Calgary, Sept. 26, 2024 — The best and brightest talents in the province’s magazine industry gathered in Calgary on Sept. 26 to celebrate the Alberta Magazine Awards.
The annual event, hosted by the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association (AMPA) and judged by industry leaders from across North America, showcases the outstanding work of magazine professionals in the province.
“The AMA finalists and winners represent the best in print and digital journalism, from fiction and poetry to insightful long-form articles that ensure our province, its people and concerns are at the forefront. AMPA is proud to recognize the achievements of so many creative and talented magazine makers whose work, in words and images, connect audiences to each other and the world around them, keeping us informed and entertained,” says AMPA executive director Suzanne Trudel.
The Alberta Magazine Awards program honours the work of Alberta’s magazine creators, art directors, writers, photographers, editors and illustrators. AMPA presented awards for excellence in magazine content published in 2023 in 16 Showcase categories and six Achievement award categories.
Odvod Publishing Inc.’s founder, Trudy Callaghan, was named the Achievement in Publishing recipient. Callaghan is a long-time champion of magazines, the people who make them and the audiences who enjoy them. She’s the force behind numerous publications, including EDify, an award-winning city magazine that celebrates what makes a city vibrant and shares deep insight into what’s important to Edmontonians. Callaghan is also a community builder and volunteers her skills as an AMPA board member, the chair of the board of directors at Ballet Edmonton, and a patron of the Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts.
Best New Magazine was awarded to newcomer Mountain Life, Rocky Mountains, a magazine that provides an authentic voice for locals – and visitors who want to feel like locals. The Mountain Life team takes its readers inside the culture, showcasing the work of hundreds of writers, photographers, athletes, and artists as they pursue adventure and connection to the mountains.
Alberta Views was named the Magazine of the Year recipient, which – a quarter century in – continues to deliver at a superior level, with compelling editorials and columnists whose well-sculpted voices hit the tenor of the magazine. The team combines consistently high-quality editorial and sophisticated design into a winning package.
A wide range of magazines across the province earned podium spots for their work in multiple editorial and design categories.
See the complete list of Showcase Awards finalists and winners and Achievement recipients below. Read their award-winning entries online.
The Alberta Magazine Publishers Association (AMPA) represents Alberta-owned, Canadian-content consumer, cultural, specialty, professional and business magazines. We promote, support and advocate for the Alberta magazine publishing industry.
QUICK FACTS
- The Alberta magazine publishing industry is an economic pillar of the cultural sector and creates high-quality professional careers at more than 150 magazines and 100 scholarly journals
- Alberta magazines contribute $38 million to the provincial GDP
