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Feature Writing: Short

Articles in this category include any fact-based work of non-fiction of 2,000 words or less. Judging will emphasize writing quality, originality and impact.



2023 Winners and Finalists

  • 2023 GOLD | The Abbreviated Life of Lane Mandlis

    WRITER Ferrukh Faruqui

    EDify

  • 2023 SILVER | Moving Mountains

    WRITER Lynda Sea

    Avenue

  • Campaign Launched to Push Back Against Hate, Intimidation of Women Online

    WRITER Shari Narine

    Windspeaker

  • Help! My Kid Can Read!

    WRITER Caitlin Crawshaw

    WestWord

  • Hurry Up and Wait: The Absurd Realities of Captive Calgary Transit Riders

    WRITER Ximena González

    The Sprawl

  • Jerry Saltz: Art is Life

    WRITER Sarah Swan

    Galleries West

  • My Writing

    WRITER Norma Dunning

    WestWord

  • Solutions Are Built on Basic Science

    WRITER Christina Frangou
    EDITORS Mifi Purvis, Andrew Lyle

    Contours

  • The Heart of a Woman

    WRITER Tarwinder Rai
    EDITORS Mifi Purvis, Allie Voisin

    U of A Nursing

  • Walking To School Should Be Easy. Why Is It So Hard?

    WRITER Kirti Bhadresa

    The Sprawl

Previous Winners

  • 2022 GOLD | The Orange Tent

    WRITER Dr. Bonnie Larson

    Alberta Views

  • 2022 SILVER | Way Out West

    WRITER Darrin Hagen

    EDify

  • 2021 GOLD | Lost Obelisks of the Rockies

    WRITER Jerry Auld

    Canadian Rockies Annual

  • 2021 SILVER | Writing Reconciliation

    WRITER Peter Midgley

    WestWord

  • 2020 GOLD | On Air

    WRITER Scot Morison EDITOR Steven Sandor

    Avenue Edmonton

  • 2020 SILVER | When Your Thoughts Run Away With You

    WRITER Mifi Purvis

    New Trail

  • 2019 GOLD | Dungeons (& Romeo) & Dragons (& Juliet)

    Alissa York

    Eighteen Bridges

  • 2019 SILVER | A Beaded Universe

    Sarah Swan

    GalleriesWest.ca

  • 2018 GOLD | Was

    Tim Querengesser

    Eighteen Bridges

  • 2018 SILVER | Trash to Treasure

    Russell Cobb

    Avenue Edmonton

  • 2017 GOLD | Designs of the Wild

    Graeme Pole

    Canadian Rockies Annual

  • 2017 SILVER | To Delight the Eye

    Omar Mouallem

    Alberta Views

  • 2016 GOLD | Fear Factor

    Max Fawcett

    Alberta Oil

  • 2016 SILVER | Where are the Women Chefs?

    Omar Mouallem

    Avenue Edmonton

  • 2015 GOLD | Dot 111

    Tony Davis

    Alberta Venture

  • 2015 SILVER | A Relationship Goes Viral

    Omar Mouallem

    Swerve

  • 2014 GOLD | Memory Cabin

    Craille Maguire Gillies

    Eighteen Bridges

  • 2014 SILVER | Paving Paradise

    Scott Messenger

    Avenue Edmonton

  • 2013 GOLD | The Bounty Hunter

    Stacey McLachlan

    Western Living

  • 2013 SILVER | Small is Beautiful

    Zac Unger

    Up!

  • 2012 GOLD | School of Fish

    Western Living

    Western Living

  • 2011 GOLD | You Can Run But You Can't Hide

    Pete Estabrooks

    IMPACT