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National Media Awards Foundation

August 24, 2023

The National Media Awards Foundation (NMAF) is a Canadian charity whose mission is to recognize excellence in the content and creation of Canadian magazines and Canadian digital publishing through two annual awards programs: the National Magazine Awards (NMAs) and the Digital Publishing Awards (DPAs).[1]

Both events—The National Magazine Awards gala and the Digital Publishing Awards soirée—take place each June in Toronto. Each year the NMAF relies on over 100 volunteer judges to evaluate the entries and award gold and silver winners in the NMA written, visual, integrated and special categories and in the various DPA categories.

A 20-member board of directors mostly drawn from the Canadian media industry governs the NMAF. As of 2022, the president of the board of directors of the NMAF is Melony Ward, publisher of Canada’s History and Kayak.[2]

History Edit

In 1976 Andrew MacFarlane, Dean of Journalism at the University of Western Ontario (UWO), was trying to revive the university's recently defunct President's Medal for Canadian Magazine Journalism.[3] His original idea was to create a new award divided into English and French counterparts. But MacFarlane eventually developed a proposal for a series of magazine awards, whose salient features were that the program would be bilingual – and therefore truly national – and would recognize individual excellence in the many aspects of the magazine industry – writers, illustrators, editors, photographers and art directors.

MacFarlane together with John S. Crosbie, president of the Magazine Association of Canada, secured the participation of the Canadian Periodical Publishers Association (CPPA), representing 193 Canadian magazines, and CPPA's former president Michael de Pencier. MacFarlane reached out to his counterpart at Université Laval, Roger de la Garde, Alan Edmunds, head of the Periodical Writers Association of Canada (PWAC), and veteran newsman Pierre Berton, among others. As the collective effort began to take shape across the country, by the spring of 1977 the National Magazine Awards had developed a clear mandate.

On 14 November 1977, National Magazine Awards Foundation received its charter of non-profit foundation status from the Government of Ontario.

In 2015, the NMAF established the Digital Publishing Awards, to promote and reward the achievements of those who create digital publishing content in Canada.

The National Magazine Awards celebrated 40 years of awarding Canadian creators in 2017. The 40th anniversary event was co-hosted by Kim Pittaway, Michael de Pencier, and D.B. Scott. Alicia Elliott delivered the keynote address.[4]

AS of 2022, the National Media Awards have been given to journalists, illustrators and photographers for 45 years.[1]

First awards Edit

There were more than 1300 entries to the first National Magazine Awards for the year 1977. 62 judges evaluated the entries and awarded winners in 14 categories. The first National Magazine Awards gala was held on Thursday, 11 May 1978 at the Hotel Toronto.

Pierre Berton emceed the event, where the 660 guests dined and danced to Jack Collins and his five-piece band. Before presenting the awards, Berton proclaimed to the audience, "In a bold departure from tradition, there are to be no thank you speeches. We can do that because we are giving money, not some cheap statuette."[5] If any winner started to talk on stage, Berton reportedly waved a large hook in the speaker's direction.

Awards were handed down in 14 categories (with separate French- and English-language winners for the President's Award for General Magazine Articles). 11 different magazines won awards. The NMAF also honoured outstanding achievement by a magazine: L'actualité (French) and Harrowsmith (English) took the awards.

Major winners of the National Magazine Awards Edit

The now-defunct Saturday Night is the all-time leader in awards, with 129 gold awards. Toronto Life magazine leads all current publications with 108 gold awards. Writer Robert Fulford is the all-time individual leader with 14 gold awards.

The NMAF also maintains a searchable archive of all past winners and tallies of magazines and creators who have won the most National Magazine Awards.

Categories Edit

The NMAF has a total of 29 awards categories, including 10 categories from the Magazine Grands Prix program. There are 4 types of awards categories:

Written Categories & Visual Awards: Long-Form Feature Writing, Feature Writing, Short Feature Writing, Columns, Essays, Investigative Reporting, Fiction, Personal Journalism, Poetry, Professional Article, Profiles, Service Journalism, Best New Magazine Writer, Illustration (incl. Spot & Photo Illustration), Portrait Photography, Lifestyle Photography, Photo Essay & Photojournalism, One of a Kind Storytelling.

