We are pleased to reveal the Canadian creators who won Gold and Silver medals at this year’s National Magazine Awards. The gala was held at Arcadian Court in Toronto on June 13, 2025, and was hosted by NMA-winning writer and journalist Eva Holland.
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Long-Form Feature Writing: 6000+ / Meilleur article de fond — 6 000+ mots
Gold / Médaille d’or
The Cult of Wellness
Toronto Life
Writer: Olivia Stren
Contributors: Stephanie Verge, handling editor; Martha Beach, fact-checker
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Perfect Prey
Zoomer magazine
Writer: Carolyn Abraham
Contributor: Kim Honey, handling editor
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Another Year, Another Encampment, Another Eviction
The Local
Writer: Brennan Doherty
Contributors: Nick Kozak, photographer; Inori Roy, editor
The Perilous Lives of International Students
Toronto Life
Writer: Simon Lewsen
Contributors: Stéphanie Verge, handling editor; Charlotte Genest, fact-checker
Long-Form Feature Writing / Meilleur article de fond — long format
Gold / Médaille d’or
Le pari de PSPP
L’actualité
Auteur : Guillaume Bourgault-Côté
Collaboratrice : Josée Désaulniers, rédactrice principale
Silver / Médaille d’argent
One Holy Mess
Toronto Life
Writer: Nicholas Hune-Brown
Contributors: Stéphanie Verge, handling editor; Charlotte Genest, fact-checker
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Origin Story
Broadview
Writer: Alison Motluk
Contributors: Alanna Mitchell, handling editor; Ayesha Habib, fact-checker
The First First Responders
Hakai Magazine
Writer: Adrienne Mason
Contributors: Bennett Whitnell, photographer; Shanna Baker, editor
Death and the Salesmen
The Local
Writer: Inori Roy
Contributors: Christopher Katsarov Luna, photographer; Nicholas Hune-Brown, editor
Inside the Biggest Art Fraud in History
The Walrus
Writer: Luc Rinaldi
Contributors: Harley Rustad, handling editor; Meredith Holigroski, art director; Lucy Uprichard, fact checker; Siddhesh Inamdar, copy 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
Turf War
Toronto Life
Writer: Sarah Treleaven
Contributors: Stéphanie Verge, handling editor; Charlotte Genest, fact-checker
Feature Writing / Meilleur article de fond
Gold / Médaille d’or
Moss Park’s Lost Years
The Local
Writer: Nicholas Hune-Brown
Contributors: Christopher Katsarov Luna, photographer; Wency Leung, Editor
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Face aux éléments
Québec Science
Autrice : Raphaëlle Derome
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
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
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
Short Feature Writing / Meilleur article court
Gold / Médaille d’or
Pocket Change
FASHION
Writer: Annika Lautens
Contributors: Lindsay Patterson, layout; Sarah Mariotti, research assistance
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Solace in Art
Watershed
Writer: Janet Davies
Contributors; Christopher Cameron, editor; Christine Reid, photographer
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
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
Un spanakopita sans… Elise Gravel
L’actualité
Auteur : Jean-Yves Girard
Collaboratrice : Josée Désaulniers, rédactrice principale
Vers un monde sans gestionnaires?
Les Affaires
Autrice : Sophie Chartier
Collaborateurs : Marine Thomas, rédactrice en chef; Marie-Pier Frappier, directrice de l’information; Charles DesGroseilliers, directeur artistique; Céline Gobert, responsable des dossiers; Camille Robillard, journaliste au pupitre imprimé; Sophie Chartier, journaliste au pupitre imprimé; Louis-Philippe Larocque, responsable de l’infographie; Marco Chioini, réviseur
Hawai‘i Revisited
Range
Writer: Sydney Loney
Contributor: Ricky-Thomas Serikawa, photographer
Of Sea Slugs and Serenity
YAM
Writer: Melissa Gignac
Contributor: Joanne Sasvari, editor
Columns & Essays / Chroniques et essais
Gold / Médaille d’or
Cobra Blue Mustang Strat
The Fiddlehead
Writer: Adèle Barclay
Silver / Médaille d’argent
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
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Zoom sur le monde
Les Affaires
Auteur : François Normand
Collaborateurs : Marine Thomas, rédactrice en chef; Marie-Pier Frappier, directrice de l’information; Charles DesGroseilliers, directeur artistique; Camille Robillard, journaliste au pupitre imprimé; Louis-Philippe Larocque, responsable de l’infographie; Marco Chioini, réviseur
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
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
Investigative Reporting / Journalisme d’enquête
Gold / Médaille d’or
A Perfect Storm
Zoomer magazine
Writer: Carolyn Abraham
Contributor: Kim Honey, handling editor
A Perfect Storm is a prescient investigation, told with great empathy and vivid detail, about a set of intertwined health, legal, familial, and ethical questions that are becoming inescapably relevant for more and more Canadian families. Carolyn Abraham and Zoomer magazine deliver a compelling examination of the minefield of estate battles looming as more Canadians reach their twilight years. Zeroing in on one case, Abraham thoroughly researches the twists and turns of one family, even though thousands of families are in this situation or will soon face what the Palichuk family endured. Well-researched, with strong writing, it’s one of those pieces of journalism that keeps you talking long after the last page.
