The National Media Awards Foundation (NMAF) is delighted to announce the nominees for the 47th annual National Magazine Awards. Our diverse roster of 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.
This year’s winners will be announced at the National Magazine Awards Gala on June 7, 2024 at Arcadian Court in Toronto. This must-attend event will be a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the exceptional accomplishments of this year’s nominees while reconnecting with the magazine community’s creators, storytellers, editors, and publishers. Tickets are on sale now, so secure your spot today!
The NMAF is delighted to announce that Jane Kelly is the recipient of the 2024 Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement.
Jane is a dynamic leader in community journalism, acclaimed for her visionary leadership and unwavering commitment to storytelling that resonates with depth and authenticity. As the founder, publisher and editor of Watershed magazine, Jane has spent over two decades shaping the cultural landscape of Northumberland County, Prince Edward County, the Bay of Quinte and beyond. Learn more
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Individual Nominee Highlights
- For the Best Emerging Writer award, judges have included three young writers whose early long-form magazine journalism shows the highest degree of craft and promise. This year’s nominees include Charlotte Alden for a look at Lytton, B.C.’s recovery from the devastating 2022 wildfire, published in Broadview; Geneviève Larochelle-Guy for a deeply reported feature on face transplants, published in Québec Science; and Adin Wagner for a report on the backlog of cases in Ontario’s small claims court, published in The Local.
- Alison Motluk is nominated twice, in Feature Writing for “In Labour at Home,” published by Chatelaine, and in Investigative Reporting for “Waiting Room,” published by Hazlitt.
- Erin Soros is nominated twice, in Essays for “The Prairies Always See You: Speaking with Psychosis,” published by ESC: English Studies in Canada, and in Poetry for “No Help But Laughter,” published by Canadian Literature.
- Lindsay Jones is nominated in both Long-Form Feature Writing and Investigative Reporting for “Who’s Going to Believe Me?,” published in The Walrus.
- Luc Rinaldi has a very impressive five nominations. “Merchant of Death,” published in Toronto Life, is nominated in Long-Form Feature Writing: 6000+ and Investigative Reporting; “The Way of the Gun,” published in Toronto Life, is also nominated for Investigative Reporting; “They Lost Their Kids to Fortnite,” published in Maclean’s, is also nominated for Long-Form Feature Writing: 6000+; and “The Unsteady Reign of Danielle Smith,” published in Maclean’s, is nominated in the Profiles category.
- Michelle Cyca’s contributing writer column in The Walrus is nominated for Best Column, and Michelle is also nominated in Long-Form Feature Writing for “The End of Home Ownership,” published in Maclean’s.
- Nicholas Hune-Brown is nominated in the Profiles category for “Where Has Olivia Chow Been?,” published in The Local, and in Long-Form Feature Writing for “Have You Been to the Library Lately?,” published in The Walrus.
- Raphaëlle Derome is nominated in Feature Writing for “L’incertaine restauration des milieux humides” and in Service Journalism for “Un sourire forcé.” Both articles are published in Québec Science.
- Guillaume Nolet is nominated twice for Photo Essay & Photojournalism, with “Rooms with a Royal View,” published in Alberta Views, and “Crossing Time,” published in Canadian Geographic.
- Robert Carter is nominated twice for Illustration, with “To catch a predator,” published in Report on Business Magazine, and “War and peace,” published in Legion Magazine.
- Nicola Hamilton is nominated twice for Art Direction Grand Prix, with the April/May 2023 issue of Best Health and Serviette Issue No. 3.
- Check out all of this year’s nominees below!
Writing & Visual Awards / Catégories rédactionnelles et visuelles
Long-Form Feature Writing: 6000+ / Article de fond — 6000+ mots
Réinventer le genre
L’actualité
Autrice : Marie-Hélène Proulx
Collaboratrice : Josée Désaulniers, rédactrice principale
Faut-il fermer les zoos?
L’actualité
Autrice : Valérie Borde
Collaboratrice : Josée Désaulniers, rédactrice principale
They Lost Their Kids to Fortnite
Maclean’s
Writer: Luc Rinaldi
Canada in the Year 2060
Maclean’s
Writer: Anne Shibata Casselman
Where the Children Are Buried
The Walrus
Writer: Annie Hylton
Contributors: Sara Hylton, photographer; Harley Rustad, handling editor; Emma Wilkie, fact checker; Siddhesh Inamdar, copy editor
Epic Fail
Toronto Life
Writer: Danielle Groen
Merchant of Death
Toronto Life
Writer: Luc Rinaldi
Long-Form Feature Writing / Article de fond — long format
Farming a changing sea
Canadian Geographic
Writer: Karen Pinchin
Contributor: Matt Horseman, Photographer
A River Runs Above Us
Hakai Magazine
Writer: Serena Renner
Les enfants du chemin Roxham
L’actualité
Autrice : Daphnée Hacker
Collaboratrice : Josée Désaulniers, rédactrice principale
The End of Homeownership
Maclean’s
Writer: Michelle Cyca
Revenge of the Renter
Maclean’s
Writer: Jason McBride
The DNA Detective
Maclean’s
Writer: Sarah Treleaven
Have You Been to the Library Lately?
