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Discover Alberta Magazines
With each issue, Alberta magazines offer a fresh perspective on nearly every aspect of life in our province. No matter what your interest – current affairs, politics, fitness, literature, food, culture or more – there is a publication to keep you entertained and informed.

Alberta Story

2025-2026

Articles in this category must showcase a distinctly Alberta subject, flavour and flair. This is subject to broad interpretation but examples would be non-fiction work about Alberta’s cultural and economic scene; stories about interesting Albertans; or stories told from a distinctly Albertan perspective.

Finalists

Safe, Seen, Supported

Safe, Seen, Supported

Writer: Tina Karst

Wider Horizons

Farewell to the Farm

Farewell to the Farm

Writer: Terry Fong

Alberta Views magazine

The War on Trans Youth Comes to Alberta

The War on Trans Youth Comes to Alberta

Writer: Marcello Di Cintio

Alberta Views magazine

Homegrown Health Care

Homegrown Health Care

Writer: Gillian Rutherford

Editor: Kalyna Hennig Epp

Nursing

The Ancient Ritual: Wolves and Bison in Wood Buffalo National Park

The Ancient Ritual: Wolves and Bison in Wood Buffalo National Park

Writer: Dr. Lu Carbyn

Editor-in-Chief: Erin McCloskey

Nature Alberta Magazine

Past Winners

Driving the Film Industry

Silver 2025 | Driving the Film Industry

WRITER: Marcello Di Cintio

EDITOR: Shelley Arnusch

Avenue

Corb Lund on El Viejo & Alberta's Greasy Politics

Gold 2025 | Corb Lund on El Viejo & Alberta's Greasy Politics

WRITER: Sid Marty

Canadian Cowboy Country Magazine

Who Wants Albertans to Gamble More?

Gold 2024 | Who Wants Albertans to Gamble More?

WRITER: Evan Osenton

Alberta Views

The Hollowing of the Calgary Herald

Silver 2024 | The Hollowing of the Calgary Herald

WRITER: Jeremy Klaszus

AUDIO EDITOR: Mike Tod

The Sprawl

After the Golden Era

Silver 2023 | After the Golden Era

Writer: Tadzio Richards

Alberta Views

The Gift: What Ian Tyson Left Us

Gold 2023 | The Gift: What Ian Tyson Left Us

Writer: Jeremy Kaszus

The Sprawl

2022 GOLD | Slavery and the Making of Alberta

Gold 2022 | 2022 GOLD | Slavery and the Making of Alberta

WRITER: Bertrand Bickersteth

The Sprawl

2022 SILVER | Kenney vs. Campgrounds

Silver 2022 | 2022 SILVER | Kenney vs. Campgrounds

WRITER AND PHOTOGRAPHER : Annalise Klingbeil

Alberta Views

2021 GOLD | Hunting the 'Wild' Pheasant

Gold 2021 | 2021 GOLD | Hunting the 'Wild' Pheasant

WRITER: Jeff Gailus

Alberta Views

2021 SILVER | Crowfoot Comes Home

Silver 2021 | 2021 SILVER | Crowfoot Comes Home

WRITER: Doug Horner

Alberta Views

2020 GOLD | All the Rage

Gold 2020 | 2020 GOLD | All the Rage

WRITER: Tadzio Richards

EDITOR: Evan Osenton

Alberta Views

2020 SILVER | Looking Toward the Future of the Stampede

Silver 2020 | 2020 SILVER | Looking Toward the Future of the Stampede

WRITER : Taylor Lambert

EDITOR: Käthe Lemon

Avenue Calgary

2019 GOLD | Don't Fence Me In

Gold 2019 | 2019 GOLD | Don't Fence Me In

Kevin Van Tighem

Alberta Views

2019 SILVER | Youth and Duty

Silver 2019 | 2019 SILVER | Youth and Duty

Scott Messenger

techlife

2018 GOLD | Open Arms

Gold 2018 | 2018 GOLD | Open Arms

Omar Mouallem

Eighteen Bridges

2018 SILVER | The Coal Phase Out

Silver 2018 | 2018 SILVER | The Coal Phase Out

Writer: Chris Turner

Alberta Views

2017 GOLD | The Fight of His Life

Gold 2017 | 2017 GOLD | The Fight of His Life

Omar Mouallem

Avenue Calgary

2017 SILVER | Coming Through Slaughter

Silver 2017 | 2017 SILVER | Coming Through Slaughter

Taylor Lambert

Swerve

2016 GOLD | A Different Kind of Simikanis

Gold 2016 | 2016 GOLD | A Different Kind of Simikanis

Carissa Halton

Eighteen Bridges

2016 SILVER | End of the Line

Silver 2016 | 2016 SILVER | End of the Line

Tadzio Richards

Alberta Views

2015 GOLD | Game Changer

Gold 2015 | 2015 GOLD | Game Changer

Arno Kopecky

Alberta Views

2015 SILVER | The Fixture and The Hipster

Silver 2015 | 2015 SILVER | The Fixture and The Hipster

Jeremy Klaszus

Swerve

2014 GOLD | Beyond Books

Gold 2014 | 2014 GOLD | Beyond Books

Jay Smith

Alberta Views

2014 SILVER | Will the Real Burger Baron Please Stand Up

Silver 2014 | 2014 SILVER | Will the Real Burger Baron Please Stand Up

Omar Mouallem

Swerve

2013 GOLD | Deerfoot's Revenge

Gold 2013 | 2013 GOLD | Deerfoot's Revenge

Jeremy Klaszus

Swerve

2013 SILVER | Glorious and Free. Mostly.

Silver 2013 | 2013 SILVER | Glorious and Free. Mostly.

Russell Cobb

Eighteen Bridges

2012 GOLD | Under the Veil

Gold 2012 | 2012 GOLD | Under the Veil

Omar Mouallem

Eighteen Bridges

2011 GOLD | Declaration of Independence

Gold 2011 | 2011 GOLD | Declaration of Independence

Scott Messenger

techlife