Early-Bird Deadline for National Magazine Awards Gala Tickets: Friday May 17
Don’t delay, the early-bird deadline for tickets to this year’s National Magazine Awards gala is tomorrow, Friday May 17. Table seats (including the reception, hors d’oeuvre, dinner, dessert and the awards show) are $140. (After May 17: $160)
Don’t miss the event of the year when the magazine industry gathers at the Carlu in Toronto on Friday, June 7, 2013 to celebrate the very best in Canadian magazines. Join your colleagues and our Master of Ceremonies Zaib Shaikh for a night to remember! The 36th annual National Magazine Awards gala is presented by CDS Global.
Zaib Shaikh to host this year’s National Magazine Awards gala
Zaib Shaikh (Photo Tom Sandler)
The National Magazine Awards Foundation is excited to announce that this year’s Master of Ceremonies, presented by OMDC, for the NMA Gala will be renowned Canadian actor and writer Zaib Shaikh.
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Known best as the star of the international hit comedy series, Little Mosque on The Prairie, Zaib Shaikh has worked across Canada as an actor, director and producer. He starred in Deepa Mehta’s latest film, Midnight’s Children, adapted from the novel by Salman Rushdie. He co-produced Long Story Short: CBC Turns 75, hosted by Martin Short. He co-wrote, directed and co-produced the Gemini Award winning television film, Othello, the Tragedy of the Moor. His other television work includes lead or guest starring roles in Metropia, Da Vinci’s City Hall, Book-a-boo, Murdoch Mysteries and The Dead Zone.
Currently, Zaib is in development with a variety of television and film projects under the banner of his production company, Governor Films. Recently he delivered a keynote at Harvard University’s 375th Anniversary, and he travels across Canada and the world speaking on the power of Arts and The Media as a platform to greater understanding between Eastern and Western cultures.
This year’s National Magazine Awards gala is Friday, June 7 at The Carlu in Toronto. Tickets are on sale now at magazine-awards.com; the early-bird deadline for discounted tickets is Friday May 17, so don’t delay.
See also:
Announcing the 36th National Magazine Awards Nominees!
36th NMA Nominees List [PDF]
Stephen Trumper wins Outstanding Achievement Award
Tickets
Tickets on Sale for the National Magazine Awards gala
Don’t miss the event of the year when the magazine industry gathers at the Carlu in Toronto on Friday, June 7, 2013 to celebrate the very best in Canadian magazines. BUY TICKETS
Early-Bird tickets (available until May 17) are $140 and include the industry reception and hors d’oeuvre, table seating in the concert hall, dinner and the show, plus dessert. (Regular price, after May 17: $160.)
Discount tickets for $95 are also available for seating in the Balcony or Round Room, including the reception, hors d’oeuvre, awards show and dessert.
Doors open at 6pm for the industry reception in the Grand Foyer of The Carlu, with bar service and hors d’oeuvre. At 7:30pm, dinner is served in the Concert Hall and the Awards Presentation commences. Following the conclusion of the awards ceremony, the gala will continue with dessert and bar service till late.
| WHERE: | The Carlu, 444 Yonge St., 7th Floor, Toronto |
| WHEN: | 6:00 p.m. Cocktails, hors d’oeuvre and cash bar 7:30 p.m. Served dinner and awards presentation |
| TICKETS: | Early-bird tickets are $140 plus HST each (until May 17) and $160 plus HST (after May 17). Table tickets for the dinner & awards presentation are available on a first-come basis and tend to sell out. Tickets for the reception, show-only and dessert are $95 plus HST |
| ATTIRE: | Cocktail chic |
| DELIVERY: | Tickets purchased by May 24 will be mailed if requested. After May 24, tickets will be available for courier pick up until June 3. All other tickets will be available for pick up at the gala. |
| REFUNDS: | Ticket refunds are not permitted |
Announcing the Nominees for the 36th National Magazine Awards!
