Canadian Business Press and Magazines Canada announce the Nominations for the 58th annual Kenneth R. Wilson Awards Français
TORONTO, May 3, 2012 /CNW/ - Today the Canadian Business Press (CBP) and Magazines Canada announced the 58th annual Kenneth R. Wilson (KRW) Awards nominations, including the three finalists for the prestigious Magazine of the Year.
From more than 600 individual entries nationwide, the KRW Awards' 88 volunteer judges nominated a total of 152 submissions from 57 different Canadian business-to-business publications for awards in 20 written, visual and special categories. The Gold, Silver and Honourable Mention awards will be presented at The Carlu in Toronto on June 7, 2012 at the 58th annual Kenneth R. Wilson Awards gala, presented by CDS Global. For tickets and other information—and to view the complete list and full text of nominees—please visit www.krwawards.ca.
The three finalists for the Magazine of the Year award are Alberta Oil, Marketing and Retail News.
Top Nominated Magazines for the 58th annual Kenneth R. Wilson Awards:
| Magazine | Written | Visual | Special | Total |
| CAmagazine | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| Marketing | 8 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Les Affaires | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Alberta Oil | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| National | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Precedent | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| University Affairs | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Canadian Grocer | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| L'actualité médicale | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| OHS Canada | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Writer Chris Powell garnered the most individual nominations with 5, for his work in Canadian Grocer and Marketing. Art Director Barb Woolley has collected 5 nominations for her design work of Precedent, ROM Magazine and UTSC Commons. Likewise Underline Studio has 5 nominations for its designs of University Affairs and Retail News.
Photographer Daniel Ehrenworth and illustrator Gérard DuBois each won 2 nominations in their respective categories.
In the special category Best Cover the nominees are Alberta Oil, Canadian Grocer, Canadian Underwriter, Fire Fighting in Canada, Foodservice & Hospitality, Marketing, National and University Affairs.
In the special category Website of the Year, the 3 finalists are canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca Canadian Healthcare Network; finance-investissement.com (Finance et Investissement); and universityaffairs.ca (University Affairs)
The magazines vying for the special award Best Issue of 2011 are CAmagazine, Canadian Capital, Canadian Grocer, Marketing, Precedent, Retail News and University Affairs.
Congratulations to all the nominees! The complete list of finalists can be found at www.krwawards.ca
ABOUT THE KENNETH R. WILSON AWARDS
The 58th annual Kenneth R. Wilson Awards are co-produced by the Canadian Business Press and Magazines Canada. This partnership provides a broader, deeper and more truly national platform for the celebration of bilingual excellence in Canada's Business Press. The KRW Awards recognizes the outstanding efforts of business-to-business magazine content and is supported in part by the Government of Canada (through the Canada Periodical Fund of the Department of Canadian Heritage).
Richard A. Johnson, Special Projects Manager
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