The Walrus
Writer: Nicholas Hune-Brown
Contributors: Dorothy Leung, artist; Daniel Viola, handling editor; Tobin Ng, fact checker; Siddhesh Inamdar, copy editor
The End of Retirement
The Walrus
Writer: Cathrin Bradbury
Contributors: Chloe Cushman, artist; Dafna Izenberg, handling editor; Mashal Butt, fact checker; Siddhesh Inamdar, copy editor
On Earth as in Heaven
The Walrus
Writer: Randy Boyagoda
Contributors: Carmine Starnino, handling editor; Emma Wilkie, fact checker; Siddhesh Inamdar, copy editor
“Who’s Going to Believe Me?”
The Walrus
Writer: Lindsay Jones
Contributors: Carmine Starnino, handling editor; Emma Buchanan, fact checker; Johnny C.Y. Lam, photographer; Siddhesh Inamdar, copy editor
Feature Writing / Article de fond
En finir avec la maison unifamiliale
BESIDE
Autrice : Eugénie Emond
Collaborateurs : Gabriel Sabourin, Caroline R. Paquette, Catherine Métayer, Catherine Fortin
About Time
Best Health
Writer: Christina Frangou
Qimuksiq
Canadian Geographic
Writer: Dustin Patar
Contributor: Abi Hayward, editor
In Labour at Home
Chatelaine
Writer: Alison Motluk
Contributors: Ayesha Habib editor; Erica Lenti, editor
Les luttes à venir
Les Affaires
Autrice : Catherine Charron
Sur la route des moulins : meunier cherche apprenti
Magazine Caribou
Auteur : Charles-Édouard Carrier
Collaboratrice : Alma Kismic
L’incertaine restauration des milieux humides
Québec Science
Autrice : Raphaëlle Derome
The Realities of Renting While Black
The Local
Writer: Ashley Okwuosa
Contributors: Marley Allen-Ash, illustrator; Nicholas Hune-Brown, handling editor
Notes from Grief Camp
The Walrus
Writer: Mitchell Consky
Contributors: Anson Chan, artist; Daniel Viola, handling editor; Emily Baron Cadloff, fact checker; Siddhesh Inamdar, copy editor
Books Behind Bars
This Magazine
Writer: Leslie Sinclair
Contributors: Sarah Ratchford, editor; Alyssa Wu, fact checker
Short Feature Writing / Article court
Reclaiming the Seal Hunt
BESIDE
Writer: Caitlin Stall-Paquet
Contributor: Mark Mann, editor
Les démineuses de Mossoul ouvrent la voie aux femmes
ELLE Québec
Autrice : Sabrina Myre
Collaboratrice : Julie Astoul, photographe
Être une tradwife: Promouvoir l’extrême droite dans le confort de son foyer
ELLE Québec
Autrice : Constance Cazzaniga
Collaboratrices : Laurie Dupont, Chef de contenu culture et société; Elisabeth Massicolli, Chef de contenu style de vie
Refusing Resilience
Esse arts + opinions
Writer: Kristen Lewis
The Story of the Indigenous Wool Dog Told Through Oral Histories and DNA
Hakai Magazine
Writer: Devon Bidal
A Brief History of the Clinch
Hazlitt
Writer: Victoria Lessard
Contributor: Haley Cullingham, editor
The Hidden History of Canada’s Weirdest Fast-Food Franchise
Maclean’s
Writer: Omar Mouallem
Apples to Apples
MONTECRISTO Magazine
Writer: Niko Bell
Contributor: Courtnee Pirozzini, photography
In Search of Iceland’s Hidden People
Range
Writer: Sydney Loney
Contributor: Katherine Holland, photographer
Zambia Up Close
Range
Writer: J.R. Patterson
Contributor: Sam Vox, photographer; Andrew Elkin, handling editor
Column / Chronique
Mind in Bloom
Hazlitt
Writer: Rollie Pemberton
Contributor: Haley Cullingham, editor
Droit au but
Les Affaires
Auteur : Jean-Paul Gagné
Zoom sur le monde
Les Affaires
Auteur : François Normand