Today the NMAF announces the nominees for the 36th annual National Magazine Awards!
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[PDF Nominations List]
[Tickets]
In the category Magazine of the Year the jury has selected four finalists:
Corporate Knights
Cottage Life
Uppercase
Urbania
Nominated for Tablet Magazine of the Year are Canadian House & Home (“The Colour Issue”), Maclean’s (“Canada’s Best Restaurants”) and Chez Soi (“Noël 100% déco”).
And the nominees for Magazine Website of the Year are Hazlitt, Maclean’s and Toronto Life.
The winner of the Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement, announced on April 30, is Stephen Trumper.
Leading all magazines with 29 nominations for this year’s National Magazine Awards is Toronto Life, followed by L’actualité (24), The Walrus (23), The Grid (22), Maclean’s and Report on Business (20 each).
Top Nominated Magazines for the 36th National Magazine Awards:
| Magazine |
Written |
Integrated |
Visual |
Special |
Total |
| Toronto Life |
19 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
29 |
| L’actualité |
20 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
24 |
| The Walrus |
15 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
23 |
| The Grid |
8 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
22 |
| Maclean’s |
17 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
20 |
| Report on Business |
13 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
20 |
| Maisonneuve |
10 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
| Cottage Life |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
| Eighteen Bridges |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
| Sportsnet |
9 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
| enRoute |
3 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
9 |
| The New Quarterly |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
Magazine of the Year Finalist
Nine magazines are nominated for National Magazine Awards for the first time:
Chez Soi
Globe Style Advisor (3 nominations)
Hazlitt (4 nominations)
Infopresse
Le Must
New Trail
Nouveau Projet (2 nominations)
Ottawa Citizen Style
Write Magazine
Chris Turner leads all individual finalists with 4 nominations in written categories for his work in Canadian Geographic, Marketing and The Walrus. Garnering 3 individual nominations are Catherine Dubé (L’actualité), Dan Robson (Sportsnet), Iain Marlow (Report on Business) and Dominique Forget (ELLE Québec, Jobboom and L’actualité).
Magazine of the Year Finalist
The article “Building with the Brigadier” (Report on Business) by Greg McArthur and Graeme Smith has the distinction of being nominated in 3 categories: Business, Investigative Reporting and Politics & Public Interest.
The 10 finalists for the best Canadian Magazine Cover of 2012 come from Adbusters, Azure, Canadian Business, Maclean’s, Maisonneuve, Report on Business, The Grid, The Walrus, Up Here and Vancouver.
There are 8 finalists for the award for Best Single Issue: Cottage Life (“June 2012”), enRoute (“The Food Issue”), LE Must (“Santé alimentaire”), Maisonneuve (“Tenth Anniversary Issue”), The Feathertale Review (“Issue 9”), The Grid (“May 10”), The Walrus (“November 2012”) and Toronto Life (“The Loneliest Man in Toronto”).
The 3 finalists for Best New Magazine Writer are Chris Hampton (for “The Place Where Art Sleeps”; Maisonneuve), Sierra Skye Gemma (for “The Wrong Way”; The New Quarterly), and May Jeong (“The Cult of Pastor Song”; Toronto Life).
Magazine of the Year Finalist
In addition to the new category Tablet Magazine of the Year, for 2012 the NMAF created 2 other new categories for digital content. In the new integrated category Online Video, the 5 finalists are “Balcony Makeover” (Canadian House & Home), “Les coulisses du reportage mode Icône” (ELLE Québec), “Pagelicker 01: Irvine Welsh” (Hazlitt), “Reboot on Life” (Ottawa Citizen Style), and “Toronto’s National Anthem” (The Grid).
Of the 10 finalists in the new written category Blogs, 6 are from Maclean’s, 2 from Torontoist, and 1 each from L’actualité and Today’s Parent.
Congratulations to all the finalists!
