TORONTO, May 1, 2018 /CNW/ - The National Media Awards Foundation (NMAF) is pleased to unveil the nominees for the 41st annual National Magazine Awards, including the publications shortlisted for the Best Magazine awards. The annual gala, to be held on June 1, 2018, will be hosted by journalist Noémi Mercier, a 6-time National Magazine Award winner.
"We are delighted to announce the nominations for this year's National Magazine Awards, and proud to celebrate another outstanding year in Canadian magazine publishing," said Nino Di Cara, NMAF President. "We look forward to welcoming our peers at the annual gala in June, and honour the remarkable work of our country's most talented creators. On behalf of the NMAF and the entire industry, I'd also like to extend my deepest gratitude to the 150 volunteer judges who adjudicated the hundreds of entries—close to 1,250—submitted this year."
For the 2017 awards year, 197 Canadian magazines from all across the country—English and French, print and digital—entered the best of their editorial and design to the National Magazine Awards, submitting the work of more than 2,000 writers, editors, photographers, illustrators, art directors and other creators. The NMAF's 150 volunteer judges have nominated a total of 208 submissions from 81 different Canadian magazines for awards in 29 written and visual, editorial and best magazine categories.
Gold, Silver and Honourable Mention awards will be presented at the Arcadian Court in Toronto on June 1. Gold Awards in written and visual categories include a cash prize of $1,000. Tickets are on sale at magazine-awards.com.
GRAND PRIX: BEST MAGAZINE AWARDS
New this year, Best Magazine Awards will be presented to publications in six divisions. The contenders to the Best Magazine titles are:
| General Interest Magazines |
Service Magazines |
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| L'actualité |
Best Health |
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| Nouveau Projet |
Rotman Magazine |
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| Report on Business |
Today's Parent |
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| Lifestyle Magazines |
Art & Literary Magazines |
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| Chatelaine |
Brick |
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| Explore |
Inuit Art Quarterly |
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| Ricardo |
The Site Magazine |
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| Fashion & Beauty Magazines |
Special Interest Magazines |
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| ELLE Canada |
Azure |
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| FASHION Magazine |
Hayo |
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| S/magazine |
Planète F |
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MAGAZINE GRAND PRIX
The Magazine Grand Prix Award—the highest honour bestowed on a publication—will be presented to the magazine that delivers the best consistency, packaging and reader experience; that demonstrates overall excellence in bringing teams together to create a spectacular product; and is aspirational and inspiring, helping to take magazine media to the next level. One publication among the six winners of the Best Magazine Awards, as unveiled at the gala on June 1, will receive the coveted Magazine Grand Prix title.
BEST NEW MAGAZINE WRITER
The jury selected five nominees for Best New Magazine Writer. This award is given to the individual whose early work in magazines shows the highest degree of craft and promise. This year's nominated writers are:
- Julian Brave NoiseCat, "The Tribal Canoe Journey" (Canadian Geographic)
- Justin Dallaire, "Fall from Grace" (United Church Observer)
- Christopher Elliott, "Way, Way Off the Rails in Mauritania" (Outpost Magazine)
- Hadiya Roderique, "Dating While Black" (The Walrus)
- Jessica Rose, "Lost and Found" (Toronto Life)
NOMINATION HIGHLIGHTS
- Report on Business art director Domenic Macri is nominated four times, including for the coveted Art Direction Grand Prix award.
- Best New Magazine Writer nominee Hadiya Roderique garnered three nominations for her story "Dating While Black" published in The Walrus.
- Quebec-based freelance writer Guillaume Roy garnered three nominations in as many categories for stories published in Québec Science, Opérations forestières and Quatre-Temps.
Several creators garnered two nominations, including:
- Writer Charles Wilkins is nominated twice in the Long-Form Feature Writing category for articles published in Canadian Geographic and Report on Business.
- Maclean's writer Nancy McDonald is nominated two times in the written categories of Long-Form Feature and Short Feature.
- Writer Sydney Loney received two nominations in Service Journalism for articles published in Best Health.
- Photographer Mathieu Lachapelle of Dînette Magazine is nominated twice for Lifestyle Photography.
- L'actualité's journalist Noémi Mercier is a finalist for Columns and Long-Form Feature Writing.
- Edmonton writer Omar Mouallem is nominated both for Personal Journalism and Long-Form Feature Writing for stories published in Eighteen Bridges.