—NMA Jury
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Sins of a Small-Town Doctor
Toronto Life
Writer: Lauren McKeon
Contributors: Stéphanie Verge, handling editor; Charlotte Genest, fact-checker
Sins of a Small-Town Doctor sheds light on an important, underexplored aspect of the Canadian health-care system and the often-untold costs of doctor shortages, particularly in rural communities: how this lack of options feeds a strong incentive to not question the doctors who are there, and how professional bodies can fail to address serious problems for years. Lauren McKeon and Toronto Life tackled this issue with a deep investigation into one physician’s extreme malpractice and longstanding predatory behaviour—and the lack of oversight at the regulatory college charged with keeping patients safe. McKeon worked hard to gain the trust of sources, a difficult task given the nature of the subject. Excellent reporting—this story was infuriating!
—NMA Jury
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
The War for Drugs
Maclean’s
Writer: Omar Mouallem
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
The Good Liar
Toronto Life
Writer: Rachel Browne
Contributors: Lauren McKeon, handling editor; Charlotte Genest, fact-checker
Fiction
Gold / Médaille d’or
Tea with Interpol
The Fiddlehead
Writer: Tamas Dobozy
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Code Orange
Prairie Fire
Writer: Shashi Bhat
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
The Pale
EVENT Magazine
Writer: Annick MacAskill
DonJuan 3000
Ex-Puritan
Writer: Kelly S. Thompson
Idealism and Despair
Maisonneuve
Writer: Billy-Ray Belcourt
Knick Knack
Yolk
Writer: Sabrina Fielding
Personal Journalism / Journalisme personnel
Gold / Médaille d’or
Black Hammers Falling
The New Quarterly
Writer: Chris Banks
Contributor: Pamela Mulloy, handling editor
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Six Miles from the Mouth of the River
Hazlitt
Writer: Kelly Boutsalis
Contributor: Amelia Schonbek, editor
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
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
Poetry / Poésie
Gold / Médaille d’or
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
Silver / Médaille d’argent
A Walking Prayer
Prairie Fire
Writer: Erin Wilson
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Black Umbrella: A CONDITION INCOMPATIBLE WITH LIFE; YOU PASSED FROM MY BODY; THE WEIGHT
Border Crossings
Writer: Susan Musgrave
Contributor: Meeka Walsh, editor
“In the Medical Building Lobby Cafe”, “Once More”, and “Tapestry”
The New Quarterly
Writer: Robyn Sarah
Contributor: John Vardon, handling editor
Profiles / Portraits
Gold / Médaille d’or
The Mensch
Toronto Life
Writer: David Sax
Contributors: Erica Lenti, handling editor; Charlotte Genest, fact-checker
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Calling the Shots
Zoomer magazine
Writer: Shanda Deziel
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
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
Service Journalism / Journalisme de service
Gold / Médaille d’or
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
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Where to Eat Cheap
Toronto Life
Writer: Rebecca Fleming
Contributors: Rachel DeGasperis and Nikky Manfredi, fact-checkers
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
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
Best New Restaurants
Toronto Life
Writers: Liza Agrba, Caroline Aksich and Erin Hershberg
Contributors: Rebecca Fleming, handling editor; Leah Cameron, fact checker
Best Emerging Writer / Meilleur auteur émergent
Gold / Médaille d’or
Alex Cyr is a thorough and incisive writer, as at home with the personal as the descriptive.
—NMA Jury
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
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
Illustrations
Gold / Médaille d’or
Chasing Waterfalls
re:porter
Illustrator: Tim Zeltner
The whimsical notion of capturing nature’s grandeur on an intimate scale is what appealed to us in this work, while also underscoring why an analogue illustration with a personal, idiosyncratic aesthetic was the best medium to communicate it. This illustration masterfully invites the viewer into the painter’s world with its energetic, whimsical style and dynamic composition. The cascading waterfalls guide the eye toward the painters, evoking the timeless connection between artist and nature.