[PDF Nominations List]
Magazine of the Year Finalist
The 36th annual National Magazine Awards Gala
Join us for the 36th annual National Magazine Awards, Friday June 7 at the fabulous Carlu in Toronto. [Tickets]
Gold and Silver awards will be handed down on June 7 in 24 written categories, 12 visual categories and 6 integrated categories. All other finalists will receive Honourable Mention. Winners will also be celebrated in 5 special categories: Outstanding Achievement, Best New Magazine Writer, Magazine Website of the Year, Tablet Magazine of the Year, and Magazine of the Year.
Gold winners in written, visual and integrated categories (except Best Single Issue) receive a cash prize of $1000; Silver winners $500. The winner of Best New Magazine Writer receives a cash prize of $500.
Credit Changes
If you are a National Magazine Award nominee, please let us know of any credit changes to your nomination no later than Thursday May 9, 2013.
Thank you!
A grand thank you to all of our judges who evaluated this year’s entries to the National Magazine Awards. From nearly 2,000 individual entries nationwide, the NMAF’s 251 volunteer judges nominated a total of 365 submissions from 87 different Canadian magazines for awards in 47 written, visual, integrated and special categories.
Acknowledgements
The National Magazine Awards Foundation acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund of the Department of Canadian Heritage, as well as financial support from the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario, and the Ontario Media Development Corporation. The National Magazine Awards Foundation gratefully acknowledges its suppliers and its contributors who donated gifts in kind to support the awards program. We thank them for their generosity, interest and expertise.
Opening Module of the 35th National Magazine Awards
Opening Module of the 35th National Magazine Awards, June 7, 2012. Sponsored by Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC). Produced by Wolfson Bell. Creative by the 35th National Magazine Awards nominees and winners.
35th National Magazine Awards in Pictures
The Carlu’s Concert Hall (Dean Bradley)
The National Magazine Awards Foundation gratefully acknowledges its suppliers and contributors who helped make the 35th anniversary National Magazine Awards gala an event to remember.
Special mention to Jason Jajalla and Dean Bradley and their volunteer assistants, who captured the evening’s celebration on camera. You can view the photos of the NMA gala on our Facebook page now.
The NMAF is also proud to thank:
NMAF President Arjun Basu greets Outstanding Achievement winner Heather Robertson (Jason Jajalla)
Multimedia Design & Show Production: Wolfson Bell
Advertising & Program Design: Anna Minzhulina
Illustration: Leif Parsons
Printing: Dollco, a division of the Lowe-Martin Group
Translation: Charles Girard
Event Photography: Dean Bradley, Jason Jajalla
Outstanding Achievement Portraiture: Clay Stang
Event Exhibit: Vinyl Xpress, Inc.
Volunteer Coordination: Erin Klassen
Guests enjoy the reception and nominees’ exhibit (Dean Bradley)
Production Assistants: Joi McConnell, Aaron Lai
News Release Distribution: CNW Group
Chartered Accountants: Beckett Lowden Read
Catering: Daniel et Daniel
Flowers: Sheridan Nurseries
Venue: The Carlu
Maisonneuve editor Drew Nelles accepts the Magazine of the Year award from emcee Ralph Benmergui (Jason Jajalla)
Additional thanks to Julia De Laurentiis Johnson, Levi Nicholson, Nicolas Dagenais, our interns Wajiha Suboor and Rebecca Zanussi, and our event volunteers. And of course to all of our sponsors and partners, thank you for your support of the National Magazine Awards and the Canadian magazine industry.
Thanks and congratulations to our Magazines Week event partners at the Kenneth R. Wilson Awards and Magazines Canada’s MagNet 2012.
And to all who support Canadian magazines and their creators: Thank you from the NMAF.
Check out all the photos at the NMAF Facebook page.