Éditorial (Le clitoris du serpent, Décarboner le carbone, et Voici pourquoi nous n’utiliserons pas l’IA pour illustrer nos articles)
Québec Science
Autrice : Mélissa Guillemette
Collaboratrices : Marine Corniou, Raphaëlle Derome
Michelle Cyca Contributing Writer Column
The Walrus
Writer: Michelle Cyca
Contributor: Harley Rustad, handling editor
Tajja Isen Contributing Writer Column
The Walrus
Writer: Tajja Isen
Contributor: Dafna Izenberg, handling editor
Did Pierre Poilievre Pass His First Test? / Olivia Chow Won the Battle for Toronto. Can She Win the War? / We May Be Stuck with Doug Ford
The Walrus
Writer: David Moscrop
Contributor: Carmine Starnino, handling editor
Essays / Essais
The Prairies Always See You: Speaking with Psychosis
ESC: English Studies in Canada
Writer: Erin Soros
Looking for a Place to Happen
Geist
Writer: Minelle Mahtani
Contributor: Emma Cleary, editor-in-chief
Now Must Say Goodbye
Geist
Writer: Christine Lai
Contributor: Emma Cleary, editor-in-chief
In Defense of the Rat
Hakai Magazine
Writer: J. B. MacKinnon
Cat Fox Neutrino
Hazlitt
Writer: Thomas Wharton
Contributor: Haley Cullingham, editor
Zhingwaak
Nouveau Projet
Autrice : Émilie Monnet
L’extérieur de nous-mêmes
Nouveau Projet
Autrice : Rafaële Germain
We Have Carried Our Longing
ROOM Magazine
Writer: Stephanie R. Lim
Soft Pink
The New Quarterly
Writer: Sandy Pool
Contributor: Pamela Mulloy, handling editor
Not nothing, but everything
The New Quarterly
Writer: Monica Kidd
Contributor: Pamela Mulloy, handling editor
Investigative Reporting / Journalisme d’enquête
Dysfunction at EMS
Alberta Views
Writers: Jennie Russell and Charles Rusnell
Waiting Room
Hazlitt
Writer: Alison Motluk
Contributors: Emma Buchanan, fact checker; Haley Cullingham, editor
Bad Faith
The Walrus
Writer: Rachel Browne
Contributors: Cornelia Li, artist; Harley Rustad, handling editor; Emma Wilkie, fact checker; Siddhesh Inamdar, copy editor
“Who’s Going to Believe Me?”
The Walrus
Writer: Lindsay Jones
Contributors: Johnny C. Y. Lam, photographer; Carmine Starnino, handling editor; Emma Buchanan, fact checker; Siddhesh Inamdar, copy editor
The Way of the Gun
Toronto Life
Writer: Luc Rinaldi
The Merchant of Death
Toronto Life
Writer: Luc Rinaldi
Fiction
The last great Crab Apple Tree
Grain Magazine
Writer: Dawn Muenchrath
Real-God
Maisonneuve
Writer: Ainslie Hogarth
Contributor: Nour Abi-Nakhoul, handling editor
Lightning Kills
Prairie Fire
Writer: Zilla Jones
How I Loved Her and the Colour of Her Hair
Riddle Fence
Writer: Michael Winter
Mudlark
The Fiddlehead
Writer: Chelsea Peters
Bruise and Shine
The New Quarterly
Writer: Alex Kitt
Contributor: Pamela Mulloy, handling editor
Jude the Brave
The Walrus
Writer: Claire Cameron
Contributors: Sydney Smith, artist; Daniel Viola and Dafna Izenberg, handling editors; Colby Payne, fact checker; Siddhesh Inamdar, copy editor
Personal Journalism / Journalisme personnel
Seven Swims
Brick, A Literary Journal
Writer: Omar El Akkad
We Are All Animals at Night
Hazlitt
Writer: Lana Hall
Contributor: Asna Shaikh, editor
Coups de grâce
L’actualité
Auteur : Christopher Curtis
Collaboratrice : Josée Désaulniers, rédactrice principale
How I Plan to Die
Maclean’s
Writer: Diane Sims
Someone in a Reddish-Pink T-Shirt Walks Past the Window
Prairie Fire
Writer: Avalon Moore
The Passing Game
Prairie Fire