—NMA Jury
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Art + Money
The Local
Illustrator: Michael DeForge
This body of work is strikingly opinionated, pairing a vibrant, bold style with sharp satire to explore the realities artists face under economic pressure. Through exaggerated signage and expressive characters, the series creates chaotic urban landscapes that reflect both the resilience and vulnerability of working artists. These works capture with sardonic humour and an economic personal style, the plight of most artists. One’s eye is drawn to the graphic economy of rendering but held by the many clever and familiar narratives within.
—NMA Jury
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
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
Hasegawa’s Playhouse
Serviette
Illustrator: Jacqui Oakley
Contributor: Nicola Hamilton, art director / designer
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
Portrait Photography / Photographie : portraits
Gold / Médaille d’or
Jetsetter
Report on Business magazine
Photographer: Raphael Ouellet
Contributor: Clare Vander Meersch
Jetsetter is a refined and graphic set of portraits that pushes beyond the expected tropes of business photography. The photographer uses strong lines, shapes, and compositional elements to frame the subject in ways that feel both striking and intentional. What impressed us most was the ability to reveal that ineffable essence that makes a person who they are, while also expanding the storytelling through wonderfully creative composition. It’s bold, elegant, and unforgettable.
—NMA Jury
Silver / Médaille d’argent
The New Arrivals
Maclean’s
Photographer: Ian Brown
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Young and Stateless
Broadview
Photographer: Yvonne Lau
Contributor: Carol Moskot, art director
Laminaria digitata
Dinette
Photographe : Mathieu Lachapelle
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
CEOs of the Year
Report on Business magazine
Photographer: Daniel Ehrenworth
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
Lifestyle Photography / Photographie : art de vivre
Gold / Médaille d’or
Laminaria digitata
Dinette
Photographe: Mathieu Lachapelle
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Turning Heads
ELLE Canada
Photographer: D. Picard
Contributors: Olivia Leblanc, creative director and stylist; Laurence Morisset, styling collaborator
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Time and the Tide
Cottage Life
Photographer: Kamil Bialous
Contributor: Christina Frangou, writer
The Late Late Show
Toronto Life
Photographers: Nicole and Bagol
Photo Essay & Photojournalism
Gold / Médaille d’or
Another Year, Another Encampment, Another Eviction
The Local
Photographer: Nick Kozak
Contributors: Brennan Doherty, writer; Inori Roy, editor
This is everything powerful photojournalism should be. Nick Kozak’s poignant images deliver a story that is authentic, impactful, and thought-provoking. The work stands out for its emotional depth, clarity of purpose, and compassionate storytelling.
—NMA Jury
Silver / Médaille d’argent
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
Amber Bracken‘s photo essay masterfully combines portraiture and contextual aerial imagery to provide a clear and compelling narrative. The images are aesthetically striking, accurate, and visually engaging, offering both artistry and insight on an urgent environmental issue.
—NMA Jury
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Heart of gold
Canadian Geographic
Photographer: Guillaume Nolet
Contributors: Javier Frutos, art director; Michela Rosano; Sarah Brown, handling editor
The Art of the Games
Up Here Magazine
Photographer: Peter Mather
One-of-a-Kind Storytelling / Unique et hors catégorie
Gold / Médaille d’or
Sous les saules: la vie avec un cancer incurable à 30 ans
Nouveau Projet
Créateur : Ismaël Gueymard
Le récit d’Ismaël Gueymard est bouleversant et profondément captivant. Son écriture franche, lucide et poétique, face à sa propre mortalité, est à la fois touchante et pleine de réflexion. Une narration déchirante, signée par un jeune auteur dont les mots lui survivront.
—Jury des PMC
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Long Lost Lido
Geist
Creator: Onjana Yawnghwe
Contributor: Dayna Mahannah, editor-in-chief
This sweet, charming, and beautifully illustrated piece of graphic journalism takes readers on a journey through a small slice of Vancouver’s history. With deep research and close observation, it offers a touching reminder to look more closely and appreciate the overlooked places in our everyday surroundings.
—NMA Jury
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Black womb: genderless
Briarpatch
Creator: Teneile Warren
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
Grand Manan’s Dark Harbour Hermits
Studio Magazine
Creator: Brandon Hicks
Art Direction of a Single Article
Gold / Médaille d’or
AI Everywhere
University of Toronto Magazine
Art Director: Vanessa Wyse
Contributors: Scott Anderson, editor; Seba Cestaro, illustrator; Risto Avramovski, illustrator; Duane Cole, photographer
The art direction for AI Everywhere by Vanessa Wyse is a strong example of compelling, original and ambitious design, with a delightful blend of visual elements cleverly referencing internet culture and design over the last five decades — an impressive feat. This article shows how an expert art director can shape a complex editorial package without losing the reader. Thoughtful details—creative drop caps, layout anchors on images, stray pixels and a snaking sidebar ticker tape—guide the way. This is maximal design done right.
