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AND THE NOMINEES ARE...

The National Media Awards Foundation is thrilled to reveal the finalists of the 45th annual National Magazine Awards. Our incredible roster of more than 100 volunteer judges dedicated countless hours to evaluating entries from hundreds of magazines across the country. From their careful consideration of more than 1,000 entries, we are pleased to present this list of 199 impressive finalists.

On June 3rd, 2022 at 7PM ET, the winners will be revealed during a virtual ceremony hosted by award-winning journalist, Kelly Boutsalis. Gold winners in writing and visual categories will receive a $1,000 cash prize. Please join us in congratulating these incredible finalists!

Save the date! We're thrilled to announce that we will be hosting a long-overdue, in-person event in Toronto on September 29th, 2022. Join us at the Globe and Mail Centre for a day of professional development and an evening of reconnecting and networking with friends and peers.  Details to follow this summer. 

TOP NOMINEES
 
Publication Nominations
Maclean’s 23
The Walrus 15
Toronto Life 12
Maisonneuve  9
Nouveau Projet  8
Chatelaine  7
BESIDE  6
Broadview  6
INDIVIDUAL NOMINEE HIGHLIGHTS   
FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS
BEST EMERGING WRITER 

This award is generously sponsored by the Reader’s Digest Foundation of Canada.

The judges have selected three impressive young journalists as finalists for the coveted Best Emerging Writer award:

Stephanie Bai for “Seeking Sanctuary,” published in Maisonneuve

Paloma Pacheco for “Saving Finn Slough,” published in Maisonneuve

Kunal Chaudhary for “The Sun is always in your eyes in Rexdale,” published in Spacing

GRAND PRIX: BEST MAGAZINE AWARDS

BEST MAGAZINE: NEWS, BUSINESS, GENERAL INTEREST 

Honours the most outstanding Canadian magazine whose editorial mandate focuses on general interest content, including but not limited to news, current events, society, sports, politics, business, science.

BESIDE
Maclean’s

Nouveau Projet


BEST MAGAZINE: SERVICE AND LIFESTYLE 

Honours the most outstanding Canadian magazine whose editorial mandate focuses on lifestyle, fashion and beauty content, and/or has a clear service orientation, focusing on informational or instructional content in any field or subject. This category includes publications focussing on entertainment, fashion, beauty or style, food and beverage, outdoor activities, travel and tourism, home design, health and wellness, personal finance, parenting, recreation, and hobbies.

Air Canada enRoute
Dînette Magazine 
VÉRO MAGAZINE


BEST MAGAZINE: ART, LITERARY, AND CULTURE 

Honours the most outstanding Canadian magazine whose editorial mandate focuses on the literary, culture or visual arts, including but not limited to fiction, poetry, drama, literary criticism, photography, or visual arts.

Brick, A Literary Journal
Inuit Art Quarterly
Vie des Arts


BEST MAGAZINE: SPECIAL INTEREST 
Honours the most outstanding Canadian magazine serving a highly niche audience. A niche audience may include but not limited to children and young adult, industry professionals, students, regional or specific communities of readers. Special Interest issues are not eligible.

Broadview
Le Trente

Tusaayaksat Magazine

MAGAZINE GRAND PRIX 

Magazine Grand Prix honours the magazine that delivers the best consistency, packaging and reader experience; that demonstrates overall excellence in bringing teams together to create a spectacular product; is aspirational and inspiring, helping to take magazine media to the next level. The title of Magazine Grand Prix will be given to one publication among the four winners of the Best Magazine awards and presented at the upcoming winners’ celebration in June.

FOUNDATION AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 

After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to once again postpone awarding the Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement. All applications for these awards from 2020 and 2021 will be kept on file for consideration, and we look forward to celebrating the winners at next year’s awards.

CREDIT CHANGES & ADDITIONS 

To request any credit changes, corrections, or additions, please send details to staff@magazine-awards.com with “NMA Credit Change” in the subject line. The deadline for credit changes and additions is May 13th at midnight ET.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 

The National Media Awards Foundation is extremely grateful for the support from the Government of Canada, the Ontario Arts Council, Ontario Creates, and The Reader’s Digest Foundation of Canada.

A special thank you to Vicky Lee for creating this year’s visuals, and to Vesselin Stroumsky for developing our online submissions and judging platforms.

ABOUT US

A charitable foundation, the NMAF’s mandate is to recognize, support and promote excellence in content creation of Canadian print and digital publications through annual programs of awards, professional development and national publicity efforts. The Foundation produces three distinct and bilingual award programs: the National Magazine Awards, the Digital Publishing Awards, and the National Magazine Awards: B2B.

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