The Perilous Lives of International Students
Toronto Life
Writer: Simon Lewsen

Contributors: Stéphanie Verge, handling editor; Charlotte Genest, fact-checker 

Perfect Prey
Zoomer magazine
Writer: Carolyn Abraham
Contributor: Kim Honey, handling editor

The First First Responders
Hakai Magazine
Writer: Adrienne Mason
Contributors: Bennett Whitnell, photographer; Shanna Baker, editor

Le pari de PSPP
L’actualité
Auteur : Guillaume Bourgault-Côté
Collaboratrice : Josée Désaulniers, rédactrice principale

Death and the Salesmen
The Local
Writer: Inori Roy
Contributors: Christopher Katsarov Luna, photographer; Nicholas Hune-Brown, editor

In the Footsteps of Migrants Who Never Made It
The Walrus
Writer: Marcello Di Cintio
Contributors: Carmine Starnino, editor; Dhriti Gupta, fact-checker

“I Can Do Good Work—If I Don’t Get Killed”
The Walrus
Writer: Meghan Davidson Ladly
Contributors: Samia Madwar, handling editor; Carine Abouseif, handling editor; Mashal Butt, fact checker; Duane Cole, photographer

The Good Liar
Toronto Life
Writer: Rachel Browne
Contributors: Lauren McKeon, handling editor; Charlotte Genest, fact-checker

One Holy Mess
Toronto Life
Writer: Nicholas Hune-Brown

Contributors: Stéphanie Verge, handling editor; Charlotte Genest, fact-checker

Turf War
Toronto Life
Writer: Sarah Treleaven

Contributors: Stéphanie Verge, handling editor; Charlotte Genest, fact-checker

Island Alberta
Alberta Views
Writer: Curtis Gillespie

Money Visions
Alberta Views
Writer: Bonnie Larson
Contributor: Evan Osenton, editor

Generation Wildfire
Broadview
Writer: Pieta Woolley
Contributors: Alanna Mitchell, handling editor; Ayesha Habib and Olivia Vaughan, fact-checkers

“Our peace is out there”
Canadian Geographic
Writer: Thomas Lundy
Contributors: Emina Ida, photographer; Sarah Brown, handling editor; Abbey Bilotta, fact checker; Iza Valle, art design; Javier Frutos, art design

Who is Wolf 57?
Cottage Life
Writer: Eva Holland

The Owls Who Came From Away
Hakai Magazine
Writer: Jude Isabella

Le bruit qui court
L’actualité
Autrice : Marie-Hélène Proulx
Collaboratrice : Josée Désaulniers, rédactrice principale

Face aux éléments
Québec Science
Autrice : Raphaëlle Derome

Moss Park’s Lost Years
The Local
Writer: Nicholas Hune-Brown
Contributors: Christopher Katsarov Luna, photographer; Wency Leung, Editor

AI Is a False God
The Walrus
Writer: Navneet Alang
Contributors: Carine Abouseif, editor; Mihika Agarwal and Dhriti Gupta, fact-checkers; Siddhesh Inamdar, copy editor

Mères Courage
Châtelaine
Autrice : Catherine Pelchat

CINÉMA – Sommes-nous entrées dans l’ère du female gaze?
ELLE Québec
Autrice : Claire-Marine Beha
Collaboratrice : Laurie Dupont, éditrice

Pocket Change
FASHION
Writer: Annika Lautens
Contributors: Lindsay Patterson, layout; Sarah Mariotti, research assistance

Un spanakopita sans… Elise Gravel
L’actualité
Auteur : Jean-Yves Girard
Collaboratrice : Josée Désaulniers, rédactrice principale

Hawai‘i Revisited
Range
Writer: Sydney Loney
Contributor: Ricky-Thomas Serikawa, photographer

Solace in Art
Watershed
Writer: Janet Davies
Contributors; Christopher Cameron, editor; Christine Reid, photographer

Of Sea Slugs and Serenity
YAM
Writer: Melissa Gignac
Contributor: Joanne Sasvari, editor

The Trust Spiral
Literary Review of Canada
Writer: Tara Henley
Contributors: Kyle Wyatt, editor; Barbara Czarnecki, copy editor; Karsten Petrat, illustrator

«De la subjectivité du gros bon sens»
Nouveau Projet
Auteur : Jonathan Livernois

La langue comme champ de bataille
Nouveau Projet
Autrice : Nadine Vincent

Cobra Blue Mustang Strat
The Fiddlehead
Writer: Adèle Barclay

Beautiful Like the Moon
The New Quarterly
Writer: Pacinthe Mattar
Contributors: Pamela Mulloy and Vinh Nguyen, handling editors

