Canadian Magazine Industry News
4 May 2010, TORONTO
National Magazine Awards nominees announced
The National Magazine Awards Foundation has announced the finalists for the 33rd annual National Magazine Awards. The announcement includes the finalists for Magazine of the Year, seven new online categories and the recipient of the Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement.
From nearly 2,000 individual entries nationwide, the NMAF’s 234 volunteer judges nominated a total of 390 submissions from 84 different Canadian magazines for awards in 47 written, visual, integrated and online categories. The Gold, Silver and Honourable Mention awards will be announced at The Carlu in Toronto on June 4, at the 33rd annual National Magazine Awards gala, presented by CDS Global and hosted by Scott Feschuk. Tickets are available at Magazine-awards.com/gala.
The three finalists for Magazine of the Year are Maisonneuve, Report on Business and Up Here.
The Walrus leads nominations with 33, followed by Maclean's with 27, Toronto Life with 26, Report on Business with 22 and L'actualite with 20.
Other major nominated magazines were Canadian Geographic, MoneySense, Style at Home, Up Here and Vancouver Magazine.
First-time nominated magazines this year include Argyle, Bien Grandir, Briar Patch, Cellier, CHEEKMagazine.com, Corduroy, Dress to Kill, Flaveurs, Granville, La Presse Affaires Magazine, lametropole.com, Pure, The Tyee, Today’s Parent Baby & Toddler, Torontoist, University Affairs, Uppercase, VitaminDaily.com and Zoomer.
Twelve French-language magazines received 43 total nominations from the judges this year, led by L’actualité with 21, Québec Science with five and Urbania and Châtelaine with three each.
For a complete list of nominees, visit Magazine-awards.com.
The NMAF’s most prestigious individual prize since its inception in 1990 is The Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement. This year, the NMAF is to name Terry Sellwood as the recipient for his contributions to the Canadian magazine community. Currently the chair of Magazines Canada and the general manager of Quarto Communications, Terry has worked with—or for—most of Canada’s major publishing companies. “No conversation about magazine publishing and its future is complete without Terry’s name arising,” noted Al Zikovitz president of Quarto Communications, in his letter of support.
For more information on the National Magazine Awards, visit Magazine-awards.com.
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Maisonneuve, Report on Business and Up Here are finalists for Magazine of the Year at the 33rd annual National Magazine Awards
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From nearly 2,000 individual entries nationwide, the NMAF’s 234 volunteer judges nominated a total of 390 submissions from 84 different Canadian magazines for awards in 47 written, visual, integrated and online categories. The Gold, Silver and Honourable Mention awards will be announced at The Carlu in Toronto on June 4, at the 33rd annual National Magazine Awards gala, presented by CDS Global and hosted by Scott Feschuk. Tickets are available at Magazine-awards.com/gala.
The three finalists for Magazine of the Year are Maisonneuve, Report on Business and Up Here.
The Walrus leads nominations with 33, followed by Maclean's with 27, Toronto Life with 26, Report on Business with 22 and L'actualite with 20.
Other major nominated magazines were Canadian Geographic, MoneySense, Style at Home, Up Here and Vancouver Magazine.
First-time nominated magazines this year include Argyle, Bien Grandir, Briar Patch, Cellier, CHEEKMagazine.com, Corduroy, Dress to Kill, Flaveurs, Granville, La Presse Affaires Magazine, lametropole.com, Pure, The Tyee, Today’s Parent Baby & Toddler, Torontoist, University Affairs, Uppercase, VitaminDaily.com and Zoomer.
Twelve French-language magazines received 43 total nominations from the judges this year, led by L’actualité with 21, Québec Science with five and Urbania and Châtelaine with three each.
For a complete list of nominees, visit Magazine-awards.com.
The NMAF’s most prestigious individual prize since its inception in 1990 is The Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement. This year, the NMAF is to name Terry Sellwood as the recipient for his contributions to the Canadian magazine community. Currently the chair of Magazines Canada and the general manager of Quarto Communications, Terry has worked with—or for—most of Canada’s major publishing companies. “No conversation about magazine publishing and its future is complete without Terry’s name arising,” noted Al Zikovitz president of Quarto Communications, in his letter of support.
For more information on the National Magazine Awards, visit Magazine-awards.com.
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Oh, and reminding the judges that a story can be good even if it isn't a piece of long-form journalism would help, too.
http://www.magazine-awards.com/index.cfm/ci_id/3916/la_id/1
Magazines that have successfully navigated the treacherous brand extension landscape from print to web, and done it successfully as a business and with excellent editorial content, surely deserve such honors. But what looks like a collective blog/product PR outlet on Wordpress, with no track record (what are its web metrics? Look them up) or proven longevity... I'm not convinced they deserve to be honored alongside the likes of strong Canadian magazines in the NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARDS.
My 2.5 cents...