Life
Lisa Moore
Contributor: Liann Bobechko

Moon in Fragments
EXILE Quarterly
Christina Brobby

One Woman’s Memories
Maisonneuve
Billy-Ray Belcourt

Mentir, venir de loin
Nouveau Projet
Paul Serge Forest

The Museum of Winter
Prairie Fire
Willy Blomme


Personal Journalism / Journalisme personnel

A National Crime
Canada’s History
Miles Morrisseau
Contributors: Mark Reid, Kate Jaimet, John Lorinc, Defining Moments Canada, Phil Koch, Danielle Chartier, and Nelle Oosterom, editing; James Gillespie, art direction

Penance
EVENT
Cayenne Bradley

Death of an Author
Literary Review of Canada
Sandra Martin
Contributors: Kyle Wyatt, editor

The Path Forward
Maisonneuve
Ben Libman

La perfection
Nouveau Projet
Jean-Philippe Lehoux

The Love Letter
The Walrus
Stephen Trumper
Contributors: Samia Madwar and Harley Rustad, handling editors; Connor Garel, fact checker; Michelle Paterok, artist

Giant Mine’s Toxic Legacy
The Walrus
Eva Holland
Contributors: Carmine Starnino, editor; Leila El Shannawy, fact checker

The Lie That Made Me
Toronto Life
Aviva Coopersmith

The Fight of My Life
Toronto Life
Hamed Esmaeilion


Poetry / Poésie

or both
Arc Poetry Magazine
Morgan Christie

Shore Leave
Arc Poetry Magazine
Joseph Kidney

Moving, Again
CV2 Magazine
Yilin Wang

Misipawistik
Prairie Fire
Duncan Mercredi

Neighbour Haunt & Hamsas Around My Neck
The Fiddlehead
Izza Hassan

Tears of Things
The Walrus
Susan Musgrave


Profiles / Portraits

Canada’s Most Famous Chaplain
Broadview
Omar Mouallem
Contributors: Kristy Woudstra, handling editor; Elena Gritzan, fact-checker

L’effet MBC
L’actualité
Marie-Hélène Proulx
Josée Désaulniers, rédactrice principale

The Fixer
Maclean’s
Shannon Proudfoot
Contributor: Charlie Gillis, handling editor

The Hardest Climb
Maclean’s
Eva Holland

The Ringleader
Maclean’s
Shannon Proudfoot
Contributor: Colin Campbell, handling editor

Amitié, nom féminin
Nouveau Projet
Safia Nolin

The real MVP
Report on Business magazine
Nicholas Hune-Brown

If I Had Me a Porsche
The Walrus
Marcello Di Cintio
Contributors: Carmine Starnino, handling editor; Nikky Manfredi, fact checker

Liu Time
Toronto Life
Sarah Liss


Service Journalism / Journalisme de service

Canada’s Best New Restaurants 2022
Air Canada enRoute
Nancy Matsumoto, writer; Virginie Gosselin, photographer
Contributors: Katie Sehl, editorial director; Stefanie Sosiak, art director; Lori Morgan, photo editor; Renee Morrison, managing editor; Nicolas Venturelli, graphic designer; Felipe Batista Nunes, production manager; Louise Upperton, content director; with support from the entire Spafax Creative Team

The Usual Suspects
Cottage Life
Jackie Davis

You’re in for a World of Dirt
Cottage Life
Ray Ford
Contributor: Alysha Vandertogt

Comment vieillir riche en couple
L’actualité
Marc-André Sabourin
Collaborateur : Josée Désaulniers, rédactrice principale

Bonheur d’occasion
Protegez-vous
Amélie Cléroux
Collaborateur : Marie-Ève Bergeron

Déjouez le yoyo hormonal
Protegez-vous
Mathilde Roy

Panier d’épicerie
Protegez-vous
Mathilde Roy
Collaborateur : Linda Gauthier

Recycler ne suffit plus
Protegez-vous
Amélie Cléroux

Where To Eat Now
Toronto Life
Alex Baldinger, Rebecca Fleming, Liza Agrba

40 Things You Have To Get Used To Living in the North
Up Here
Dana Bowen and Meaghan Brackenbury


Best Emerging Writer / Meilleur auteur émergent

Sponsored by The Reader’s Digest Foundation of Canada

The Reader’s Digest Foundation of Canada contributes financially to the support of university-level journalism education as well as national organizations directly involved in advancing fundamental journalistic principles and standards.