Writer: Jennifer Robinson
Qualifying Hymns
subTerrain Magazine
Writer: Jenn Ashton
Preparing the Eulogy
The Malahat Review
Writer: S. I. Hassan
The Enemy
The Malahat Review
Writer: Siavash Saadlou
Talking with the Dead
This Magazine
Writer: S. Lesley Buxton
Contributor: Valerie Howes, editor
Poetry / Poésie
Curfew
Arc Poetry Magazine
Writer: John Geddes
Fulgura Frango (or How to Count to Infinity)
Arc Poetry Magazine
Writer: Dominique Bernier-Cormier
No Help But Laughter
Canadian Literature
Writer: Erin Soros
Woof
CAROUSEL
Writer: Fawn Parker
If I Have Known Beauty
EXILE Quarterly
Writer: Lorraine Gane
bleach
Prairie Fire
Writer: Cooper Skjeie
Iatrophobia
The Ex-Puritan
Writer: Julie Mannell
Praise Us, For We Are Dead
The Ex-Puritan
Writer: Fareh Malik
In which Haraway’s “multispecies flourishing” radiates over the threshold of death to mothers and sisters by way of two endangered wolves on a live cam at this late stage of, well, everything
The Malahat Review
Writer: Sue Goyette
Honey Crisp
The Walrus
Writer: Molly Peacock
Contributor: Carmine Starnino, handling editor
Profiles / Portraits
Intemporelle Kim Thúy
ELLE Québec
Autrice : Laïma A. Gérald
Collaborateurs : Garrett Naccarato, photographe; Olivia Leblanc, directrice de création; Farah Benosman, stylisme; Laurie Dupont, chef de contenu culture et société
Dans l’atelier de Sara A. Tremblay
Esse arts + opinions
Autrice : Sylvette Babin
Le ministre de la dernière chance
L’actualité
Auteur : Guillaume Bourgault-Côté
Collaboratrice : Josée Désaulniers, rédactrice principale
Thanatopraxie: «Le plus beau métier du monde»
L’Itinéraire
Autrice : Karine Bénézet
The Unsteady Reign of Danielle Smith
Maclean’s
Writer: Luc Rinaldi
L’équilibriste
Nouveau Projet
Auteur : Jean-Philippe Baril Guérard
Where Has Olivia Chow Been?
The Local
Writer: Nicholas Hune-Brown
Contributors: Wade Hudson, photographer; Tai Huynh, handling editor
Alanis Obomsawin in Action
The Walrus
Writer: Zoe Heaps Tennant
Contributors: Shelby Lisk, photographer; Samia Madwar, handling editor; Tobin Ng, fact checker; Siddhesh Inamdar, copy editor
Second Genesis: When a tribute band transcends the original
The Walrus
Writer: Dafna Izenberg
Contributors: Daniel Viola and Samia Madwar, editors; Emma Buchanan, fact checker; Siddhesh Inamdar, copy editor
Internet Famous
Toronto Life
Writer: Katrina Onstad
Service Journalism / Journalisme de service
Strategies
Canadian Business
Writers: Liza Agrba, Mathew Silver, Andrea Yu
Contributors: Andy Rementer, illustrator; Laura Hensley, handling editor; Charlotte Herrold, editor-in-chief; Vanda Marasan, designer; Studio Wyse, creative direction
The Green House Effect
Corporate Knights, Toronto Star
Writers: Marco Oved, Ralph Torrie
In Search of Life Below
Cottage Life
Writer: Sasha Chapman
Canada’s Best Places to Eat
Maclean’s
Writer: Chris Nuttall-Smith
Enquête de satisfaction : Amazon à la fois adulé et critiqué Enquête de satisfaction : Amazon à la fois adulé et critiqué
ProtégezVous
Auteurs : Alain McKenna, Linda Gauthier
Faire euthanasier un animal de compagnie
ProtégezVous
Autrice : Amélie Cléroux
Un sourire forcé
Québec Science
Autrice : Raphaëlle Derome
Parentalité bienveillante: une recette pas si parfaite?
Québec Science
Autrice : Marine Corniou
Comment éviter les pièges du marketing à l’épicerie ?
