Date: 9th March 2018
[press release – Calgary, Mar 8, 2018]
More than 200 of the best and brightest talents in the Alberta magazine industry gathered in Calgary on March 8 to honour the winners of the Alberta Magazine Awards.
The annual event, staged by the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association (AMPA), showcases the outstanding work of magazine professionals from across the province, judged by industry leaders from across North America.
The awards gala kicks off the 2018 annual Alberta Magazines Conference, which brings together some of the most innovative thinkers in the industry from across Canada, the U.S. and the U.K.
“The Alberta Magazine Awards program honours and celebrates the work of Alberta’s magazine creators – art directors, writers, photographers, editors and illustrators. Collectively these individuals bring passion and insight to our unique Alberta culture, and ensure Alberta voices and stories are shared and heard throughout the province and beyond our borders,” says Suzanne Trudel, AMPA’s Executive Director.
Awards were presented for excellence in magazine content published in 2017 in 20 Showcase Awards categories and five Achievement Awards categories.
Eighteen Bridges, a magazine grounded in narrative journalism that explores ideas, politics and people, was named Magazine of the Year. Judges noted that the combination of restrained and effective design, and its ability to engage readers through compelling and relevant stories, carried the magazine into the top spot.
Redpoint Media & Marketing Solutions group publisher Joyce Byrne received the Achievement in Publishing award. Byrne, described as a publishing polymath, has long been a champion of magazines, the people who make them and readers who enjoy them. Byrne has had her hand in creating magazines in a range of categories including trade, politics, literature, business and city life. She has not only defined excellence at numerous publications, but volunteers as an industry builder who has contributed her time and talent to industry associations including AMPA, IRMA, Magazines Canada and the National Magazine Awards Foundation.
Avenue Calgary scored again when Jaelyn Molyneux received the Editor of the Year award for her accomplishments with the magazine. Lisa Cook, New Trail editor-in-chief and 2017 recipient, presented the award and said the judges agreed Molyneux has had great success expanding Avenue’s reach through all channels and is setting the standard in the province.
Best New Magazine was awarded to newcomer League, a magazine of photographic art from the League of Landscape photographers, created by Samantha Chrysanthou and Darwin Wiggett.
A wide range of magazines from across the province earned podium spots for their work in multiple editorial and design categories.
See the full list of Showcase Awards finalists and winners and Achievement Awards recipients below.
We invite you to view the finalists’ work at conference.albertamagazines.com/awards and join us in congratulating them on social media using #abmags18.
The Alberta Magazine Publishers Association (AMPA) is a non-profit industry association that promotes, supports and advocates on behalf of the Alberta magazine publishing industry.
For inquiries or more information, contact:
Suzanne Trudel
Executive Director
director@albertamagazines.com
403-262-0081
GOLD
Open Arms Eighteen Bridges Omar Mouallem
SILVER
The Coal Phase Out Alberta Views Chris Turner