Editorial Awards: Best Editorial Package, Art Direction Grand Prix, Editor Grand Prix, Cover Grand Prix.

Grand Prix: Best Magazine Awards: General Interest, Service, Lifestyle, Fashion & Beauty, Art & Literary, Special Interest.

Special Awards: Magazine Grand Prix, Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement.

Magazine of the Year Edit

Each year the National Magazine Awards concludes with the naming of Canada's Magazine of the Year. Previous winners are:

Outstanding Achievement Edit

Each year since 1990 the NMAF has awarded the Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement, which recognizes an individual's innovation and creativity through contributions to the Canadian magazine industry. The winners since 1990 are:

Other information Edit

The submissions process for the National Magazine Awards is generally open from December until the second week of January. Nominations are announced in the spring, and the awards gala is held in June in Toronto.

References Edit

  1. ^ a b "Brett Popplewell nominated for three National Magazine Awards". School of Journalism and Communication. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Board of Directors". National Media Awards Foundation. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  3. ^ "History of the Awards". National Magazine Awards. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Alicia Elliott's speech at the 40th anniversary National Magazine Awards". Magazine Awards. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  5. ^ . Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2009.

External links Edit

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publishing through two annual awards programs the National Magazine Awards NMAs and the Digital Publishing Awards DPAs 1 Both events The National Magazine Awards gala and the Digital Publishing Awards soiree take place each June in Toronto Each year the NMAF relies on over 100 volunteer judges to evaluate the entries and award gold and silver winners in the NMA written visual integrated and special categories and in the various DPA categories A 20 member board of directors mostly drawn from the Canadian media industry governs the NMAF As of 2022 the president of the board of directors of the NMAF is Melony Ward publisher of Canada s History and Kayak 2 Contents 1 History 2 First awards 3 Major winners of the National Magazine Awards 4 Categories 5 Magazine of the Year 6 Outstanding Achievement 7 Other information 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditIn 1976 Andrew MacFarlane Dean of Journalism at the University of Western Ontario UWO was trying to revive the university s recently defunct President s Medal for Canadian Magazine Journalism 3 His original idea was to create a new award divided into English and French counterparts But MacFarlane eventually developed a proposal for a series of magazine awards whose salient features were that the program would be bilingual and therefore truly national and would recognize individual excellence in the many aspects of the magazine industry writers illustrators editors photographers and art directors MacFarlane together with John S Crosbie president of the Magazine Association of Canada secured the participation of the Canadian Periodical Publishers Association CPPA representing 193 Canadian magazines and CPPA s former president Michael de Pencier MacFarlane reached out to his counterpart at Universite Laval Roger de la Garde Alan Edmunds head of the Periodical Writers Association of Canada PWAC and veteran newsman Pierre Berton among others As the collective effort began to take shape across the country by the spring of 1977 the National Magazine Awards had developed a clear mandate On 14 November 1977 National Magazine Awards Foundation received its charter of non profit foundation status from the Government of Ontario In 2015 the NMAF established the Digital Publishing Awards to promote and reward the achievements of those who create digital publishing content in Canada The National Magazine Awards celebrated 40 years of awarding Canadian creators in 2017 The 40th anniversary event was co hosted by Kim Pittaway Michael de Pencier and D B Scott Alicia Elliott delivered the keynote address 4 AS of 2022 the National Media Awards have been given to journalists illustrators and photographers for 45 years 1 First awards EditThere were more than 1300 entries to the first National Magazine Awards for the year 1977 62 judges evaluated the entries and awarded winners in 14 categories The first National Magazine Awards gala was held on Thursday 11 May 1978 at the Hotel Toronto Pierre Berton