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Feature Writing Long

2024-2025

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

Gold Award

Gold Award

Silver Award

Silver Award

Finalists

Why Can't You Get a Family Doctor?

Why Can't You Get a Family Doctor?

WRITER: Monica Kidd

Alberta Views

The Mascot Chronicles

The Mascot Chronicles

WRITER: Rachel von Hahn

EDITOR: Michelle Bodnar

Summit Magazine

Discoveries and Dilemmas: The Stories, Surprises and Pitfalls of Consumer DNA Products

Discoveries and Dilemmas: The Stories, Surprises and Pitfalls of Consumer DNA Products

WRITER: Christina Frangou

EDITOR: Michelle Bodnar

Summit

Undermined: The Long Fight Over Canmore's Future

Undermined: The Long Fight Over Canmore's Future

WRITER: Jeremy Klaszus

DESIGNER: Chris Pecora

COLLABORATOR: Drew Anderson

The Sprawl

Past Winners

Who Wants Albertans to Gamble More?

Silver 2024 | Who Wants Albertans to Gamble More?

WRITER: Evan Osenton

Alberta Views

Dysfunction at EMS

Gold 2024 | Dysfunction at EMS

WRITERS: Charles Rusnell & Jennie Russell

Alberta Views

A Clean Energy Powerhouse

Gold 2023 | A Clean Energy Powerhouse

WRITER: Chris Turner

Alberta Views

Goodbye to Peyto Glacier

Silver 2023 | Goodbye to Peyto Glacier

WRITER: Lynn Martel

Alberta Views

2022 GOLD | A Nobel Search

Gold 2022 | 2022 GOLD | A Nobel Search

WRITER: Bruce Grierson

EDITORS: Karen Sherlock, Lisa Cook

New Trail

2022 SILVER | Fighting the Unenlightenment: Longform Nonfiction in the Age of the Shortform Lie

Silver 2022 | 2022 SILVER | Fighting the Unenlightenment: Longform Nonfiction in the Age of the Shortform Lie

WRITER: Curtis Gillespie

WestWord

2021 GOLD | January 8, 2020

Gold 2021 | 2021 GOLD | January 8, 2020

WRITER : Omar Mouallem

Edify

2021 SILVER | Adam’s Choice

Silver 2021 | 2021 SILVER | Adam’s Choice

WRITER : Tadzio Richards

Alberta Views

2020 GOLD | Can Climate Change Be Reversed?

Gold 2020 | 2020 GOLD | Can Climate Change Be Reversed?

WRITER : Arno Kopecky

EDITOR : Evan Osenton

Alberta Views

2020 SILVER | Cold Pipe, Hot Rhetoric

Silver 2020 | 2020 SILVER | Cold Pipe, Hot Rhetoric

WRITER : Chris Turner

EDITOR : Evan Osenton

Alberta Views

2019 GOLD | Reducing the Harm

Gold 2019 | 2019 GOLD | Reducing the Harm

Christina Frangou

Alberta Views

2019 SILVER | Nuclear Family

Silver 2019 | 2019 SILVER | Nuclear Family

Emily Urquhart

Eighteen Bridges

2018 GOLD | Life and How to Leave It

Gold 2018 | 2018 GOLD | Life and How to Leave It

Christina Frangou

Swerve

2018 SILVER | A Hard Walk

Silver 2018 | 2018 SILVER | A Hard Walk

Curtis Gillespie

New Trail

2017 GOLD | True North Strong

Gold 2017 | 2017 GOLD | True North Strong

Omar Mouallem

Western Living

2017 SILVER | What I Learned From My Dad

Silver 2017 | 2017 SILVER | What I Learned From My Dad

Curtis Gillespie

Apple

2016 GOLD | Santa Schooled

Gold 2016 | 2016 GOLD | Santa Schooled

Cory Haller

Avenue Edmonton

2016 SILVER | Empire of Deceit

Silver 2016 | 2016 SILVER | Empire of Deceit

Max Fawcett

Alberta Venture