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Articles in this category include those in which a writer’s perspective is paramount. Regular columns are eligible for entry in this category.



2023 Winners and Finalists

  • 2023 GOLD | You Want it Darker

    WRITER Sarah Swan

    Galleries West

  • 2023 SILVER | Requiem for a River

    WRITER Kevin Van Tighem

    Alberta Views

  • Edmonton to Calgary in an Hour

    WRITER Evan Osenton

    Alberta Views

  • It's No Longer a Mental Hospital

    WRITER Leif Gregersen

    Alberta Views

  • Now and Then

    WRITER Dominique Lamberton

    Avenue

  • Someday "Awkward" Conversations Won't Be Needed

    WRITER Shari Narine

    WestWord

  • Suffering: A Sombre Souvenir

    WRITER Shagun Sharma

    FreeFall

  • What the Big Smoke Brought

    WRITER Spirit River Striped Wolf
    EDITOR Michelle Bodnar

    Summit

  • Young Adult Books Written by Authors Like Me...

    WRITER Kala Godin

    WestWord

Previous Winners

  • 2022 GOLD | From Dismissed to Disposable

    WRITER Clem Martini

    Alberta Views

  • 2022 SILVER | You Can’t Rebuild a Mountain

    WRITER Sid Marty

    Canadian Cowboy Country

  • 2021 GOLD | Initiation

    WRITER Tim Bowling

    Alberta Views

  • 2021 SILVER | In Defence of Art from Small Places

    WRITER Sarah Swan

    Galleries West

  • 2020 GOLD | 29 More Years of Colonization since 1990

    WRITER Sable Sweetgrass

    New Forum magazine

  • 2020 SILVER | Gathering Colour

    WRITER Anong Migwans Beam

    SNAPLine

  • 2019 GOLD | Reading Between the Ropes

    Doug Horner

    Swerve

  • 2019 SILVER | Gotta Run

    Scott Messenger

    Eighteen Bridges

  • 2018 GOLD | Shattered Dream

    Edmund Aunger

    Alberta Views

  • 2018 SILVER | When Things Fall Apart

    Clem Martini

    Alberta Views

  • 2017 GOLD | How to Talk About Death and Dying

    Christina Frangou

    Avenue Calgary

  • 2017 SILVER | When Truth Doesn't Matter

    Todd Babiak

    New Trail

  • 2016 GOLD | Breathing Holes

    Lisa Gregoire

    Eighteen Bridges

  • 2016 SILVER | Coming Up with an Ending

    Tamara Gignac

    Swerve

  • 2015 GOLD | Children of a Lesser Santa

    Omar Mouallem

    Swerve

  • 2015 SILVER | The Gospel of Fire and Mud

    Russ Peters

    Swerve

  • 2014 GOLD | Why the Kids Don't Drive

    Omar Mouallem

    Swerve

  • 2014 SILVER | Crash Course

    Curtis Gillespie

    Western Living

  • 2013 GOLD | Washing the Body

    Karen Connelly

    Alberta Views

  • 2013 SILVER | Why Knot?

    Max Fawcett

    Eighteen Bridges