—NMA Jury
Silver / Médaille d’argent
De la terre au verre
Dinette
Directrice artistique : Hélène Mallette
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Hunger Games
Best Health
Art Director: Nicola Hamilton
Contributor: Rebecca Philps, editor-in-Chief; Vicky Lam, photographer; Christina Yan, stylist
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
Associate Art Director: Stephanie Firka
Editorial Package / Meilleur dossier thématique
Gold / Médaille d’or
Issue no.9 – Duos
lstw
Contributors: Lisa Cecchini, editor; Katia Aubin, contributor; Florence Gagnon, creative director; Carolyne De Bellefeuille, creative Director
LSTW Numero 9 gave a unique and beautifully presented view of Duos, and the power of two. The compelling photography, breadth of coverage, writing and bilingualism greatly appealed to us. A strong voice for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community while being wonderfully accessible and appealing to all.
—NMA Jury
Silver / Prix d’argent
Everything’s Fine!
Toronto Life
Contributors: Stéphanie Verge, handling editor; Colleen Nicholson, art director; Stephanie Firka, associate art director; Anthony Milton, Alex Cyr and Jean Grant, writers; Van Saiyan, illustrator; Charlotte Genest, fact-checker
Graphics and content working together seamlessly! Toronto Life‘s ‘Everything’s Fine!’ is wonderfully packaged, delivered interesting and diverse views, and struck us with its pitch-perfect execution.
—NMA Jury
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
026 – Transmission
Dinette
Collaborateurs : Hélène Mallette, directrice artistique ; Mathieu Lachapelle, éditeur en chef
La déferlante IA
Québec Science
Collaborateurs : Gabrielle Anctil, Marine Corniou, Alexis Riopel, Mathieu Potvin
Divided City
The Local
Contributors: Tai Huynh, writer; Nicholas Hune-Brown, writer & editor; Rebecca Gao, writer; Christopher Katsarov Luna, photographer; Brennan Doherty, writer; Nick Kozak, photographer; Inori Roy, writer & editor; Wency Leung, writer & editor; Chloë Ellingson, photographer; Simon Lewsen, writer
Art Direction Grand Prix / Grand prix de la direction artistique
Gold / Médaille d’or
Food is Absurd
Serviette
Art Director: Nicola Hamilton
From cover to cover, Serviette‘s Food Is Absurd issue was a visual feast. Surprising and original illustrations and photos, along with nice use of white space, kept our interest and made us want to read every article.
—NMA Jury
Silver / Prix d’argent
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
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
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
Le bleuet
Miam
Directeur artistique : Daniel Dema
Collaborateurs : Véronique Boisjoly et Romain Blais, J’ai perdu mon inspiration; Boum, Le p’tit resto; Cathon, En derniers recours; Mélissa Guillemette et Agathe BB, Il était une fois le bleuet; Timothée-William Lapointe, L’inconnu de Scoville; Mélika Bazi, Méli-éricacés; Romain Blais, J’ai perdu mon inspiration; Élodie Duhameau, Le Club Sandwich; Mathieu Labrecque, Trop Banane; Thom, Vauvert; Maude Chauvin et Cheffe Bi, Miam Cuisine; Catherine Bélanger, révision
Volume 8
Range
Art Director: Stefanie Sosiak
Contributors: Dominique Lamberton, editorial director; Lori Morgan, photography director; Andrew Elkin, contributing editor; Robert Liwanag, senior editor
Editor Grand Prix / Grand Prix de la rédaction
Gold / Médaille d’or
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
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Sylvette Babin, Esse arts + opinions
Pamela Mulloy, The New Quarterly
Cover Grand Prix / Grand prix de la page couverture
Gold / Médaille d’or
Décroître ou mourir
Les Affaires
Collaborateurs : Marine Thomas, rédactrice en chef; Marie-Pier Frappier, directrice de l’information; Charles DesGroseilliers, directeur artistique; Camille Robillard, journaliste au pupitre imprimé; Louis-Philippe Larocque, responsable de l’infographie; Marco Chioini, réviseur; Céline Gobert, responsable des dossiers
Cette couverture audacieuse et iconoclaste a déjoué les attentes, en mariant avec brio illustration et photographie pour faire une déclaration percutante. Elle prouve qu’un choix créatif audacieux peut redéfinir le paysage d’un magazine axé sur les affaires. Son approche sans compromis nous a immédiatement captivés, suscitant des éloges unanimes pour sa capacité à bousculer les conventions tout en élevant l’art du design de magazine.