Verdict santé
Autrice : Florence Dujoux
Best Emerging Writer / Meilleur auteur émergent
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 three impressive writers as finalists for this coveted award:
Charlotte Alden for “After the Fire,” published in Broadview
Contributors: Alanna Mitchell, handling editor; Emma Wilkie, fact-checker
Geneviève Larochelle-Guy pour “La greffe de visage est-elle éthique?,” publié par Québec Science
Adin Wagner for “In Small Claims Court, Justice Delayed,” published in The Local
Illustrations
Cherries Bar Cherries
Alberta Views
Illustrator: Byron Eggenschwiler
In Search of Life Below
Cottage Life
Illustrator: Meegan Lim
Les rêves
Magazine de sociologie Siggi (numéro 7)
Illustratrice : Alice Paré-Mouillot
Studying the Swarm
Maisonneuve
Illustrator: Winnie Truong
Contributors: Brian Morgan and Rachel Wine, co-Art Directors
To catch a predator
Report on Business magazine
Illustrator: Robert Carter
The Night Table
Serviette
Illustrator: Flo Leung
Contributors: Danielle Groen, editorial director; Nicola Hamilton, creative director
War and peace
The Legion Magazine
Illustrator: Robert Carter
Contributors: Jennifer McGill, art direction; Sophie Jalbert, art direction
Being Black in a Small Town
The Walrus
Illustrator: Michelle Theodore
Contributors: Joy SpearChief-Morris, writer; Celina Gallardo, art director
The Queer Issue cover
This Magazine
Illustrator: Paterson Hodgson
Inuvialuit Piuyausiat (Northern Games) Pictograms
Tusaayaksat Magazine
Illustrator: Kyle Natkusiak Aleekuk
Contributor: Jason Yuk-Fai Lau, creative director/designer; Northern Games Society, collaborator
Portrait Photography / Photographie : portraits
Wakefield Brewster: Poet for the People
Avenue
Photographer: Steve Collins
Unsung Heroes
Broadview
Photographer: Shlomi Amiga
Contributor: Carol Moskot, art director
Power Tools
Douglas Magazine
Photographer: Jeffrey Bosdet
Contributor: Caroline Segonnes, lead graphic designer
Have / Hold
Maisonneuve
Photographer: Wynne Neilly
Contributor: Kyle Lasky
All the World’s A Stage
Queen’s Alumni Review
Photographer: Jen Bernard
Black Studies: In Our Own Words
Queen’s Alumni Review
Photographer: Wade Hudson
CEOs of the Year
Report on Business magazine
Photographer: Daniel Ehrenworth
Women Lead Here
Report on Business magazine
Photographers: Jennilee Marigomen, Ebti Nabag
Game Changers
Toronto Met University magazine
Photographer: Kate Dockeray
Contributors: Studio Wyse, art direction; Vanessa Wyse, creative director; Della Rollins, photo editor; Colleen Mellor, editor
The Legacies Issue (Cover)
Tusaayaksat Magazine
Photographer: Jason Yuk-Fai Lau
Contributors: Marie Carpenter, model; Arsaniq Deer, traditional Inuit tattoo artist; Mataya Gillis, photography assistant
Lifestyle Photography / Photographie : art de vivre
Winnie’s Next Act
ELLE Canada
Photographers: Carlos + Alyse
Contributors: Olivia Leblanc, creative director; Jaclyn Bonavota, stylist; Samatha Puth, art director; Billie Gene, makeup artist; Dharius Thomas, hair stylist; Pénélope Lemay, editorial producer; Amaya Faria, set producer; Barry X Ball, artist
Pretty Please
Food & Drink
Photographer: Maya Visnyei
Contributors: Studio Wyse, art direction; Maya Visnyei, photographer; Christopher St. Onge, food stylist; Andrea McCrindle, prop stylist; Jody Dunn, editor
Canevas culinaire
Magazine Caribou
Photographes : Maude Chauvin, Daniel Raiche, Marie-Christine Champagne
Breaking Away
MONTECRISTO Magazine
Photographer: Amanda Pratt
Contributors: Phil Wizard, model; Yasmine Shemesh, story; Sandra Zarkovic, creative direction; Win Liu; grooming; Camilla Lesyk, styling assistant; Rob Seebacher, digitech; Sean Ponsford, photo assistant; Anne Lee, production; Marius Burlan, post-production; Fiona Morrow; editor
In Search of Iceland’s Hidden People
Range
Photographer: Katherine Holland
Contributors: Stefanie Sosiak, design director; Lori Morgan, photo editor
Fashion Santa’s Workshop
Zoomer Magazine
Photographer: Chris Nicholls
Contributors: Stephanie White, creative and art director; Randy Smith, fashion director; Daniel Onori, set designer; Caroline Levin, grooming
Photo Essay & Photojournalism / Photojournalisme et essais photographiques