- Writer Daniel Punch is nominated twice in the Best Professional Article category for stories written for the Registered Nurse Journal.
- Data journalist Naël Shiab of L'actualité is a finalist in two categories: Investigative Reporting and One-of-a-Kind Storytelling.
TOP NOMINATED MAGAZINES
| Magazine |
Nominations |
| L'actualité |
13 |
| The Walrus |
12 |
| Report on Business |
11 |
| FASHION Magazine |
9 |
| Toronto Life |
9 |
| Maclean's |
7 |
| Dînette |
5 |
| Air Canada enRoute |
4 |
| Canadian Geographic |
4 |
| Chatelaine |
4 |
| Eighteen Bridges |
4 |
| Hazlitt |
4 |
| Inuit Art Quarterly |
4 |
| Taddle Creek |
4 |
| Ricardo |
4 |
FIRST-TIME NOMINEES
Magazines nominated for their first National Magazine Award include: Foodism, Hayo, Kootenay Mountain Culture Magazine, L'inconvénient, LSTW, Mountain Life Annual, Opérations forestières, Planète F, Strategy, The Deep, The Site Magazine and U of T Med.
TOP STORIES OF 2017
The 41st National Magazine Awards honour the best in Canadian magazine journalism from 2017. Some of the topics most frequently addressed among this year's entries include:
- Missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
- #MeToo and sexual misconduct in the workplace
- Cultural appropriation and Indigenous identity
- The Syrian civil war and refugees in Canada
- Environmental degradation and wildlife habitat conservation
- Criminal justice reform and police policy
- Concussions
- Doctor-assisted dying with dignity
- The business of Tim Hortons
- New leadership for the federal Conservatives and NDP
- Legalization of cannabis
- Immigration, Islam, racism, and the rise of the "alt-right" in Canada
- Canada 150 and identity politics
- Crypto-currency and artificial intelligence
- Social media, bullying and teen mental health
- The social economics of Canada's housing market
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
On April 30, the NMAF was delighted to name Joyce Byrne the recipient of the 2018 Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement, recognizing her career excellence and leadership in Canadian magazines. The current president of the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association, and the past president of the National Media Awards Foundation, Joyce has been a dedicated volunteer from her early days in the industry. In addition to serving on association boards, she has chaired numerous committees and been an esteemed juror for numerous programs. The NMAF is proud to honour Joyce's outstanding contribution to the magazine industry at the 41st National Magazine Awards gala on June 1. To read Joyce's complete bio, visit magazine-awards.com/oa.
Congratulations to the nominees of the 41st National Magazine Awards. Visit magazine-awards.com for complete details.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The NMAF gratefully acknowledges the support of the Government of Canada, the Ontario Arts Council and the Ontario Media Development Corporation. The Foundation thanks its generous sponsors, CDS Global and the Reader's Digest Foundation, as well as its partners Cision, Goetz Storytelling, Impresa Communications, Magazines Canada, RedPoint Media and Marketing Solutions, Rolland Paper, Solisco, The Arcadian Court, Very Good Studios, and the Feathertale Review.
ABOUT THE 41st NMAs
The National Media Awards Foundation will welcome Canada's top writers, artists, editors, art directors, publishers and other creators to the 41st National Magazine Awards gala, hosted by Noémi Mercier. Gold, Silver and Honourable Mention awards will be presented at the Arcadian Court in Toronto on June 1, at the annual gala. Tickets are on sale at magazine-awards.com. Gold winners in Writing and Visual Awards categories receive a cash prize of $1,000. Silver winners receive an award certificate. All other finalists receive Honourable Mention.
Credit Changes: The deadline to make any changes to nominations credit is Friday May 4. Email [email protected] to make any credit changes to your nomination.
For sponsorship enquiries please contact NMAF Managing Director Barbara Gould at [email protected].
ABOUT THE NATIONAL MEDIA AWARDS FOUNDATION
A charitable foundation, the NMAF's mandate is to recognize, support and promote excellence in content creation of Canadian print and digital publications through an annual program of awards and national publicity efforts. The Foundation produces two distinct and bilingual award programs: the National Magazine Awards and the Digital Publishing Awards.
SOURCE National Magazine Awards Foundation
about the National Magazine Awards, please contact: Émilie Pontbriand, Communications Manager, 416.939.6200, [email protected], www.magazine-awards.com
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