The National Magazine Award for Best Emerging Writer goes to a writer whose early work in magazines shows the highest degree of craft and promise. This year, judges have selected four impressive writers as finalists for this coveted award:

Marina Wang for “A Community’s Quest to Document Every Species on Their Island Home,” published in Hakai Magazine

Vanessa Minke-Martin for “The Hail Mary Hatcheries,” published in Hakai Magazine

Sakeina Syed for “End of the Line,” published in Maisonneuve

Aviva Coopersmith for “The Lie That Made Me,” published in Toronto Life


Illustration (incl. Spot & Photo Illustration) / Illustrations

Alter Eco
Bombardier Experience
Lauren Tamaki
Contributor: Anna Minzhulina, art director

The Moment Everything Changed
Broadview
Kate Traynor
Contributor: Carol Moskot, art director

Heather O’Neill
Canadian Geographic
Jacqui Oakley

In Fine Form
Cottage Life
Aliya Ghare

Central Park During the Pandemic
Hazlitt
Winnie Truong

The Nightmare Nurse
Reader’s Digest Canada
Robert Carter

Survival of the Funnest
The Walrus
Hudson Christie
Contributor: Paul Kim, art director

Textual Healing
The Walrus
Myriam Wares
Contributor: Paul Kim, art director

What Tourette’s Taught Me
The Walrus
Julien Posture
Contributor: Paul Kim, art director


Portrait Photography / Photographie : portraits

The Interview: Gabor Maté
Maclean’s
Wade Hudson

Ikwéwak
Maisonneuve
Caroline Monnet

Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Queen’s Alumni Review
Wade Hudson

The New Hollywood North covers
Toronto Life
Vanessa Heins


Lifestyle Photography / Photographie : art de vivre

Make Your Own Epic Seafood Tower
Chatelaine
Carmen Cheung
Contributors: Aimee Nishitoba, art director; Soo Kim, text and recipes; Matthew Kimura, food stylist; Madeleine Johari, prop stylist; Emily Chu, illustrator; Nicole Duplantis Wilkin, retoucher

Simply Sweet
Chatelaine
Erik Putz
Contributors: Aimee Nishitoba, art director; Irene Ngo, recipes; John Kruusi, food stylist; Madeleine Johari, prop stylist; Nicole Duplantis Wilkin, retoucher

Palais royal
Clin d’oeil
Leda & St.Jacques
Collaborateurs : Julie Buchinger, directrice de publication; Florence O. Durand, stylisme; Anthony Mitropoulos, directeur mode; Elsa Rigaldies, directrice artistique)

Belle Gang
Clin d’oeil
Blanchet & Duval
Collaborateurs : Anthony Mitropoulos, directeur mode; Julie Buchinger, directrice de publication

At ease with the Bees
Cottage Life
Taylor Roades
Contributors: Alysha Vandertogt, editor; Taylor Kristan, art direction

Carte blanche, au vert
Dinette magazine
Mathieu Lachapelle

Rebel With A Cause
FASHION magazine
Greg Swales
Contributors: George Antonopoulos, Leila Bani, Erin Klassen, Win Liu, Bree Avery, Alex Guiry, Mackenzie Walker, Hana Pesut, Andy Chapin, Angelyne Martin, Bret Correll

Halifax’s Heyday
Maclean’s
Daniel Neuhaus

Blue Monday
MONTECRISTO Magazine
Marcus Eriksson
Contributors: Sandra Zarkovic, Leila Bani

Save Your Tears
MONTECRISTO Magazine
Marley Hutchinson
Contributors: Sandra Zarkovic, Toyo Tsuchiya


Photo Essay & Photojournalism / Photojournalisme et essais photographiques

Evidence of Habitation
Alberta Views Magazine
Pieter De Vos

The Cowboy Exclaims
Canadian Geographic
Guillaume Nolet
Contributors: Marcello Di Cintio, writer; Michela Rosano, associate editor

Voyage au Talibanistan
L’actualité
Fabrice de Pierrebourg

Days of Destruction
Maclean’s
Philip Cheung


One of a Kind Storytelling / Unique et hors catégorie

The Shape of Water
Canadian Geographic
Chris Brackley
Contributors: Javier Frutos, brand and creative director; Christy Hutton, graphic designer; Michela Rosano, handling editor

Tauttuq
Inuit Art Quarterly
Taqralik Partridge, poetry; Katherine Takpannie, photography
Contributor: Britt Gallpen, editor

L’apiculture de loisir, la fausse bonne idée ?
Nouveau Projet
Mélika Bazin et Catherine Bernard
Collaborateurs : l’équipe du magazine Nouveau projet

Journey Into Fear
Taddle Creek
Jay Stephens


Editorial Categories / Catégories Éditoriales


Art Direction of a Single Article / Meilleure direction artistique d’un article

The Pill Is Good. Why Isn’t It Better?
Best Health
Contributors: Nicola Hamilton, art director; Rebecca Philps, editor; Rebecca Gao, writer; Vicky Lam, photographer

The Cannabis Crash
Canadian Business
Contributors: Studio WyseVanda Marasan, Della Rollins, Vanessa Wyse; Andrew B. Myers, photography; Charlotte Herrold, editor

The Really Great Outdoors
Cottage Life
Contributor: Bradley Reinhardt

Hall of Presidents
Queen’s Alumni Review
Contributor: Wendy Treverton, designer

Lake Effects
Queen’s Alumni Review
Contributor: Wendy Treverton, designer

Rewilding of the Castle
Queen’s Alumni Review
Contributor: Wendy Treverton, designer

This is your brain on K
Report on Business magazine
Contributor: Brennan Higginbotham

The real MVP
Report on Business magazine
Contributor: Domenic Macri


Best Editorial Package / Meilleur dossier thématique

Canada’s Best New Restaurants 2022
Air Canada enRoute
Contributors: Nancy Matsumoto, writer; Virginie Gosselin, photographer; Katie Sehl, editorial director; Stefanie Sosiak, art director; Lori Morgan, photo editor; Renee Morrison,managing editor; Nicolas Venturelli, graphic designer; Felipe Batista Nunes, production manager; Louise Upperton, content director; Ian Gamache, digital product manager; Billie Gagné-Lebel, social media manager; with support from the entire Spafax Creative Team and our roster of talented contributors.