When Words Fail Us
The New Quarterly
Writer: Ayelet Tsabari

You Will Not Kill Our Imagination
The New Quarterly
Writer: Saeed Teebi
Contributors: Pamela Mulloy and Vinh Nguyen, handling editors

The Collapse of Self-Worth in the Digital Age
The Walrus
Writer: Thea Lim
Contributors: Hannah Ziegler, fact checker; Carmine Starnino, handling editor; Siddhesh Inamdar, copy editor

GFL Says It’s ‘Green For Life’—Its Neighbours Disagree
The Local
Writer: Wency Leung
Contributors: Andrew Craft, photographer; Christopher Katsarov Luna, photographer; Nicholas Hune-Brown, editor

Sins of a Small-Town Doctor
Toronto Life
Writer: Lauren McKeon

Contributors: Stéphanie Verge, handling editor; Charlotte Genest, fact-checker

The Good Liar
Toronto Life
Writer: Rachel Browne

Contributors: Lauren McKeon, handling editor; Charlotte Genest, fact-checker

A Perfect Storm
Zoomer magazine
Writer: Carolyn Abraham
Contributor: Kim Honey, handling editor

The Pale
EVENT Magazine
Writer: Annick MacAskill

DonJuan 3000
Ex-Puritan
Writer: Kelly S. Thompson

Idealism and Despair
Maisonneuve
Writer: Billy-Ray Belcourt

Code Orange
Prairie Fire
Writer: Shashi Bhat

Tea with Interpol
The Fiddlehead
Writer: Tamas Dobozy

Knick Knack
Yolk
Writer: Sabrina Fielding

Six Miles from the Mouth of the River
Hazlitt
Writer: Kelly Boutsalis
Contributor: Amelia Schonbek, editor

Clova, le village de résistants
L’actualité
Auteur : Éric Grenier
Collaboratrice : Josée Désaulniers, rédactrice principale

Scampia : le ciel dans les poubelles
Le Verbe
Auteur : Jérémie Laliberté

The Reluctant Refugee
Maclean’s
Writer: Danny Ramadan

The Grief of Mourning Sentences
subTerrain Magazine
Writer: Peter Babiak

Lanterns
The Malahat Review
Writer: Marcel Goh

The Pathfinder
The Malahat Review
Writer: Aldyn Chwelos

Black Hammers Falling
The New Quarterly
Writer: Chris Banks
Contributor: Pamela Mulloy, handling editor

In Which Alberta Plays the Old West (Not So Much in the Way That Angela Hewitt Plays Bach as in the Way That a Dog Plays Dead)
Arc Poetry Magazine
Writer: Joseph Kidney

Black Umbrella: A CONDITION INCOMPATIBLE WITH LIFE; YOU PASSED FROM MY BODY; THE WEIGHT
Border Crossings
Writer: Susan Musgrave
Contributor: Meeka Walsh, editor

A Walking Prayer
Prairie Fire
Writer: Erin Wilson

“In the Medical Building Lobby Cafe”, “Once More”, and “Tapestry”
The New Quarterly
Writer: Robyn Sarah
Contributor: John Vardon, handling editor

Jusqu’où ira Geneviève Guilbault
L’actualité
Auteur : Guillaume Bourgault-Côté
Collaboratrice : Josée Désaulniers, rédactrice principale

Le phénomène Fortier
L’actualité
Autrice : Marie-Hélène Proulx
Collaboratrice : Josée Désaulniers, rédactrice principale

Une impossible amitié : Roseline Hamel et Nacera Kermiche
Le Verbe
Autrice : Sarah-Christine Bourihane

The Housing Hero of Fredericton
Maclean’s
Writer: Sarah Treleaven

Hot potatoes: Corporate Citizen of the Year Max Koeune
Report on Business magazine
Writer: Jason Kirby

Boo-Hooray : « Outsiders looking out » Johan Kugelberg. Homme de la Renaissance. Chancre de la décadence
Revue Spirale Numéro 285, hiver 2024
Auteur : Ralph Elawani

Quality Trash
Toronto Life
Writer: Maddy Mahoney

Contributors: Stéphanie Verge, handling editor; Charlotte Genest, fact-checker

The Mensch
Toronto Life
Writer: David Sax

Contributors:  Erica Lenti, handling editor; Charlotte Genest, fact-checker

Calling the Shots
Zoomer magazine
Writer: Shanda Deziel

Things That Leak
Cottage Life
Writer: Ray Ford

How to (Wisely!) Buy a Used Tractor
Harrowsmith’s Almanac 2025
Writer: Steve Maxwell
Contributors: Yolanda Thornton, publisher; Karine Ewart, editor-in-chief; Meredith MacKinlay, art direction and design; Lisa van de Geyn, copy editor