Martinique’s Creole Garden Path
Air Canada enRoute
Photographer: Melissa Alcena
Contributors: Michael Tong, art director; Sarah Musgrave, writer; Renee Morrison and Caitlin Stall-Paquet, editors
Rooms With A Royal View
Alberta Views
Photographer: Guillaume Nolet
Contributor: Beate Wichmann, editor
Shock and Aaah
Best Health
Photographer: Lucy Lu
Contributors: Nicola Hamilton, art director; Anicka Quin, writer
Crossing Time
Canadian Geographic
Photographer: Guillaume Nolet
Contributors: Marcello Di Cintio, writer; Michela Rosano, editor; Director, Javier Frutos, director, brand and creative
Lifeblood
Canadian Geographic
Photographer: Sara Hylton
Contributors: Sara Hylton, writer; Michela Rosano, editor; Javier Frutos, director, brand and creative
Qimuksiq
Canadian Geographic
Photographer: Dustin Patar
Contributor: Abi Hayward, editor; Javier Frutos, director, brand and creative
L’hiver au front
L’actualité
Photographe: Fabrice de Pierrebourg
Collaborateur: Josée Désaulniers, rédactrice principale
People cross the intersection at Jayzel Drive and Finch West, among construction material for the LRT corridor, in Toronto, Ont., on Thursday Aug. 24, 2023. (Christopher Katsarov Luna/cred}) 
People navigate traffic and construction along Finch Ave., east of Jayzel Drive, in Toronto, Ont., on Tuesday Sept. 5, 2023. (Christopher Katsarov Luna/cred}) 
People board the TTC at Finch West and Oakdale Rd., along the Finch West LRT corridor, in Toronto, Ont., on Thursday Aug. 24, 2023. (Christopher Katsarov Luna/cred}) 
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People cross the unfinished stretch of the LRT track from the south to the north sides of Finch Ave., west of Weston Rd., in Toronto, Ont., on Saturday Sept. 23, 2023. Restaurants are located on the opposite side of dense housing on Finch Avenue West. (Christopher Katsarov Luna/cred}) 
People cross within barriers at Finch West and Oakdale Rd., along the Finch West LRT corridor, in Toronto, Ont., on Thursday Aug. 24, 2023. (Christopher Katsarov Luna/cred})
“Canada’s Worst Obstacle Course”
The Local
Photographer: Christopher Katsarov Luna
Contributors: Richard Trapunski, writer; Tai Huynh, photo editor
Bombs, Bullets, and Endangered Birds
The Walrus
Photographer: Eamon Mac Mahon
Contributors: Sarah Musgrave, writer; Paul Kim, art director; Daniel Viola, handling editor
Heroes
Up Here
Photographer: Pierre-Emmanuel Chaillon
One-of-a-Kind Storytelling / Unique et hors catégorie
Unquiet in the Land
Broadview
Creators: Josiah Neufeld and Jonathan Dyck
Contributors: Jocelyn Bell, handling editor; Carol Moskot, art director; Robert Liwanag, fact-checker
In My Yesterday
Canada’s History
Creator: JJ Lee
Contributors: Kate Jaimet, handling editor; James Gillespie, art director
In Search of Life Below
Cottage Life
Creator: Sasha Chapman
Microcosmes
Dinette
Créatrice : Chloé Savard
The Broch
Geist
Creator: Eleanor Panno
Contributor: Emma Cleary, editor-in-chief
Lunar Cycle in Drought
The Fiddlehead
Creator: Tazi Rodrigues
Where the Wild Things Were
Toronto Life
Creators: Lauren McKeon, Isabel Slone, Nathan Cyprys
Art Direction of a Single Article / Direction artistique d’un article
In My Yesterday
Canada’s History
Art Director: James Gillespie
Contributor: JJ Lee
Hack Job
Canadian Business
Art Director: Studio Wyse
Contributors: Vanessa Wyse, creative director; Vanda Marasan, senior designer; Max Guther, illustrations; Charlotte Herrold, editor
The Fall of the House of Sharpe
Canadian Business
Art Director: Studio Wyse
Contributors: Vanessa Wyse, creative director; Lucinda Wallace, associate creative director; Mike McQuade, photo illustrations; Charlotte Herrold, editor
Dive into Summer with an All-Canadian Pool Party
Chatelaine
Art Director: Sun Ngo
Contributors: Christie Vuong, photographer; Andréanne Dion, senior editor, style and beauty; Caitlin Doherty, set stylist; Talia Brown Thall, fashion stylist; Lateisha Grant, hair and makeup; Taylor Chousky, nail artist; Drew Maynard, retoucher; Tara Rivas, fashion styling assistant; Rachel Cornett, hair and makeup assistant
The Gift of Grub
Toronto Life
Art Director: Colleen Nicholson
Contributor: Stephanie Firka, associate art director