Guests enjoy the chocolate fountains after the awards show (Dean Bradley)
Complete the National Magazine Awards Survey
Did you attend the 35th anniversary National Magazine Awards gala on June 7? Please take 2 minutes to complete this survey concerning some of the changes to this year’s awards program and event. We need your feedback to help us continue to fulfill our mandate to support and promote creators in the Canadian magazine industry. The National Magazine Awards program is for the industry by the industry.
http://35magawards.questionpro.com/
If you did not attend this year’s awards gala, we will be issuing a survey in the coming weeks to gather your feedback as well.
Tonight: The 35th Anniversary National Magazine Awards
What: The 35th anniversary National Magazine Awards
Where: The Carlu, 444 Yonge Street, 7th Floor, Toronto [MAP]
When: 6pm (Reception); 7:30pm (Awards presentation)
Have a ticket?
If you purchased a ticket and did not request it to be mailed, you can pick up your ticket at the Will-Call tables in front of the elevators at The Carlu. There are separate ticket tables for judges’ tickets.
Need a ticket?
Tickets are available for purchase at the door: $85 / $175 incl HST. Credit cards, cash and cheques accepted.
Not able to come?
Follow our twitter handle @NatMagAwards and #NMA12 for live tweets throughout the show. Keep it right here on this blog for a full recap of the awards and all the winners (sometime after 11pm ET).
The Nominees?
Read all about them. Read them all.
The Master of Ceremonies?
Ralph Benmergui
National Magazine Awards early-bird ticket deadline is today
Get your tickets today for the 35th anniversary National Magazine Awards gala, and save! After May 18, the ticket price goes up fifteen dollars (from $135 to $150).
Why, with that extra 15 bucks (and a few coins from underneath your sofa cushion) you could buy a newsstand copy of each of our three finalists for Magazine of the Year and enjoy a nice weekend reading in the park.
So get your early-bird tickets and have a happy weekend!
Ralph Benmergui to host 35th anniversary National Magazine Awards gala
The National Magazine Awards Foundation announced today that veteran broadcaster, journalist and comedy host Ralph Benmergui will be the Master of Ceremonies at the 35th anniversary NMA gala on June 7, at the Carlu in Toronto.
Throughout his career Ralph has journeyed from TV to radio and print journalism, and delved into the worlds of current affairs and variety programming. A former host of CBC Radio’s Prime Time and several CBC-TV variety shows including Friday Night! with Ralph Benmergui and Benmergui Live, he was for many years the morning voice of JazzFM91, Canada’s premier Jazz radio station.
The five-time Gemini nominee was also the executive producer of SmartAsk, the CBC-TV quiz show, and Stuart Maclean’s Christmas special. He is also the recipient of the prestigious Japan Prize for Best International Youth Programming.
Ralph has also hosted an array of comedy specials including Seriously Funny in Canada and Punchlines in the Sand, and also appeared on Just for Laughs. He’s written for The Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star and The Mark.
Currently he and his wife, journalist Cortney Pasternak, are developing New Sabbath Project, creating community one meal at a time. The proud father of four is also engaged in the Freedom 85 plan, which places him in the enviable position of working somewhat begrudgingly until he draws his last breath.
Tickets for the 35th anniversary National Magazine Awards are on sale now. The early-bird deadline is Friday May 18 — order now and save.
{Photo credit: Frank Nagy}
And the 35th anniversary National Magazine Award nominees are…
Today the NMAF announces the nominees for the 35th anniversary National Magazine Awards!
[Full Press Release]
[PDF Nominations List]
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[Read the full text of all finalists right here]
There are 3 finalists for the category Magazine of the Year (Print), the coveted award that concludes the awards presentation on June 7, and which is awarded to the magazine that during 2011 most consistently engaged, surprised and served the needs of its readers. And the finalists are:
Maisonneuve
Outdoor Canada
Sportsnet
For the award Magazine of the Year (Digital) – awarded to a digital magazine or magazine website that successfully fulfills its editorial mission by representing the highest journalistic standards and effectively serving its intended audience by maximizing the possibilities afforded by the digital medium – the finalists are thegridto.com (The Grid), todaysparent.com (Today’s Parent) and torontolife.com (Toronto Life).