Private Health Care is Here
Maclean’s
Writer: Christina Frangou

L’envers du décor
Protégez-Vous
Autrice : Marie-Eve Shaffer
Collaboratrice : Linda Gauthier

La revanche des plus petites
Protégez-Vous
Autrice : Marie-Eve Shaffer
Collaborateur : Franck Um

Deux fois moins d’autos: comment y arriver?
Québec Science
Autrice : Raphaëlle Derome
Collaboratrice : Sophie Benmouyal, illustratrice

A Newbie’s Guide to Corporate Law
Report on Business magazine
Writers: Gail J. Cohen, Hadiya Roderique, Kasia Mychajlowycz
Contributors: Dawn Calleja, editor; Domenic Macri, art director; Jason Ford, illustrator

Best New Restaurants
Toronto Life
Writers: Liza Agrba, Caroline Aksich and Erin Hershberg

Contributors: Rebecca Fleming, handling editor; Leah Cameron, fact checker

Where to Eat Cheap
Toronto Life
Writer: Rebecca Fleming

Contributors: Rachel DeGasperis and Nikky Manfredi, fact-checkers

Alex Cyr is a thorough and incisive writer, as at home with the personal as the descriptive.

—NMA Jury

Maddy Mahoney turned the oft-derided Hallmark movie into fodder for serious reflection. Bravo!

—NMA Jury

The Big Bet is well-researched and engaging—Anthony Milton is a writer of great depth.

—NMA Jury

Impossible Choice
Broadview
Illustrator: Dominic Bugatto
Contributor: Carol Moskot, art director

Unfathomable
Canadian Geographic
Illustrator: Amanda Key
Contributors: Javier Frutos, art director; Iza Valle, graphic designer; Chris Brackley, cartographer

We Come From the Stars
Cottage Life
Illustrator: Luke Swinson

Schools vs. Screens
Maclean’s
Illustrator: Kagan McLeod

Chasing Waterfalls
re:porter
Illustrator: Tim Zeltner

Hasegawa’s Playhouse
Serviette
Illustrator: Jacqui Oakley
Contributor: Nicola Hamilton, art director / designer

Art + Money
The Local
Illustrator: Michael DeForge

Toxic Workplace
The Walrus
Illustrator: Pete Ryan
Contributor: Meredith Holigroski, art director

When we disappear
This Magazine
Illustrator: Jasmine Lesperance
Contributor: Valerie Thai, art director

Catherine The Great
ELLE Canada
Photographer: Royal Gilbert
Contributors: Olivia Leblanc, creative director; Juliana Schiavinatto, stylist

Issue no.9 – Duos
lstw
Photographer: Charlotte Rainville
Contributor: Carolyne De Bellefeuille, creative director 

The New Arrivals
Maclean’s
Photographer: Ian Brown

CEOs of the Year
Report on Business magazine
Photographer: Daniel Ehrenworth
Contributor: Clare Vander Meersch

Jetsetter
Report on Business magazine
Photographer: Raphael Ouellet
Contributor: Clare Vander Meersch

Lost Boy Found
Zoomer magazine
Photographer: Bryan Adams
Contributors: Suzanne Boyd, editor-in-chief; Tanya Watt, creative director; Joanne Blades, fashion director

Time and the Tide
Cottage Life
Photographer: Kamil Bialous
Contributor: Christina Frangou, writer

Laminaria digitata
Dinette
Photographe: Mathieu Lachapelle

Turning Heads
ELLE Canada
Photographer: D. Picard
Contributors: Olivia Leblanc, creative director and stylist; Laurence Morisset, styling collaborator

The Late Late Show
Toronto Life
Photographers: Nicole and Bagol

Heart of gold
Canadian Geographic
Photographer: Guillaume Nolet
Contributors: Javier Frutos, art director; Michela Rosano; Sarah Brown, handling editor

Another Year, Another Encampment, Another Eviction
The Local
Photographer: Nick Kozak
Contributors: Brennan Doherty, writer; Inori Roy, editor

The fight for life downstream of Alberta’s tailings ponds — full of arsenic, mercury and lead
The Narwhal
Photographer: Amber Bracken
Contributors: Shawn Parkinson, creative director; Sharon J. Riley, editor

The Art of the Games
Up Here Magazine
Photographer: Peter Mather

Black womb: genderless
Briarpatch
Creator: Teneile Warren

Long Lost Lido
Geist
Creator: Onjana Yawnghwe
Contributor: Dayna Mahannah, editor-in-chief

