Western Magazine Award winners

Up Here magazine from Yellowknife, edited by Aaron Spitzer, was celebrated as Western Canada magazine of the year at the 32nd annual Western

Best art direction, cover

Magazine Awards, presented at a gala last Friday in Vancouver. It was also  regional magazine of the year for Alberta and Northwest Territories.

MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR, BY PROVINCE

ALBERTA + NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

• Up Here, Aaron Spitzer, Editor

BRITISH COLUMBIA + YUKON

• Western Living, Anicka Quin, Editor-in- Chief

MANITOBA

• Border Crossings, Lisa Kehler, Editor

SASKATCHEWAN

• Saskatoon HOME, Rob Soulodre, Editor

BEST NEW MAGAZINE

• Homes & Living Magazine, Calgary, Michelle van der Merwe, Editor 

BEST ONLINE MAGAZINE

• MONTECRISTOmagazine.com, Kristin Ramsey, Editor 

BEST TRADE MAGAZINE

• AgAdvance Journal, Tracey Tjaden, Editor  

ARTICLE AWARDS -- GOLD

ALBERTA + NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

• "In The Chair" by Curtis Gillespie, Eighteen Bridges

BRITISH COLUMBIA + YUKON

• "Soft Shouldered" by Sarah de Leeuw, Prism International 

MANITOBA

• "Going, Going, Gone"by Matthew Kirby, Canada's History 

SASKATCHEWAN

• "Bunking with History" by Darrell Noakes, Westworld Saskatchewan

WRITTEN CATEGORIES

ARTS, CULTURE + ENTERTAINMENT

• Patti Smith: "Making the Past Present" by Daniel Baird, Border Crossings 

BUSINESS

• "The Beachcombers" by Marcie Good, BCBusiness Magazine

ENVIRONMENTAL

• "Safeguarding the Source" by Kevin Van Tighem, AlbertaViews

FICTION

• "Nina in the Body of a Clown" by Adrick Brock, Malahat Review

HUMAN EXPERIENCE

• "Soft Shouldered" by Sarah de Leeuw, Prism International

NEW WRITER

• "Women in Charge" by Miranda Martini, AlbertaViews

PROFILE

• "The Kingdom of Haymour" by Omar Mouallem, Eighteen Bridges

PUBLIC ISSUES

• "An Overabundance of Caution" by Rob Wipond, Focus Magazine

REGULAR COLUMN OR DEPARTMENT

• "Urban Fix" by Frances Bula, Vancouver Magazine

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY + MEDICINE

• "Adverse Reactions", by Paul Webster, Vancouver Magazine

SERVICE

• "Top of the world towns" by Aaron Spitzer & Samia Madwar, Up Here

TRAVEL + LEISURE

• "Crash Course" by Curtis Gillespie, Western Living

VISUAL CATEGORIES

• Best Art Direction of a cover -- Paul Roelofs, Western Living 
• Best Art Direction of an article -- Brennan Higginbotham, Vancouver Magazine
• Best Photograph - Architectural, Landscape or Still -- Colin Way, Avenue 
• Best Photograph - People + Portraiture -- Carlo Ricci, Vancouver Magazine 
• Best Photograph - Feature or Series-- Evaan Kheraj, Western Living 
• Best Illustration -- Julius Csotonyi, New Trail