FINALISTS
A History of Us Eighteen Bridges Darrin Hagen
Baba Was an Edmontonian Eighteen Bridges Myrna Kostash
Baba’s Other Children Alberta Views Myrna Kostash
Eyes in the Sky Swerve Trina Moyles
Getting Big Money Out of Alberta Politics Alberta Views Max Fawcett
How GPS Put Calgary On the Map Avenue Calgary Christina Frangou
The Bat Man of Edmonton techlife Scott Messenger
Wolverines Have a Sensitive Side Canadian Rockies Annual Niki Wilson
GOLD
Winter 2017 New Trail Marcey Andrews
SILVER
Designers of the Year Western Living Magazine Paul Roelofs; art director, Natalie Gagnon and Jenny Reed, associate art directors
FINALISTS
Canada 150 Eighteen Bridges Kim Larson
Fall 2017 LINK Richard Maruk
July 2017, Canada 150 WestJet Magazine Steve Collins, design director; Teresa Johnston, art director
Spring 2017, Truth First New Trail Marcey Andrews
The Movement Issue UAlberta Business Sarah Jackson
Volume 2 Canadian Rockies Annual Dee Larosa
GOLD
Bright Spot Ahead UAlberta Business Sarah Jackson, art director; Min Gyo Chung, illustrator
SILVER
Truth First New Trail Lisa Cook editor; Marcey Andrews, art director, Daniella Zalcman
FINALISTS
July/August 2017 Alberta Views Gerry Rasmussen, illustrator; Beate Wichmann, art director; Evan Osenton, editor
June 2017, Lillian Shirt Avenue Edmonton Colin Way, photographer; Kim Larson, art director
Let There Be Sheds Swerve Brendan Stephens, photographer; Brent Morrison, art director, Bruce Weir, editor
March 2017, Whisky and Barley Culinaire Magazine Ingrid Kuenzel
May/June 2017 Where Calgary Veronica Cowan, art director; Jason Dziver, photographer; Sue Spicer, food stylist; Breanna Mroczek, editor
October 2017, Alberta Beverage Awards Results Culinaire Magazine Ingrid Kuenzel. Dan Clapson
The Human Touch UAlberta Business Sarah Jackson, art director; Loveis Wise, illustrator
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westernliving.ca Western Living Magazine Kaitlyn Gendemann, online editor
SILVER
avenuecalgary.com Avenue Calgary Jaelyn Molyneux, executive editor digital content; Karin Olafson, editor, researcher, data management; Shelley Arnusch, Andrew Guilbert, Kathe Lemon, Karin Olafson, writers; Jared Sych, photographer
FINALISTS
crowfootmedia.com Canadian Rockies Annual Meghan J. Ward, online editor; Dee Larosa, designer
techlifetoday.ca techlife Scott Messenger, editor; Sherri Krastel, editor; Jeff Caron, web designer
GOLD
Canada 150 Eighteen Bridges Curtis Gillespie, editor
SILVER
Truth First New Trail Marcey Andrews, Stephanie Bailey, Lisa Cook, Curtis Gillespie, Tanya Harnett, Christie Hutchinson, Fay Fletcher, Janice Makokis, Patricia Makokis, Robert Moyles, Sarah Pratt, Mary Lou Reeleder, Karen Sherlock, Cynthia Strawson, John Ulan
FINALISTS
Best Neighbourhoods 2017 Avenue Calgary Shelley Arnusch, Andrew Guilbert, Kathe Lemon, Karin Olafson, writers; Kathe Lemon, editor; Karin Olafson, research
Five Objects that Changed Our Lives New Trail Marcey Andrews, Stephanie Bailey, Lisa Cook, Curtis Gillespie, Robert Moyles, Sarah Pratt, Mary Lou Reeleder, Karen Sherlock, Cynthia Strawson, John Ulan
Foodies of the Year Western Living Magazine Julia Dilworth, associate editor; Jenny Reed, associate art director
From Conflict Comes Awareness, and From Awareness Comes Knowledge Summit Michelle Bodnar, editor; Michal Waissmann, art director
Grow Opps Greenhouse Helen Metella, writer; Paige Weir, art director; Cait Wills, editor