Indigenous Vision
Broadview
Contributors: Murray Pruden, guest editor; Patty Krawec, Susan McPherson Derendy, Harlan Pruden, Sheila Cook, Kaylee Wood, Susan Nerberg, Mike Alexander, Beatrice Ekoko, Penny Smoke, Emily Standfield, David Kim-Cragg, Jackson Pind, writers; Mer Young, Philip Cote, Nevada Lynn, artists; Jessica Deeks and Niv Shimshon, photographers; with Broadview editorial staff

The New Foodies
Canadian Business
Contributors: Adrienne Matei, writer; Andrea Yu; writer; Carolina Andrade, photographer; Chris Donovan, photographer; Jackie Dives, photographer; Kelsey McMillan, photographer; Oumayma Ben Tanfous, photographer; Charlotte Herrold, editor-in-chief; Laura Hensley, digital director; Emily Landau, editorial features director; Maryam Sanati, SVP, content and creative; Della Rollins, director of photography; Vanda Marasan, senior designer; Vanessa Wyse, creative director, Lucinda Wallace, associate creative director

Crunch Month
Chatelaine
Contributors: Stephanie Han Kim, Sun Ngo, and Aimee Nishitoba, art directors; Irene Ngo, recipes; Erik Putz and Christie Vuong, photographers; Ashley Denton, food stylist; Madeleine Johari, prop stylist; Nicole Duplantis Wilkin, retoucher

Colour: Chromatic North
Inuit Art Quarterly
Contributors: Katherine Takpannie, photography; assinajaq, Taqralik Partridge, Jocelyn Piiraainen, writers; Sue Carter, Napatsi Folger, Lisa Frenette, Britt Gallpen, Leanne Inuaruk-Dall, Taqralik Partridge, Jessica MacDonald, Rachel Taylor, editors; Tiffany Larter, copy editor; Amy Prouty, fact checker; Maegan Fidelino, art director

The Most Shareable Magazine Ever
The Feathertale Review
Contributors: Brett Popplewell, Lee H. Wilson, Jenn Lawrence, Kara Pyle, Benson Lee, Corina Milic

Living With It
The Local
Contributors: Nicholas Hune-Brown, handling editor and writer; Inori Roy, handling editor and writer; Chloë Ellingson, photographer; Nick Iwanyshyn, photographer; Salva Modarres, illustrator; Radiyah Chowdhury, writer; Graham Isador, writer; Emma Healey, writer; Simon Lewsen, writer

Help Wanted
Toronto Life
Contributors: Liza Agrba, Caitlin Walsh Miller, Mathew Silver, Anthony Milton, Daniel Neuhaus, Weld Williams, Rebecca Fleming, Stephanie Firka, Erin Leydon, Ebti Nabag

Big Heart, Little Ukraine
Toronto Life
Contributors: Ali Amad, Giordano Ciampini, Alex Cyr, Jared Lindzon, Morgan Cameron Ross, Haley Steinberg, Caitlin Walsh Miller, Andrea Yu, Luc Rinaldi, Stephanie Firka

What If…?
University of Toronto Magazine
Contributors: Scott Anderson, Catherine Annau, Sharon Aschaiek, Ty Burke, Don Campbell, Nathan Cyprys, Dan Falk, Choi Haeryung, Wade Hudson, Nick Iwanyshyn, Marcia Kaye, Kurt Kleiner, Brent Ledger, Patricia Lonergan, Raquel A. Russell, Derek Shapton, Andrea Yu


Art Direction Grand Prix / Grand prix de la direction artistique

Numéro 12: Quels pouvoirs voulons-nous?
BESIDE
Pier-Philippe Rioux, directeur artistique
Collaborateurs : Gabrielle Deronde, designer graphique; Eliane Cadieux, cheffe de la création

Macadam
Bookzine Macadam
Charles DesGroseilliers

Vert — 023
Dînette
Hélène Mallette

lstw no7
lstw
Carolyne De Bellefeuille

The Most Shareable Magazine Ever
The Feathertale Review
Jenn Lawrence, Kara Pyle, Lee H. Wilson


Editor Grand Prix / Grand prix de la rédaction

“Catherine Métayer is a hands-on editor, working with her writers and staff to produce a beautiful and well-curated collection. BESIDE, under her leadership, is full of great writing, gentle and philosophical, with astute interpretations of the zeitgeist.”

—NMA Jury