- Print and digital magazines published by AMPA members reach almost 5 million individuals each year
For inquiries or more information, contact:
Suzanne Trudel, Executive Director
director@albertamagazines.com
403-262-0081
2023-24 Alberta Magazine Awards Recipients and Finalists
GOLD – Who Wants Albertans to Gamble More?, Alberta Views, WRITER Evan Osenton
SILVER – The Hollowing of the Calgary Herald, The Sprawl, WRITER Jeremy Klaszus, AUDIO EDITOR Mike Tod
FINALISTS
A Better Balance, Circle, WRITER Oumar Salifou, EDITOR Mifi Purvis
Alberta’s World Class Grains, Culinaire, WRITER Adrianne Lovric
Blackfoot Elders, Conservationists Join to Bring Bison Back to Alberta’s Eastern Slopes, Windspeaker.com, WRITER Shari Narine
Buffalo Stone Blessings, Wider Horizons, WRITER Tina Karst
Freedom Gas?, Alberta Views, WRITER Tadzio Richards
If a Tree Doesn’t Fall in the Forest, EDify, WRITER Cory Schachtel
Stepping into the Limelight, Summit, WRITER Nadia Moharib, EDITOR Michelle Bodnar
Yes, Chef, Wider Horizons, WRITER Lisa Kozleski
GOLD – The Tiny Issue, New Trail, ART DIRECTOR John Montgomery
SILVER – Best Restaurants 2023, EDify, ART DIRECTOR Kim Larson
FINALISTS
Fall 2023, LINK, CREATIVE DIRECTOR Michelle Atkinson, EDITOR Nancy Cope
Generative AI, New Trail, ART DIRECTOR Marcey Andrews
Summer 2023, Mountain Life: Rocky Mountains, ART DIRECTOR Amélie Légaré
The New Buffalo, Wider Horizons, ART DIRECTOR & DESIGNER Dana Woodward
GOLD – Tiny Things, New Trail ,ART DIRECTOR John Montgomery, PHOTOGRAPHER Liam Mogan
SILVER – November 2023, Alberta Views, ART DIRECTOR Beate Wichmann, ILLUSTRATOR Gerry Rasmussen
SILVER – The Conservation Issue, Canadian Cowboy Country, ART DIRECTOR Shannon Swanson, PHOTOGRAPHER Craig Boehm
FINALISTS
Forecast Ski 9.3, Forecast Ski, PHOTOGRAPHER Anatole Tuzlak
Generative AI, New Trail, ART DIRECTOR Marcey Andrews, ILLUSTRATOR Taylor Callery
King Snow 15.2, King Snow, EDITOR Jesse Fox
Nashville: Hitting All the Notes, Canadian Cowboy Country, ART DIRECTOR Shannon Swanson, PHOTOGRAPHER Bill Borgwardt
September 2023, EDify, ART DIRECTOR Kim Larson, PHOTOGRAPHER Darren Jacknisky
GOLD – April 2023, Alberta Views, EDITOR Evan Osenton, ART DIRECTOR Beate Wichmann, WRITERS Tadzio Richards & Sara Hastings-Simon
SILVER – Revealing: The Great Overwhelm, ATA Magazine, EDITOR Cory Hare, WRITERS Celeste, David, Joshua, Leonard, Jennifer & Sinead, ART DIRECTOR Erin Solano, DESIGNERS Kim vanderHelm & Gela Cabrera Loa
FINALISTS
Breaking Down the Blocks, EDify, EDITOR Steven Sandor, ART DIRECTOR Kim Larson, WRITERS Liam Newbigging, Tom Ndekezi & Jasleen Mahil, PHOTOGRAPHER Darren Jacknisky
Get Out There: A Guide to Summer in the Mountains, Avenue, EDITOR Shelley Arnusch, WRITERS Jacquie Moore & Andrew Penner, CREATIVE DIRECTOR Steve Collins, GRAPHIC DESIGNER Sofia Velasquez, PHOTOGRAPHER Jared Sych, ILLUSTRATOR Jarett Sitter, STYLIST Carl Abad
Small Things, New Trail, EDITORS Karen Sherlock & Lisa Szabo, CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Madisen Gee, Lewis Kelly, Kate Black, Geoff McMaster, Chelsea Novak, Therese Kehler, Helen Metella & Adrianna MacPherson, PHOTOGRAPHER Liam Mogan, ART DIRECTOR John Montgomery, ILLUSTRATORS Tsjisse Talsma, Jeremy Leung & Cristian Fowlie
The New Buffalo, Wider Horizons, ART DIRECTOR & DESIGNER Dana Woodward, WRITERS & EDITORS Lisa Kozleski & Tina Karst, PHOTOGRAPHER Rob Olson