Most-nominated magazines for the 35th anniversary National Magazine Awards:
| Magazine |
Written |
Integrated |
Visual |
Special |
Total |
| The Walrus |
25 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
34 |
| Report on Business |
21 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
30 |
| Toronto Life |
16 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
24 |
| L’actualité |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
| explore |
15 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
19 |
| Maclean’s |
12 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
18 |
| The Grid |
4 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
17 |
| enRoute |
2 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
12 |
| Eighteen Bridges |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
| Cottage Life |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
| Maisonneuve |
5 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
| Canadian House & Home |
0 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
8 |
There are 14 magazines nominated for National Magazine Awards for the first time: Canadian Wildlife, Canadian Health & Lifestyle, DesignLines Toronto, Eighteen Bridges, Filler, Focus, Global Brief, Listed, Montecristo, Pulp, Ricardo, Sharp, Sportsnet and The Grid.
For the first time in National Magazine Awards history, a single article has been nominated in 5 different categories: “Where Asbestos is Just a Fact of Life” by John Gray and Stephanie Nolan (Report on Business) is nominated in the categories Politics & Public Interest, Business, Health & Medicine, Investigative Reporting, and Science, Technology & the Environment.
Dominique Forget of L’actualité is nominated for 5 articles in 5 different categories, the most among writers this year.
The article “Mostly Awesome with Brief Periods of Terrible” by Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall (explore) is nominated in three categories, as are “Suicide Notes” by Liam Casey (Ryerson Review of Journalism) and “A Pipeline Runs Through It” by Nathan Vanderklippe (Report on Business).
Other writers garnering 3 individual nominations include Valérie Borde, Scott Feschuk, Don Gillmor, Lisa Gregoire, Chris Nuttall-Smith, and Chris Turner.
Among visual-category nominations, art director Vanessa Wyse of The Grid won 9 nominations in the categories Magazine Covers, Art Direction for an Entire Issue, and Art Direction for a Single Magazine Article.
Illustrator Byron Eggenschwiler is nominated 4 times for his work in Canadian Business, More and Up Here.
Photographer Chris Nicholls of Flare has 3 nominations in the Fashion category and a fourth in Beauty, while photographer Daniel Ehrenworth is nominated a total of 3 times in the categories Creative Photography and Portrait Photography in Canadian Business, Cottage Life and Toronto Life.
Vying for the award of best Magazine Cover of 2011 are Canadian Business, enRoute, Report on Business, The Grid (nominated twice), The Walrus, Toronto Life, This Magazine, Urbania and Vancouver Magazine.
There are five finalists for the award for Best Single Issue: Canadian Geographic (“Protecting Our Water”); Maclean’s (“Our Biggest Issue Ever”); Rotman Magazine (“Spring 2011”); Up Here (“The North Poll, May 2011”); and Urbania (“Gros”).
The three finalists for the award Best New Magazine Writer are Emma Teitel, “The New Paparazzi” (Maclean’s); Liam Casey, “Suicide Notes” (Ryerson Review of Journalism); and Matthew Scianitti, “Not All Smurfs and Sunshine” (Ryerson Review of Journalism).
The three finalists for the award Best New Visual Creator are graphic designer Trevor Melanson, for various digital interactive features in Canadian Business, photographer Andrew B. Myers for “Solar” in Report on Business, and the design trio The Coveteur for their work “Gifts” in Report on Business.
Gold and Silver awards will be handed down on June 7 in 23 written categories, 12 visual categories and 5 integrated categories. All other finalists will receive Honourable Mention. Winners will also be celebrated in 5 special categories: Outstanding Achievement, Best New Visual Creator, Best New Magazine Writer, Magazine of the Year (Digital), and Magazine of the Year (Print).
As we announced yesterday, the winner of the Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement is Heather Robertson.