—Jury des PMC
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Secret City
Toronto Life
Contributors: Colleen Nicholson, art director; Malcolm Johnston, editor-in-chief
Toronto Life‘s Secret City cover is a masterclass in balance and playfulness, where polished typography dances effortlessly with a vibrant photographic backdrop. Every text element is placed with thoughtful precision, creating a dynamic interplay that exudes elegance, sparks joy, and invites curiosity from the intended reader at every glance.
—NMA Jury
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Brick 113
Brick, A Literary Journal
Contributors: Laurie D. Graham, Publisher ; Orly Zebak, Managing Editor; Rachel Gerry, Associate Editor & Audience Manager Mark Byk, Art Director; William Kentridge, Artist
The Climate Issue
Broadview
Contributors: Carol Moskot, art director; Sam Peet, illustrator
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
Issue Grand Prix / Grand prix du numéro
Gold / Médaille d’or
If He Wins: How Poilievre Will Change Canada
The Walrus
Contributors: Carmine Starnino, Editor-in-Chief; Zoya Shepherd, Design Director
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Food is Absurd
Serviette
Contributors: Max Meighen, publisher; Danielle Groen, editorial director; Nicola Hamilton, creative director
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
026 – Transmission
Dinette
Collaborateurs: Hélène Mallette, rédactrice en chef; Mathieu Lachapelle, éditeur en chef
110 – Agriculture
Esse arts + opinions
Collaborateurs: Mirna Abiad-Boyadjian, Giovanni Aloi, Galadriel Avon, Sylvette Babin, Catherine Barnabé, Marie-Ève Charron, Nicholas Dawson, Sophie Dubeau Chicoine, Anne-Marie Dubois, Noémie Fortin, Gwynne Fulton, Nicole Gingras, greta hamilton, Austin Henderson, Bernard Lamarche, Adam Lauder, Paul Lofeodo, Isabelle Masse, Didier Morelli, Magdalena Olszanowski, Camille Paulhan, Marie Pleintel, Jean-Michel Quirion, Carla Rangel, Vania Ryan, Dominique Sirois-Rouleau, Connor Spencer, Marta Wódz
La filière Fitzgibbon
Les Affaires
Collaborateurs: Marine Thomas, rédactrice en chef; Marie-Pier Frappier, directrice de l’information; Charles DesGroseilliers, directeur artistique; Céline Gobert, responsable des dossiers; Camille Robillard, journaliste au pupitre imprimé; Sophie Chartier, journaliste au pupitre imprimé; Louis-Philippe Larocque, responsable de l’infographie; Marco Chioini, réviseur; Denis Lalonde, chef de l’information – Investir; François Normand, journaliste; Emmanuel Martinez, journaliste; Catherine Charron, journaliste; Charles Poulin, journaliste; Dominique Talbot, journaliste; Jonathan Allard, recherchiste aux données
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
Publisher Grand Prix / Grand prix de l’éditeur
Gold / Médaille d’or
LSTW incarne tout ce qu’un magazine imprimé devrait être aujourd’hui : du contenu brillant, un design de haute qualité et une communauté qui s’engage de manière créative sur le terrain.
—Jury des PMC
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Anna Demay, Miam
Nicolas Langelier, Nouveau Projet
Best Magazine: News, Business, General Interest / Meilleur magazine : actualité, affaires, intérêt général
Gold / Médaille d’or
Québec Science offre un journalisme de qualité sur les enjeux environnementaux et scientifiques qui comptent le plus pour comprendre notre monde. Magnifiquement conçu, le magazine surprend constamment ses lecteur·rice·s par la richesse de son contenu et l’élégance de son style.
—Jury des PMC
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Best Magazine: Service & Lifestyle / Meilleur magazine : service et art de vivre
Gold / Médaille d’or
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
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Best Magazine: Art, Literary, and Culture / Meilleur magazine : art, littérature et culture
Gold / Médaille d’or
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
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Best Magazine: Special Interest / Meilleur magazine : intérêt spécial
Gold / Médaille d’or
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
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Magazie Grand Prix
Gold / Médaille d’or
Serviette is everything a magazine should be in 2025. It has smart, witty writing, a deliciously beautiful layout and it’s not afraid to take risks in this risky publishing landscape.
—NMA Jury
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Acknowledgements
The NMAF gratefully acknowledges its government funders: 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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