The National Magazine Association of Canada held the 47th National Magazine Awards in Toronto on June 7, 2024. The gala was held at Arcadian Court in Toronto and hosted by NMA-winning writer and journalist Jimmy Thomson. Canada’s best magazines were celebrated and recognized in over 25 categories.
Congratulations to the following B.C. magazines:
Long-form Feature Writing
HONOURABLE MENTION
A River Runs Above Us
Hakai Magazine
Serena Renner
Short Feature Writing
HONOURABLE MENTIONS
The Story of the Indigenous Wool Dog Told Through Oral Histories and DNA
Hakai Magazine
Devon Bidal
Apples to Apples
MONTECRISTO Magazine
Niko Bell
Contributor: Courtnee Pirozzini, photography
Essays
GOLD
We Have Carried Our Longing
ROOM Magazine
Stephanie R. Lim
HONOURABLE MENTIONS
Looking for a Place to Happen
Geist
Minelle Mahtani
Contributor: Emma Cleary, editor-in-chief
Now Must Say Goodbye
Geist
Christine Lai
Contributor: Emma Cleary, editor-in-chief
In Defense of the Rat
Hakai Magazine
J. B. MacKinnon
Personal Journalism
HONOURABLE MENTIONS
Qualifying Hymns
subTerrain Magazine
Jenn Ashton
Preparing the Eulogy
The Malahat Review
S. I. Hassan
The Enemy
The Malahat Review
Siavash Saadlou
Poetry
HONOURABLE MENTIONS
No Help But Laughter
Canadian Literature
Erin Soros
In which Haraway’s “multispecies flourishing” radiates over the threshold of death to mothers and sisters by way of two endangered wolves on a live cam at this late stage of, well, everything
The Malahat Review
Sue Goyette
Portrait Photography
HONOURABLE MENTION
Power Tools
Douglas Magazine
Photographer: Jeffrey Bosdet
Contributor: Caroline Segonnes, lead graphic designer
Lifestyle Photography
HONOURABLE MENTION
Breaking Away
MONTECRISTO Magazine
Photographer: Amanda Pratt
Contributors: Phil Wizard, model; Yasmine Shemesh, story; Sandra Zarkovic, creative direction; Win Liu; grooming; Camilla Lesyk, styling assistant; Rob Seebacher, digitech; Sean Ponsford, photo assistant; Anne Lee, production; Marius Burlan, post-production; Fiona Morrow; editor
One-of-a-Kind Storytelling
HONOURABLE MENTION
The Broch
Geist
Creator: Eleanor Panno
Contributor: Emma Cleary, editor-in-chief
Explore the full list of award recipients on the National Magazine Awards website.