Qikiqtaaluk ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ Baffin Island 1913–14
Inuit Art Quarterly
Creators: Jo-Anne Birnie-Danzker and Taqralik Partridge
Contributors: Alison Cooley, editor; Tiffany Raddi, editor

Death of a Dream
Maclean’s
Interviews by Ali Amad and Alex Cyr

Somewhere on Sherbrooke
Maisonneuve
Creator: Sara Mizannojehdehi

Sous les saules: la vie avec un cancer incurable à 30 ans
Nouveau Projet
Créateur : Ismaël Gueymard

Grand Manan’s Dark Harbour Hermits
Studio Magazine
Creator: Brandon Hicks

Hunger Games
Best Health
Art Director: Nicola Hamilton
Contributor: Rebecca Philps, editor-in-Chief; Vicky Lam, photographer; Christina Yan, stylist

De la terre au verre
Dinette
Directrice artistique : Hélène Mallette

Northern Justice
Indiescreen
Art Director: Kyle Schruder RGD
Contributor: Andrew Addison, editor; Mel Conquer, designer

The City’s Best New Restaurants 2024
Toronto Life
Art Director: Colleen Nicholson
Contributor: Stephanie Firka, associate art director

AI Everywhere
University of Toronto Magazine
Art Director: Vanessa Wyse
Contributors: Scott Anderson, editor; Seba Cestaro, illustrator; Risto Avramovski, illustrator; Duane Cole, photographer

026 – Transmission
Dinette
Collaborateurs : Hélène Mallette, directrice artistique ; Mathieu Lachapelle, éditeur en chef

Issue no.9 – Duos
lstw
Contributors: Lisa Cecchini, editor; Katia Aubin, contributor; Florence Gagnon, creative director; Carolyne De Bellefeuille, creative Director

La déferlante IA
Québec Science
Collaborateurs : Gabrielle Anctil, Marine Corniou, Alexis Riopel, Mathieu Potvin

April/May 2024
Best Health
Art Director: Nicola Hamilton
Contributor: Rebecca Philps, editor-in-chief

June/July 2024
Cottage Life
Art Director: Taylor Kristan

The Ultimate Guide to Canadian Colleges
Maclean’s
Art Director: Christine Dewairy
Contributor: Jeff Hannaford (contributing art director)

Food is Absurd
Serviette
Art Director: Nicola Hamilton

Spring 2024: AI Everywhere
University of Toronto Magazine
Art Direction: Studio Wyse
Contributors: Vanessa Wyse, creative director, Studio Wyse; Lucinda Wallace, associate creative director, Studio Wyse; Hannah Browne, senior designer, Studio Wyse

Tai Huynh is a shining example of what it means to be an editor in contemporary Canadian journalism. He has led the creation and meteoric rise of a magazine that has grabbed everyone’s attention, within Toronto and far beyond. From his unwavering commitment to telling stories that go deeper to his willingness to nurture up-and-coming talent, Huynh has grown The Local into one of the country’s most important—and inspiring—independent media brands. With exceptional journalism, a commitment to diversity, and industry-wide appreciation for its efforts, The Local stands out as an example for any Canadian magazine under Huynh’s leadership. We would like to express our particular appreciation for Huynh’s attention to freelancers’ working conditions.

—NMA Jury

Pamela Mulloy has successfully expanded the edges of what a Canadian literary magazine can be. By nurturing up-and-coming writers, exploring a wide range of topics through a literary lens, and publishing a truly diverse set of voices, she has taken The New Quarterly to new heights during her tenure.

—NMA Jury

November 2024
Literary Review of Canada
Contributors: Cody Greco, photography; Kyle Wyatt, art direction

The Windfall Generation
Maclean’s
Contributors: Christine Dewairy, Rachel Wine, Justin Poulsen

Faire l’amour, couverture du no9
Magazine de sociologie Siggi
Collaboratrices : Anne Morgenstern, photographie; Alice Paré-Mouillot, graphisme

Pet Valu: Nothing’s too good for my baby
Report on Business magazine
Contributors: Domenic Macri, art director; Carmen Cheung, photographer; Dawn Calleja, editor; Sarah Palmer, photo director

Justin Trudeau’s Last Stand
The Walrus
Contributors: Barry Blitt, illustrator; Meredith Holigroski, art director; Justin Ling, writer; Carmine Starnino, handling editor

Secret City
Toronto Life
Contributors: Colleen Nicholson, art director; Malcolm Johnston, editor-in-chief

026 – Transmission
Dinette
Collaborateurs: Hélène Mallette, rédactrice en chef; Mathieu Lachapelle, éditeur en chef

November 2024
Literary Review of Canada
Contributors: Kyle Wyatt, editor; Barbara Czarnecki, copy editor; Emily Mernin, associate editor; David Venn, assistant editor; Moira MacDougall, poetry editor; Caroline Noël, editorial coordinator.