The Force Is With Him
Zoomer Magazine
Art Director: Stephanie White
Editorial Categories / Catégories éditoriales
Editorial Package / Dossier thématique
We Need To Talk About Menopause
Chatelaine
Contributors: Maureen Halushak, editor; Erica Lenti, editor; Sun Ngo, creative director; Nicole Rifkin, illustrator; Denise Balkissoon, writer; Tayo Bero, writer; Mercedes Blackwood, writer; Stephanie Gray, writer; Liana Hwang, writer; Julie Matlin, writer; Kate Rae, writer; Rebecca Gao, fact checker; Charlotte Genest, fact checker
Espace — 024
Dinette
Collaborateurs : Hélène Mallette, rédactrice en chef & directrice artistique; Mathieu Lachapelle, éditeur en chef & photographe
178. Patrimoine sonore. Tendre l’oreille
Magazine Continuité
Collaborateurs : Caroline Fortin, rédactrice en chef; Yves Vaillières, agent publicitaire; Louise Desautels, éditrice; Mélanie St-Hilaire, éditrice; Brigitte Trudel, éditrice; Mélanie Darveau, réviseuse; Lydie Colaye, graphiste
q̓apkiⱡ
Contributors: Lilian Rose, editor; Trevor Kehoe, editor; Marian Lowe, art director/designer
Issue No.03
Serviette
Contributors: Max Meighen, publisher; Danielle Groen, editorial director; Nicola Hamilton, creative director
20th anniversary issue
Spacing
Contributors: Matthew Blackett, Dylan Reid, John Lorinc, Shawn Micallef, Julie Fish, Todd Harrison, Dale Duncan, Glyn Bowerman, Sarah Hood, Jeremy Hopkin, Josh Sherman, Emily May Rose, Tom Weatherburn, Edward Keenan, Wayne Reeves, Steve Brearton, Ian Darragh, Joseph Wilson, Sakeina Syed, Josh Fullan
The Finch West Issue
The Local
Contributors: Nicholas Hune-Brown, editor and writer; Inori Roy, editor and writer; Tai Huynh, editor; Simon Lewsen, writer; Mobólúwajídìde D. Joseph, writer; Furquan Mohamed, writer; Daysha Loppie, writer; Richard Trapunski, writer; Kunal Chaudhary, writer; Christopher Katsarov Luna, photographer; Chloë Ellingson, photographer; Yader Guzman, photographer
Special wildfire issue
Up Here
Contributors: Cooper Langford, Ronne Heming, Bill Braden, Dana Bowen, Brianna Freitag, Marion LaVigne
Art Direction Grand Prix / Grand prix de la direction artistique
April/May 2023
Best Health
Art Director: Nicola Hamilton
Contributors: Rebecca Philps, editor-in-chief; Ariel Brewster, deputy editor; Rebecca Gao, associate editor; Renée Reardin, digital editor
ESSE 109 — Eau | Water
Esse arts + opinions
Art Director: FEED
Collaborateur : Sylvette Babin
issue no.8 — All things infinite
LSTW
Directrice artistique : Carolyne De Bellefeuille
Issue No.03
Serviette
Art Director: Nicola Hamilton
Contributors: Max Meighen, publisher; Danielle Groen, editorial director
Issue 28
The Feathertale Review
Art Directors: Jenn Lawrence, Kara Pyle, Lee H. Wilson
Editor Grand Prix / Grand prix de la rédaction
Maureen Halushak’s Chatelaine has maintained the magazine’s high standards and legacy while grappling with new conceptions of femininity and the pressing issues women face today. Current and former coworkers alike attested to her impact, demonstrating her well-earned reputation across the magazine publishing community.
— NMA Jury
Ruth Dunley impressed the jury with her exceptional leadership in making an alumni magazine a fresh and engaging forum for celebrating and understanding the world of the Queen’s University campus and beyond.
— NMA Jury
Harley Rustad’s commitment to tackling in-depth investigations and features stands out. Rustad’s contributions to The Walrus have reinforced its position as one of Canada’s leading homes for thoughtful, impactful journalism.
— NMA Jury
Cover Grand Prix / Grand prix de la page couverture
Hound Haven
Literary Review of Canada
Contributors: Blair Kelly, illustration; Kyle Wyatt, art direction
Fall 2023
Maisonneuve
Contributors: Winnie Truong, illustrator, Brian Morgan and Rachel Wine, co-Art Directors
Black Studies: In Our Own Words (gatefold)
Queen’s Alumni Review
Contributors: Alex Beshara, director of marketing and publications; Ruth Dunley, editor; Wendy Treverton, graphic designer
Canada’s Best Managed Companies
Report on Business magazine
Contributors: Dawn Calleja, Domenic Macri, Clare Vander Meersch, Liam Mogan, Nicole Billark
May 2023: “Did you know this was a graveyard?”