Yes, Chef, Wider Horizons, WRITER & EDITOR Lisa Kozleski, ART DIRECTOR & DESIGNER Dana Woodward, PHOTOGRAPHER Rob Olson
GOLD – Revisiting a Loaded History, Galleries West, WRITER Joseph Paris
SILVER – Riccardo Baldini, Strathcona Microgreens, The Tomato food & drink, WRITER Daniela Zenari, EDITOR Mary Bailey
FINALISTS
Hengameh E. Rice is Two People, EDify, WRITER Liam Newbigging
Powering the Pedals on Alison Jackson, IMPACT Magazine, WRITER Emily Meyer, EDITOR Elaine Kupser
Preservation or Exploitation? New Film Explores Musicologist’s Motivation in Recording First Nations Chief, Windspeaker.com, WRITER Odette Auger
GOLD – Whitewashing History, Alberta Views, WRITER Gretchen Albers
SILVER – Married to a Narcissist Survival Quiz, filling Station, WRITER Leslie Palleson
FINALITS
Can We Talk?, New Trail, WRITER Jenna C. Hoff, EDITOR Mifi Purvis
Publishing Through a Cultural Revolution, Alberta Views, WRITER Jackie Flanagan
The Good, the Bad and the Morally Ambiguous, GalleriesWest, WRITER Sarah Swan
Three Stories of the Iinii, Wider Horizons, WRITERS Marcia Black Water, Jessica Fox & Sandra Bartlett Atwood
GOLD – Voices Rarely Heard, Circle, ART DIRECTOR Marcey Andrews, ILLUSTRATOR Taylor Callery
SILVER – Small Things, New Trail, ART DIRECTOR John Montgomery
FINALISTS
Foodie Road Trips, EDify, ART DIRECTOR Kim Larson
Form and Function, EDify, ART DIRECTOR Kim Larson, PHOTOGRAPHERS Curtis Trent, Darren Jacknisky & Aaron Pedersen
Go East, Young Man, Canadian Cowboy Country, ART DIRECTOR Shannon Swanson
Personal Best, Mortar & Pestle, ART DIRECTOR Brent Morrison, ILLUSTRATOR Byron Eggenschwiler
GOLD – Dysfunction at EMS, Alberta Views, WRITERS Charles Rusnell & Jennie Russell
SILVER – Who Wants Albertans to Gamble More?, Alberta Views, WRITER Evan Osenton
FINALISTS
Awakening the Spirit of the Land, Your McMurray Magazine, WRITER Jes Croucher
Cashing in on Tragedy, Summit, WRITER Haley Jarmain, EDITOR Michelle Bodnar
Generative AI, New Trail, WRITER Lisa Szabo, EDITOR Karen Sherlock
The Hollowing of the Calgary Herald, The Sprawl, WRITER Jeremy Klaszus, AUDIO EDITOR Mike Tod
Voices Rarely Heard, Circle, WRITER Anna Marie Sewell, EDITOR Mifi Purvis
GOLD – The Great Overwhelm, ATA Magazine, WRITER Celeste, EDITOR Cory Hare
SILVER – A Mountain of Medical Waste, Alberta Views, WRITER Monica Kidd
FINALISTS
Ask Water to Help You Cope With Anger, Windspeaker.com, WRITER Odette Auger
Is the Glenmore Reservoir Calgary’s Best Neighbourhood?, Avenue, WRITER Dave Robertson
New Zone. Who’s This?, Legacy in Action, WRITER Tom Ndekezi
Trailblazing Women, Where Canadian Rockies, WRITER Kate Barker
Plastic Blues, Alberta Views, WRITER Lise Mayne
Should Calgary Ditch the Cowboy Motif — Or Embrace it?, The Sprawl, WRITER Ximena González
Teetering on the Edge of Disaster, EDify, WRITER Breanna Mroczek
Who’s Afraid of Cancer?, arch magazine, WRITER Jacquie Moore, EDITOR Jaelyn Molyneux
GOLD – I Am a Wolf in Wolf’s Clothing, filling Station, WRITER Shaelin Bishop
SILVER – Catch You on the Flipside, Funicular, WRITER Lee Kvern
FINALISTS
Cherries Bar Cherries, Alberta Views, WRITER Joy Norstrom
Here to Stay, EDify, WRITER Ben Lof
Medusa’s Murder in the Piazza Della Signoria, Funicular, WRITER Sabrina Uswak
Mouse Trap, Freefall Magazine, WRITER Tyler Hein
