Maclean's, Toronto Life and Hazlitt major Magawards medalists

The 42nd annual National Magazine awards were produced and presented Friday evening by the National Media Awards Foundation* at the Arcadian Court in Toronto. Among the highlights:

Top winning magazines	Gold	Silver
Maclean’s	4
Toronto Life	3	2
Hazlitt	3	1
Cottage Life	2
Maisonneuve	2
Nouveau Projet	2	3
The Walrus	2	2
Dinette	1	2
The New Quarterly		2

• Linda Spalding an acclaimed writer and longtime editor of the literary journal Brick was presented with the 2019 Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement.
• Mathieu Lachapelle of Dînette Magazine captured three awards for his photography work, winning Silver for Portrait Photography and winning both Gold and Silver in Lifestyle Photography.
• Anthony Oliveira is a 2019 two-time Gold winner in Long Form Feature Writing and Essay, for his piece “Death in the Village” published in Hazlitt.
• The Walrus swept the Illustration (including spot and photo illustration) category: “The End of an Empire” by Sébastien Thibault won silver, while “Bad Code” by Cristian Fowlie took Gold.

• Best Magazine: News, Business, General Interest
• GOLD: Nouveau Projet; HONOURABLE MENTION: The Walrus, Toronto Life
• Best Magazine: Special Interest 
• GOLD: Up Here Magazine; HONOURABLE MENTION: Fete Chinoise, U of T Medicine
• Best Magazine: Service & Lifestyle
• GOLD: Cottage Life; HONOURABLE MENTION: Elle Canada, FASHION Magazine
• Best Magazine: Art, Literary, & Culture
• GOLD: Esse arts + opinion; HONOURABLE MENTION: Canadian Art, The Site Magazine

• Publisher Grand Prix award recognizes a publisher whose brand best delivers on their editorial mandate through numerous platforms. From the three nominees—Canadian Geographic, Inuit Art Quarterly, and Toronto Life—Ken Hunt publisher of Toronto Life received gold. In their discussion, the jury put it thusly:  if you live in Toronto, you know Toronto Life, and as Toronto is growing, Toronto Life is growing with it.
• Editor Grand Prix award is given for a senior-level editor who demonstrated a high degree of excellence, making an outstanding impact on their magazine. Alison Uncles of Maclean’s was the proud recipient of this year’s award.
• Best New Magazine Writer was awarded to Max Binks-Collier for “Distant Relatives,” published in Maisonneuve. The jury had this to say of Max’s work: ““Distant Relatives” is a suspenseful, in-depth exploration of medical malpractice and the institutional complicity that allowed it to happen. With his thoughtful interviews and extensive historical research, Binks-Collier pulls readers in and keeps them hooked all the way through.”

To see a complete list of winners in all categories, please visit https://magazine-awards.com/

*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 and national publicity efforts. The Foundation produces three distinct and bilingual award programs: the National Magazine A,wards the Digital Publishing Awards, and the National Magazine Awards: B2B.