[Full Press Release]
[PDF Nominations List]
CREDIT CHANGES
Important: If you are a National Magazine Award nominee, please let us know of any credit changes to your nomination no later than Friday May 4, 2012.
THANK YOU!
A grand thank you to all of our judges who evaluated this year’s entries to the National Magazine Awards. From nearly 2,000 individual entries nationwide, the NMAF’s 228 volunteer judges nominated a total of 362 submissions from 81 different Canadian magazines for awards in 45 written, visual, integrated and special categories.
THE WINNERS
The Gold, Silver and Honourable Mention awards will be announced in Toronto on June 7, at the 35th anniversary National Magazine Awards gala, sponsored by CDS Global, L’Oréal Canada, TC Media, Reader’s Digest Foundation, and others. Tickets will be on sale soon at www.magazine-awards.com. Hope to see you there!
35th Anniversary National Magazine Awards Gala: Important Information
On June 7, 2012 members of the Canadian magazine industry will gather at The Carlu in Toronto to celebrate excellence in magazine publishing at the 35th anniversary National Magazine Awards gala.
Today the National Magazine Awards Foundation (NMAF) has issued a Press Release detailing the schedule of the gala event on June 7. There are two main highlights:
1) The National Magazine Awards gala is being held on the same date, at the same venue, as the 58th annual Kenneth R. Wilson (KRW) Awards. The KRW awards presentation will take place from 4:30pm-6pm in the Round Room of The Carlu. A joint industry reception, for ticket holders of both galas, will take place from 6pm-7:30pm in the Grand Foyer. At 7:30pm the NMA presentation and dinner service will commence in the Concert Hall, with the Round Room also open to all guests throughout. Dessert, bar service and revelry will continue afterwards till late.
2) The National Magazine Awards gala is being held on a Thursday evening this year, a change from the recent tradition of hosting the event on a Friday evening.
“It’s an important milestone in Canadian publishing to bring together the National Magazine Awards and the KRWs to celebrate outstanding achievement,” said Barbara Gould, Managing Director of both the National Magazine Awards Foundation and the KRW Awards. “The awards on June 7 will honour those who have had a profound impact on the quality of magazine publishing in Canada, and a rare opportunity to have this collective talent together for one evening.”
Read the full release for details. Tickets for the National Magazine Awards go on sale on May 1 at www.magazine-awards.com. Tickets for the Kenneth R. Wilson Awards will be on sale May 3 at www.krwawards.ca. Nominations for both awards will be announced on the same dates, respectively.
National Magazine Awards named one of top events of 2011
Once again the annual National Magazine Awards gala has been named one of BizBash’s Top 100 Toronto events. The 2011 NMA gala — the 34th annual event to celebrate excellence in Canadian magazine publishing — was held on June 10, 2011 at The Carlu, where Gold and Silver awards and Honourable Mentions were handed down in written, visual, integrated, digital and special categories. [Full list of winners]
Though there appears to be some confusion in BizBash’s reporting — the NMA gala did not, as reported on BizBash’s website, return to Toronto from Montreal last year, as the gala has long been held in Toronto — the National Magazine Awards Foundation is honoured to be included on this list of great events of 2011.
This year’s National Magazine Awards gala — the 35th anniversary of the NMAs — will be held on June 7, 2012. Submissions for this year’s awards are now being accepted, with a deadline of January 13.
Related post: “Magazines Matter” video now available…
“Magazines Matter” video available to Canadian magazine industry
The opening montage from the 34th annual National Magazine Awards gala, June 10, 2011.
This video was produced by Wolfson Bell in partnership with the National Magazine Awards Foundation, and with the generous support of the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC).
The NMAF is proud to make this video available free of charge for promotional purposes in the Canadian magazine industry, courtesy OMDC. Contact the NMAF office for more information on using this video.
Congratulations again to all our winners at the 34th National Magazine Awards. The submissions process for this year’s awards opens on December 1.
