2024 Nominees
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.
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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