Time to set the mood with carols and tunes. Discover a mix of traditional and modern songs from British Columbia musicians to be your companion this holiday season. This playlist makes the perfect soundtrack for your holiday party, or a chill evening by the fire with egg nog. Hear songs from Current Swell, Diana Krall, […]
Brittany Tiplady and Kristi Alexandra (co-editors) met while studying journalism at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, becoming partners in an entrepreneurial journalism project. Over the last seven years, that project lives on as Loose Lips Magazine – an online publication representing diverse voices and exploring topics such as local arts, culture, and women’s health. BC Creates interviewed […]
The Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia (ABPBC) announced the 2022 recipients of two awards recognizing outstanding contributions to the province’s publishing industry. UBC Press, for the project RavenSpace, will receive the Jim Douglas Publisher of the Year Award, and Margaret Reynolds will receive the Gray Campbell Distinguished Service Award. The recipients will be […]
We all know that kids are the future – but how is the magazine industry playing its part? Led by publisher TeLeni Koochin and winner of Parents’ Choice Awards®, BAZOOF! magazine encourages reading, learning and creativity in children, even giving them the chance to be published. TeLeni Koochin trained in theatre arts education and began […]
Nowhere does spooky quite like the Pacific Northwest. From 80s classics to a suite of jump scares from Mike Flanagan, discover 21 iconic and fresh thrillers, horror and Halloween-themed films and tv series that were shot in and around Vancouver. The Haunting of Hill House (2018) The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020) Midnight […]
The Western Canadian Music Awards celebrates the best of artistic and industry talent in western Canada. This year, the WCMA celebrates 20 years of being Canada’s largest music industry event. Award winners were announced at Breakout West 2022 in Calgary, AB. See the complete list of winners from British Columbia below. Blues Artist of […]
Glitchhikers: The Spaces Between, released earlier this year, is about the thoughts that exist between destinations, the parts of journeys that dominate our time but not our attention, when our minds wander to parts of ourselves and our world normally left unexamined. On a late night highway drive, a quiet train car in the early hours, […]
The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards nominations were announced this morning, Tuesday July 12th. A total of 119 categories are in play to recognize the year’s best in TV and streaming. Congratulations to the B.C. cast, crew and teams that contributed to the success of these programs nominated for multiple awards. This year’s Emmys will be […]
Two British Columbian albums have made the 2022 Polaris Music Prize short list. The annual Prize for $50,000 goes to an artist that is awarded Canadian Album of the Year, decided upon by a jury comprised of nearly 200 music media professionals. Albums by British Columbian artists Snotty Nose Rez Kids and Destroyer were nominated […]
The National Media Awards Foundation showcased the most impactful work published in Canadian periodicals in 2021 at the 2022 National Magazine Awards Winners Celebration hosted by Kelly Boutsalis and live-streamed on our website. Gold winners in creator-focused categories receive a $1000 cash prize, in addition to their award. Here are the West Coast narratives from British Columbia magazines: […]