Western Magazine Awards finalists announced

The nominees for the Western Magazine Awards, have been announced. There are 27 categories and the winners will be named on the evening of July 7 in Vancouver. Among the nominees (the complete list can be seen here) are:

• Best New Magazine: Acreage Life, Adventurous, Small Farm Canada and Swerve
• Magazine of the Year–Manitoba: Border Crossings, Prairie Fire, The Beaver, Winnipeg Women
• Magazine of the Year -- Saskatchewan: Acreage Life. BlackFlash, Briarpatch, Prairies North
• Magazine of the Year -- Alberta and NWT: Avenue, Legacy, Swerve, Up Here
• Magazine of the Year -- British Columbia and Yukon: Color, Geist, Vancouver, Vancouver Review
• Overall Magazine of the Year is selected from the winers in the four provincial cateogories.