Prompt, EDify, WRITER David van Belle
The Necessity of a Shepherd, On Spec, WRITER Quinn J. Graham
GOLD – Cherries Bar Cherries, Alberta Views, ILLUSTRATOR Byron Eggenschwiler
SILVER – Kenny Yeung: Evening the Playing Field, ATA Magazine, ILLUSTRATOR James Lee Chiahan, ART DIRECTOR Kim vanderHelm
FINALISTS
Baby on Site, Alberta Heavy, ILLUSTRATOR Scott Carmichael
Pro Tips: Satisfy Your Wanderlust, LINK, ILLUSTRATOR Danielle Erickson, CREATIVE DIRECTOR Michelle Atkinson
Sunny Ways, GrainsWest, ILLUSTRATOR Dominic Bugatto
The Last Word, Wider Horizons, ILLUSTRATOR Eric Dyck
GOLD – Winnie Chen, EDify, PHOTOGRAPHER Curtis Trent
SILVER – Wakefield Brewster, Avenue, CREATIVE DIRECTOR & PHOTOGRAPHER Steve Collins
FINALISTS
Check Your Head, EDify, PHOTOGRAPHER Aaron Pedersen
Spring 2023: Bright Mind, Leap, PHOTOGRAPHER John Ulan, ART DIRECTOR Veronica Cowan
GOLD – Water, Wind & Fire, Canadian Cowboy Country, PHOTOGRAPHERS Beth Allan, Craig Boehm, Shannon Bileski & Braydon Morissea, ART DIRECTOR Shannon Swanson
SILVER – Forecast Ski Photo Annual, Forecast Ski, EDITOR Jeff Schmuck
FINALISTS
30 Best Things to Eat & Drink 2023, Avenue, PHOTOGRAPHER Jared Sych, CREATIVE DIRECTOR Steve Collins, FOOD STYLIST Chris Landry
Allies, EDify, PHOTOGRAPHER Paul Swanson
Boyle Street, Alberta Views, PHOTOGRAPHER Alexander Shamota
Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage, Alberta Views, PHOTOGRAPHER Jason Franson
The New Buffalo Portraits, Wider Horizons, PHOTOGRAPHER Rob Olson
GOLD – Dark Water, Freefall Magazine, WRITER Bruce Hunter
SILVER – Three Poems, The Polyglot, WRITER Omar Ramadan, EDITORS Adriana Onita, Catalina Morales Velez, Tariq Malik, Ewa Kolacz & Maria Teodora Barbu
FINALISTS
A Black Hand Revisits, filling Station, WRITER Bertrand Bickersteth
Departure, Freefall Magazine, WRITER dee Hobsbawn-Smith
Making Peanut Butter Toast, Funicular, WRITER Gavin Doyle
Triptych of Poems: Beautiful Hands, Peaches, and Sabrina, The Prairie Journal, WRITER Karli Woods
GOLD – Buffalo Stone Blessings, Wider Horizons, WRITER Tina Karst
SILVER – Dressing for the Life We Have, Avenue, WRITER Jacquie Moore, EDITOR Shelley Arnusch
FINALISTS
Alberta Was His Finest Laboratory, Alberta Views, WRITER Immanuela Lawrence
Athlete with Impact: Liam Gill, Conquering Mountains, IMPACT Magazine, WRITER Jessica Natale Woollard, EDITOR Elaine Kupser
Author’s Seminal Novel Remains Relevant Even After 40 Years, Windspeaker.com, WRITER Shari Narine
Dallas Prince: Deeds, not Words, Canadian Cowboy Country, WRITER Terri Mason
Son of a Baron, Legacy in Action, WRITER Jennifer Cockrall
What’s Past is Prologue, Alberta Views, WRITER Curtis Gillespie
Yes, Chef Wider, Horizons, WRITER Lisa Kozleski
GOLD – The New Buffalo, Wider Horizons, WRITERS Lisa Kozleski & Tina Karst, ART DIRECTOR & DESIGNER Dana Woodward, PHOTOGRAPHER Rob Olson
SILVER – 9 Things to Know About Kids and Migraine, arch magazine, WRITER Jacquie Moore, EDITORS Jennifer Myers & Jaelyn Molyneux, ILLUSTRATOR Julie McLaughlin
FINALISTS
Gourmet Cheats for Dorm Room Eats, Wider Horizons, WRITER Lisa Kozleski, ART DIRECTOR & DESIGNER Dana Woodward, PHOTOGRAPHER Rob Olson
Preserving Indigenous Language, New Trail, WRITER Kalyna Hennig Epp, EDITOR Lisa Szabo
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