The Walrus gets 37 magazine award nominations
01.05.2008 14:01
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French-language news magazine L'actualit, Montreal culture magazine Maisonneuve and Toronto Life will compete for Magazine of the Year at the National Magazine Awards. Awards nominations, and winners in three categories, were released by the National Magazine Awards Foundation on Monday. Charles Oberdorf, food writer at Toronto Life, has won the Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement for his exceptional contributions to the Canadian magazine community. Best new magazine writer is Patrick White for his article Red Rush from The Walrus and best student writer is Julia Belluz for her article, entitled I, that appeared in the Ryerson Review of Journalism. The Walrus, a big winner at last year's NMAs, has 37 nominations this year. Other multiple nominations went to Toronto Life (29), Maclean's (18), Report on Business (16) and L'actualite (15). Writers John Lorinc, Ray Ford, Duncan Hood and Tabatha Southey received three nominations each. The nominees for arts and entertainment writing: - Mlanie Saint-Hilaire, La deuxime vie de Nelly Arcan, L'actualit.
- Brian D. Johnson, Rockin' the radio, Maclean's.
- Adam Gopnik, The Mindful Museum, The Walrus.
- Timothy Taylor, Unlimited Editions, The Walrus.
- Trevor Cole, Art Wars, Toronto Life.
- Alec Scott, Outrageous Fortune, Toronto Life.
The nominees for investigative journalism: - Andrew Nikiforuk, Dirty Secrets, Explore.
- Karina Marceau, La fin des filles, Gazette des Femmes.
- Nicolas Mesly, Le dlire de George W. Bush, Le Cooprateur agricole.
- Tadzio Richards, Burning Water, Maisonneuve.
- Nomi Mercier, Inde, poubelle de la plante techno, Quebec Science.
- Lyle Jenish, Hiding in plain sight, Report on Business.
- Lauren McKeon, Into The Wild, Ryerson Review of Journalism.
- Noah Richler, Rock Bottom, The Walrus.
- Stephen Williams, Life on Nut Island, The Walrus.
- David Hayes, Notes on a Scandal, Toronto Life.
The nominees for political writing: - Jonathan Trudel, La Sude: un modle pour le Qubec? L'actualit.
- Nicolas Mesly, En Alberta, l'eau s'enflamme! Le Cooprateur agricole.
- Michael Friscolanti, The war at home, Maclean's.
- Martin Patriquin, Canada: A nation of bigots?, Maclean's.
- Bruce Livesey, Up In Smoke, Maisonneuve.
- Meena Nallainathan, Staring Down The Tigers, Ryerson Review of Journalism.
- Don Gillmor, Once Upon a Country, The Walrus.
- Franklyn Griffiths, Camels in the Arctic? The Walrus.
- Andrew Mitrovica, No Refuge, The Walrus.
- Noah Richler, Rock Bottom, The Walrus.
The nominees for writing about science, technology and the environment: - Jeremy Klaszus, Down the River, Albertaviews
- Siobhan Roberts, Barcoding life, Canadian Geographic.
- Tom Hopkins, Back to the Forgotten Valley, Explore.
- Tadzio Richards, Burning Water, Maisonneuve.
- Siobhan Roberts, Crises + Paradox = Revolution, Maisonneuve.
- Marie-Pier Elie, Fini les lendemains de veille! Quebec Science.
- Nomi Mercier, Inde, poubelle de la plante techno, Quebec Science.
- Alex Hutchinson, Breaking D-Wave, The Walrus.
- John Lorinc, Driven to Distraction, The Walrus.
- Patrick White, Red Rush, The Walrus.
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