The Walrus
Contributors: James Lee Chiahan, illustrator; Paul Kim, art director
Where to Eat Now 2023
Toronto Life
Contributors: Colleen Nicholson, art director; Rachel Wine, director of photography; Malcolm Johnston, editor in chief; Markian Lozowchuk, photographer
Issue Grand Prix / Grand prix du numéro
September 2023
Maclean’s
Various contributors
Numéro — Nouveau Projet 24
Nouveau Projet
Collaborateurs : Catherine-Ève Groleau, Elisabeth Cardin, Marc Séguin, Nicolas Langelier, Nicolas Charette, Martin Lépine, Marie-Sissi Labrèche, Marie Darsigny, Jean-Nicolas Mailloux
Volume 4
Range
Contributors: Sydney Loney, editorial director; Stefanie Sosiak, design director; Dominique Lamberton, executive editor; Valerie Lenoir, director of marketing and delivery; Lori Morgan, photo editor; Aimi Mayne, editorial assistant
Issue No.03
Serviette
Contributors: Max Meighen, publisher; Danielle Groen, editorial director; Nicola Hamilton, creative director
Issue 28
The Feathertale Review
Contributors: Brett Popplewell, Jenn Lawrence, Kara Pyle, Benson Lee, Lee H. Wilson
Most Influential 2023
Toronto Life
Toronto Life staff and contributors
November/December 2023: Special Wildfire Issue
Up Here
Contributors: Cooper Langford, guest editor; Bill Braden, photo editor, Brianna Freitag, art director; Marion LaVigne, Ronne Heming, co-publishers
Best Magazine: News, Business, General Interest / Meilleur magazine : actualité, affaires, intérêt général
If there was an award for “most impressive renewal” of a legacy media brand, Canadian Business would win it hands down. The current magazine is fresh, vibrant, and fun, and geared toward an expanded audience.
— NMA Jury
Maclean’s looks and reads fresh while continuing to honour its proud legacy.
— NMA Jury
Nouveau Projet continues to produce one of the best magazine experiences in the country, and it’s still innovative in its treatment and structure of articles. Its narrative journalism reaches its readership in a very sensitive way.
— NMA Jury
Best Magazine: Service & Lifestyle / Meilleur magazine : service et art de vivre
Best Health reached its demographic in ways that are hard to match. From cover to cover, the stories were compelling and well-researched, and the photography was on point. Despite all the information the magazine contained, the design paced the content, resulting in a most pleasant read.
— NMA Jury
Designlines offers a fresh look at Toronto’s home design scene. We found it bright, bold, trendy, and inspiring.
— NMA Jury
Dinette is simply gorgeous. The design, the photography, the fonts, and the balance of these elements is impeccable.
— NMA Jury
Best Magazine: Art, Literary, & Culture / Meilleur magazine : art, littérature et culture
Brick, A Literary Journal is a beautifully crafted celebration of the written word and of personal voice, thoughtfully and strikingly designed.
C Magazine provides a lustrous engagement with art and writing, highlighting the imaginative potential of community, dialogue, and design.
— NMA Jury
Esse arts + opinions offers a striking and exciting approach to language, multidisciplinarity, and the possibilities of communication—courageously curated and a joy to see, touch, and read.
— NMA Jury
Best Magazine: Special Interest / Meilleur magazine : intérêt spécial
LSTW is where art and community intersect to create a unique space for discovery and belonging. The imagery is beautifully curated and balanced by the creative use of negative space. The innovative approach to typography captures the essence of the stories without alienating the reader.
— NMA Jury
From the very first turn of the page, Paddling Magazine was easy to navigate, fun, and informative to read. It surprised us with its ability to draw us into its world of technique, cool gear, and — most impressively — breathtaking photography of the places to be discovered.
— NMA Jury
Queen’s Alumni Review sets an impressive standard for telling the stories of people and innovations that matter to a university community. The mix of stories and design presentation made it an engaging read from start to finish.
— NMA Jury
Acknowledgements
The National Media Awards Foundation is extremely grateful for the support of the Government of Canada, the Ontario Arts Council, and Ontario Creates.
A special thank you to Creative Director Erik Mohr, Graphic Designer Christina Kim, and their team at Made by Emblem, who created this year’s stunning visuals.
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