emceed the event where the 660 guests dined and danced to Jack Collins and his five piece band Before presenting the awards Berton proclaimed to the audience In a bold departure from tradition there are to be no thank you speeches We can do that because we are giving money not some cheap statuette 5 If any winner started to talk on stage Berton reportedly waved a large hook in the speaker s direction Awards were handed down in 14 categories with separate French and English language winners for the President s Award for General Magazine Articles 11 different magazines won awards The NMAF also honoured outstanding achievement by a magazine L actualite French and Harrowsmith English took the awards Major winners of the National Magazine Awards EditThe now defunct Saturday Night is the all time leader in awards with 129 gold awards Toronto Life magazine leads all current publications with 108 gold awards Writer Robert Fulford is the all time individual leader with 14 gold awards The NMAF also maintains a searchable archive of all past winners and tallies of magazines and creators who have won the most National Magazine Awards Categories EditThe NMAF has a total of 29 awards categories including 10 categories from the Magazine Grands Prix program There are 4 types of awards categories Written Categories amp Visual Awards Long Form Feature Writing Feature Writing Short Feature Writing Columns Essays Investigative Reporting Fiction Personal Journalism Poetry Professional Article Profiles Service Journalism Best New Magazine Writer Illustration incl Spot amp Photo Illustration Portrait Photography Lifestyle Photography Photo Essay amp Photojournalism One of a Kind Storytelling Editorial Awards Best Editorial Package Art Direction Grand Prix Editor Grand Prix Cover Grand Prix Grand Prix Best Magazine Awards General Interest Service Lifestyle Fashion amp Beauty Art amp Literary Special Interest Special Awards Magazine Grand Prix Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement Magazine of the Year EditEach year the National Magazine Awards concludes with the naming of Canada s Magazine of the Year Previous winners are 1982 Equinox 1983 Vancouver Magazine 1984 Saturday Night 1985 Toronto Life 1986 Quill amp Quire 1987 Report on Business Magazine 1988 Applied Arts Quarterly 1989 Toronto Life 1990 West Magazine 1991 Idler 1992 Cottage Life 1993 Owl and Chickadee 1994 Canadian Art 1995 Canadian House amp Home 1996 Canadian Living 1997 Vancouver Magazine 1998 Adbusters 1999 Chatelaine 2000 Azure 2001 Canadian Geographic 2002 Outpost Magazine 2003 Border Crossings 2004 Maisonneuve 2005 Maclean s 2006 The Walrus 2007 Toronto Life 2008 AlbertaViews 2009 Up Here 2010 MoneySense 2011 Maisonneuve 2012 Corporate Knights 2013 Cottage Life 2014 Nouveau Projet 2015 Maisonneuve 2016 Cottage LifeOutstanding Achievement EditEach year since 1990 the NMAF has awarded the Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement which recognizes an individual s innovation and creativity through contributions to the Canadian magazine industry The winners since 1990 are 1990 Prue Hemelrijk 1991 Michael de Pencier 1992 Lloyd Hodgkinson 1993 Barbara Moon 1994 Don Obe 1995 Jean Pare 1996 Catherine Keachie 1997 James Ireland 1998 Robert Fulford 1999 Lynn Cunningham 2000 Peter C Newman 2001 Ken Rodmell 2002 Al Zikovitz 2003 Sally Armstrong 2003 Stephen Osborne 2004 Paul Jones 2005 John Macfarlane 2006 Neville Gilfoy 2007 Charles Oberdorf 2008 Cynthia Brouse 2009 Terry Sellwood 2010 D B Scott 2011 Heather Robertson 2012 Stephen Trumper 2013 Kim Jernigan 2014 Michael Fox 2015 Kim Pittaway 2016 Penny CaldwellOther information EditThe submissions process for the National Magazine Awards is generally open from December until the second week of January Nominations are announced in the spring and the awards gala is held in June in Toronto References Edit a b Brett Popplewell nominated for three National Magazine Awards School of Journalism and Communication 5 May 2022 Retrieved 14 July 2022 Board of Directors National Media Awards Foundation 1 November 2018 Retrieved 31 August 2022 History of the Awards National Magazine Awards 20 June 2018 Retrieved 14 July 2022 Alicia Elliott s speech at the 40th anniversary National Magazine Awards Magazine Awards 30 May 2017 Retrieved 7 December 2017 History Archived from the original on 2 March 2009 Retrieved 12 February 2009 External links EditNational Magazine Awards Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title National Media Awards Foundation amp oldid 1153241234, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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