People Make the Place Wider Horizons Lisa Kozleski, editor and writer; Dana Woodward, designer; Brent Bates, illustrator; D’Arcy Kavanaugh, Dave McMurray, writers
The 21 New Trail Marcey Andrews, Stephanie Bailey, Lisa Cook, Christie Hutchinson, Robert Moyles, Sarah Pratt, Mary Lou Reeleder, Karen Sherlock, Cynthia Strawson, John Ulan
Winter in Canada WestJet Magazine Jill Foran, editor
GOLD
May It All Be Poetry Glass Buffalo Maya Gupta
SILVER
Design for Everyone Avenue Calgary Madison Farkas
FINALISTS
A Home Grows with You Avenue Edmonton Kalyna Hennig
For Men Only Glass Buffalo Mishma Mukith
Ghost Towns of the Canadian Rockies Canadian Rockies Annual Tera Swanson
Immaculate Wall Glass Buffalo Gavin Doyle
Spam FreeFall Nikki Celis
GOLD
Shattered Dream Alberta Views Edmund Aunger
SILVER
When Things Fall Apart Alberta Views Clem Martini
FINALISTS
Canada, You’re Like My Favourite One-Day Uncle and I Love You Eighteen Bridges Richard Van Camp
Learning to Unlearn New Trail Curtis Gillespie
Home After Home Eighteen Bridges Jalal Barzanji
How I Did Not Try to Kill Andrew Suknaski Alberta Views Sid Marty
Small Grey Swerve Karen Hines
Taken Over by the West Glass Buffalo Sadia Masud
The Truth is in the Dirt Eighteen Bridges Anna Marie Sewell
Women and Politics Alberta Views Jackie Flanagan
GOLD
Designers of the Year Western Living Magazine Paul Roelofs, art director
SILVER
The 21 New Trail Marcey Andrews, art director
FINALISTS
Appetite for Instruction Avenue Edmonton Kim Larson, art director
Five Objects That Changed Our Lives New Trail Marcey Andrews, art director
Give Your Lunch a Promotion Western Living Magazine Jenny Reed, associate art director
MaaS Effect UAlberta Business Sarah Jackson, art director; Aaron Pedersen, photographer
Rockies Life in the ’70s Canadian Rockies Annual Dee Larosa, art director
Uprooted Swerve Brent Morrison, designer
GOLD
Life and How to Leave It Swerve Christina Frangou
SILVER
A Hard Walk New Trail Curtis Gillespie
FINALISTS
#PopularVote Avenue Edmonton Eliza Barlow
Beyond Belief Alberta Views Michael Ganley
Homeland for the Holidays Eighteen Bridges Omar Mouallem
MaaS Effect UAlberta Business Tim Querengesser
Rockies Life in the ’70s Canadian Rockies Annual Meghan J. Ward
The Rainmaker techlife Scott Messenger
GOLD
Was Eighteen Bridges Tim Querengesser
SILVER
Trash to Treasure Avenue Edmonton Russell Cobb
FINALISTS
Are Injection Sites Safe? The Yards Mary-Helen Clark
Can Less Become More? Avenue Edmonton Tim Querengesser
Getting Defensive Eighteen Bridges Kate Black
Knock-On Effect The Yards Tim Querengesser
On the Water WestJet Magazine Dan Rubinstein
Trade and Turmoil in the Age of Trump UAlberta Business Taylor Lambert
When Safe Isn’t Simple LINK Michelle Woodard
Who Revived the Electric Car? Avenue Edmonton Breanna Mroczek
GOLD
Circus Wedding Eighteen Bridges Anosh Irani
SILVER
Wanting Glass Buffalo Sarah Bennett
FINALISTS
A Clockwork Barista On Spec Kevin Cockle
All the Pretty Bones filling Station Erin Emily Ann Vance
Just for Tonight FreeFall Sarah Frayn
Superman and Pocahontas Glass Buffalo Hannah Schmakeit
The Pillar Glass Buffalo Jenny Winters
GOLD
How I Did Not Try To Kill Andrew Suknaski Alberta Views Jonathan Dyck
SILVER
Walking on Whyte Avenue Edmonton Raymond Biesinger
FINALISTS
#PopularVote Avenue Edmonton Glenn Harvey
A Simple Solution Swerve Drew Shannon
Baba Was An Edmontonian Eighteen Bridges Robert Carter
Bright Spot Ahead UAlberta Business Min Gyo Chung
Canada, You’re Like My Favourite One-Day Uncle and I Love You Eighteen Bridges Raymond Biesinger
