Walrus tops National Magazine Award finalists
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Canadian current affairs and culture magazine The Walrus is once again the top nominee for the National Magazine Awards, earning a leading 33 nods for the industry honour.
Organizers revealed those contending for the 33rd edition of the awards in Montreal late Tuesday.
Nearly 2,000 entries were received for the prize's 47 different categories, which honour writing, visuals, content packages and — a new addition — online achievements.
Toronto-based magazines led the nominees. Aside from The Walrus, news weekly Maclean's picked up 27 nominations, while the monthly Toronto Life earned 26 nods.
Vying for the magazine of the year title are:
- Montreal's eclectic arts and culture title Maisonneuve.
- Report on Business, published by Toronto-based newspaper the Globe and Mail.
- Yellowknife-based northern magazine Up Here.
Toronto-based Chris Nuttall-Smith and Calgary-based Chris Turner are this year's most-nominated writers, nabbing five nods each.
Other nominees include:
- New magazine writer: Danielle Groen, "This is Your Brain on Love" (Chatelaine); Morgan Dunlop, "Gimme Shelter" (This Magazine); Carol Shaben, "Fly at Your Own Risk" (The Walrus).
- New visual creator: Byron Eggenschwiler, "Tales from Riverheights Terrace" (Swerve); Marc Rimmer, "At Play in Their Kitchens" (Swerve); Genevieve Simms, "My Little House of Horrors" (Swerve).
- Website: Canadianliving.com; dogsincanada.com; Torontoist.com.
- Cross-platform package: "Return of the Ferret in Depth" (Canadian Geographic); "TIFF.TO" (Toronto Life); "Tamils Take to the Gardiner" (Torontoist).
A complete list of nominees is available on the National Magazine Awards website.
This year's outstanding achievement recipient is Terry Sellwood, chair of Magazines Canada and general manager of Quarto Communications, which publishes titles like Cottage Life, Outdoor Canada, Explore and Canadian Home Workshop.
The National Magazine Foundation will present gold, silver and honourable mention prizes for each category at the annual awards gala, set for June 4 in Toronto.
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