Issue no.9 – Duos
lstw
Contributors: Florence Gagnon, creative director; Carolyne De Bellefeuille, creative director; Lisa Cecchini, editor

Food is Absurd
Serviette
Contributors: Max Meighen, publisher; Danielle Groen, editorial director; Nicola Hamilton, creative director

If He Wins: How Poilievre Will Change Canada
The Walrus
Contributors: Carmine Starnino, Editor-in-Chief; Zoya Shepherd, Design Director

Florence Gagnon, LSTW

Anna Demay, Miam

Nicolas Langelier, Nouveau Projet

L’actualité is innovative and comprehensive in its coverage of national and international events. It consistently punches above its weight as a Canadian news magazine. Its design stands out for its clarity, efficiency, and high readability, facilitating quick scanning and easy navigation through dense content. The layout reflects a real attention to detail, supported by a careful use of visuals and graphic markers, all of which reinforce the strength of it journslism, which is rigorous and professional.

—NMA Jury

Nouveau Projet is a magazine that explores the ideas, stories, and sensibilities shaping Quebec today. Through ambitious writing, it challenges assumptions and shakes up established norms. Its refined design sparks curiosity, encourages a reading experience that’s both fluid and immersive, and reinforces the credibility of its vibrant, thoughtful voice.

—NMA Jury

Québec Science delivers quality journalism on the environmental and scientific issues that matter most to understanding how our world works. Beautifully designed, it consistently surprises readers in content and style.

—NMA Jury

A magazine that excels in communicating across print and digital platforms. Its website made it clear that Designlines’ foremost intention is to be read. We found the overall execution strong and significant in its impact.

—NMA Jury

Serviette feeds the foodie community in a way that’s uniquely its own. It takes an avant garde approach to a subject that is too often traditionally presented. It’s refreshing, an absolute pleasure to read, and it is a visual delight.

—NMA Jury

Without a doubt, Vancouver magazine expertly connects with its readers. With honesty, simplicity, and devotion, it demonstrates a clear and wholehearted commitment to its audience. Bravo!

—NMA Jury

Inuit Art Quarterly takes a complex, intersectional approach to covering visual art created by Inuit artists, and always feels like a celebration of the artist and the art. IAQ is visually beautiful, thoughtful, and aims to expand the audience for Inuit artists as well as provide career advancement and funding opportunities for the featured artists.

—NMA Jury

A stalwart on the scene, the Literary Review of Canada is one of the few places left to read about and celebrate books in Canada. There is a high bar set by the editorial team with quality reviews of important books appearing in print and online. One could be fooled into thinking the team on this magazine is much larger than it is. This is a magazine of real consequence, proven by its mandate to platform essays of length and intellectual heft in every issue, wrapped in a visual package that is just right, and those covers are *chef’s kiss*. This is the kind of magazine for which the “punching above its weight” aphorism was truly coined. Bravo!

—NMA Jury

DARBY delivers a bold visual experience with captivating photography and striking design. The community-oriented stories at the intersection of football, identity, and culture are engaging, heartfelt, and relevant. It offers insight into the world of Canadian soccer, from a grassroots fan perspective right up to the professional level. The stories are genuine, and the art direction reflects the passion of everyone involved—a great idea executed with panache.

—NMA Jury

LSTW remains a magazine that is not only of the moment and deeply connected to the community it serves—it is also bold, fresh, and an exciting, welcome addition to Canada’s magazine scene. It continues to elevate the art of storytelling through thoughtfully curated imagery and a bold use of typography; from start to finish, its pages are original in presentation yet consistently true to its brand. Impressively designed and thoughtfully conceived, LSTW showcases a fresh and compelling approach to bilingual, queer storytelling. The magazine is vibrant in reflecting the rich and exciting diversity of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Reading LSTW feels intimate and absorbing—a real treat.

—NMA Jury

Paddling is a simple, beautiful consumer magazine that understands its audience and what they want, and delivers on every level. It offers service journalism with expertise, and stunning photography supported by disciplined design and execution. Paddling gives both paddlers and non-paddlers alike an exciting and immersive reading experience. It succeeds in being entertaining and informative, all while emphasizing the beauty of being close to water.

—NMA Jury