Family History Avenue Edmonton Robert Carter
Hope Sprouts Swerve Hayden Maynard
Women and Politics Alberta Views Sonia Roy
GOLD
Care by the Decades Apple Sue McGillivray, designer
SILVER
Remote Electricity New Trail Karen Sherlock
FINALIST
Economy 150 UAlberta Business Vikki Wiercinski, Illustrator
GOLD
Deconstructing Brew Green UAlberta Business Adrien Veczan
SILVER
Skateboarding Underground, Banff National Park Canadian Rockies Annual Kelly Schovanek
FINALISTS
25 Best Things to Eat Avenue Calgary Jared Sych
Comfort Zone Western Living Magazine Clinton Hussey, photographer; Nicole Sjostedt, stylist
Great Canadian Cocktails WestJet Magazine Jared Sych
Paddler at Lake Louise Canadian Rockies Annual Wayne Simpson
Palm Trees, Trans-Canada Highway Swerve Jim Wells
Shadow Climbing, Mt. Geraldine Canadian Rockies Annual Paul Zizka
GOLD
Trash to Treasure Avenue Edmonton Cooper and O’Hara
SILVER
Imagine Avenue Edmonton Colin Way
FINALISTS
A Family Matter techlife Tim Potter
Freakin’ Eureka Swerve Colin Way
Pure and Simple Western Living Magazine Carlo Ricci
This Country Thinks It Gave Me My Magic Eighteen Bridges Cooper & O’Hara
GOLD
Culture & Beauty Avenue Calgary Asim Overstands
SILVER
Uprooted Swerve George Webber
FINALISTS
Accidental Farmers Western Living Magazine Janis Nicolay
Build a Healthy Plate Apple Salt Food Photography; styling by Savory Plate
Desert Dreams WestJet Magazine Jared Sych
Life and How to Leave It Swerve Leah Hennel
On the Water WestJet Magazine Steve Collins
Rooms of Their Own Swerve George Webber
Top 40 Under 40 Avenue Edmonton Aaron Pedersen
What’s Old is New Again Avenue Edmonton Daniel Wood
GOLD
The Un-Selfie Project Glass Buffalo Austen Lee
SILVER
Two Poems (Dear Healing Walk, Rhapsodic Trip) filling Station Jen Currin
FINALISTS
Bear 64 FreeFall Angela Waldie
Can you imagine my love for banana facts? Glass Buffalo Jessica Johns
The Vegetarian Eighteen Bridges Matthew Stepanic
Three Poems (Hertz Field, Orbiter, When to Step In) filling Station Shazia Hafiz Ramji
GOLD
In the Key of Alex Avenue Edmonton Lisa Ricciotti
SILVER
Seen Unseen New Trail Omar Mouallem
FINALISTS
A Climber’s Guide Canadian Rockies Annual Zac Robinson and Stephen Slemon
Amarjeet Sohi Alberta Views Omar Mouallem
Lethbridge College Love Stories Wider Horizons Lisa Kozleski
Outspoken Ashley Callingbull Avenue Edmonton Wayne Arthurson
GOLD
The Doctor is Out Avenue Calgary Christina Frangou
SILVER
Facing Forward Avenue Calgary Silvia Pikal
FINALISTS
25 Ways to Stay Healthy and Well Apple Colleen Seto
Appetite For Instruction Avenue Edmonton Caroline Barlott
Care of All Kinds Apple Anne Georg
For Love and Money UAlberta Business Jyllian Park
The Upside of an Organized Home Apple Greg Harris
GOLD
Oodles of Noodles Swerve John Gilchrist
SILVER
Avenue’s Essential Guide to Summer in the Mountains Avenue Calgary Shelley Arnusch, Lisa Kadane, Megan Kopp, Andrew Penner, Gwendolyn Richards, Lynda Sea, writers; Shelley Arnusch, editor
FINALISTS
150 Reasons to Love Edmonton Where Edmonton Matthew Stepanic, editor; Tamara Aschenbrenner, assistant editor
A to Z Guide to Relationships Apple Valerie Berenyi, Anne Georg, Jacqueline Louie
A Vegan Home on the Range Swerve Rita Sirignano and Melody Baker
Dining with the Stars WHERE Edmonton Matthew Stepanic, editor; Tamara Aschenbrenner, assistant editor
How to Pair Wine With Junk Food Avenue Edmonton Margaux Burgess
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