Alberta Views named Magazine of the Year - Alberta/NWT, nominated for six other awards

Alberta Views is pleased to announce that it was named "Magazine of the Year - Alberta/North West Territories" at the 2008 Western Magazine Awards, held June 20 in Richmond, British Columbia.

The magazine was honoured with six other nominations:

Arts, Culture and Entertainment
Keeping It Weird, Todd Babiak

Fiction
Pruning Martin by Kari Lund-Teigen
Western Taxidermy by Barb Howard

Public Issues
Peter's Principles, Sheila Pratt

Illustration or Illustration Feature
A Newer Wilderness, Joy Ang

Gold Award - Best Article - Alberta/North West Territories
Doing the Dirty Work, Kyle G. Brown

To read more about the Western Magazine Awards and see the full list of finalists, visit www.westernmagazineawards.com

Alberta Views Writers Nominated for Three National Magazine Awards

Alberta Views is pleased to announce that it has been nominated for three 2008 National Magazine Awards.

Columns
Linda Goyette
Hidebound on the Hill; Please Don't Go; Namoya

Fred Stenson
The Good War; Western Canadian Tourism; Science Friction

Science, Technology & the Environment
Jeremy Klaszus
Down the River

The winners in each category will be announced at the National Magazine Awards gala on June 6, 2008. To read more about the National Magazine Awards and see the full list of finalists, visit www.magazine-awards.com

Alberta Views Writer Nominated for a CAJ Investigative Journalism Award

Alberta Views is pleased to announce that Jeremy Klaszus has been shortlisted for a Canadian Association of Journalists outstanding investigative journalism award (2007) for the November story, Down the River.
The winners in each category will be announced May 24 at the CAJ Awards Banquet in Edmonton.
To read more about the Canadian Association of Journalists, and to see the other finalists, visit www.caj.ca.

Alberta Views Wins 2007 Utne Independent Press Award for Regional Coverage

Alberta Views is pleased to announce that has been awarded an Utne Independent Press Award for Regional Coverage.

From Utne's announcement:
"The Canadian province of Alberta has a booming oil economy that has wrought environmental havoc, led to an immigration influx, and fueled a diverse and vibrant arts scene. The regional magazine Alberta Views navigates this far-ranging terrain with grace and intelligence, and although it calls itself "the magazine about Alberta for Albertans," we respectfully disagree, since we find ourselves repeatedly drawn to its vivid writing... Add savvy arts coverage of Alberta's considerable creative output, and the result is a magazine we never want to miss."

Visit Utne's website for the full announcement and to see the other winners!

Alberta Views Nominated for Western Magazine Awards!

Human Experience/Best Article
On the Edge, by Clem Martini
(November 2006)

Public Affairs/Best Article
Big Oil on Trial, by Jeremy Klaszus (June 2006)

Best Photo
The Lion Hearted, photos by James May
(October 2006)

Magazine of the Year/Alberta and NWT
(winner in this regional category is eligible to win Magazine of the Year—Western Canada)

Alberta Views Writer Wins a National Magazine Award!

We are pleased to announce Jeremy Klaszus has won the Alexander Ross Award for Best New Writer for his investigative journalism for his stories, Big Oil on Trial (June 2006) and Trouble in the Fields (October 2006) in Alberta Views. Jeremy was our contributing editor.

Alberta Views Writer Nominated for a National Magazine Award!

We are pleased to announce The Lion Hearted (October 2006) by Alison Azer has been nominated in the Society category at the 30th Annual Awards, presented in Toronto on June 15, 2007. Alison is a Calgary writer, researcher and activist.

Alberta Views Writer Nominated for a CAJ Investigative Journalism Award!

We are pleased to announce Big Oil on Trial, by Jeremy Klaszus was nominated in the magazine category. The awards ceremony took place on May 26, 2007.

Read the complete list of winners

Alberta Views Wins Magazine of the Year!

CALGARY - Alberta Views was named Magazine of the Year for both Alberta/NWT and all of Western Canada at the 23 annual Western Magazine Awards on June 24. The prestigious awards were handed out following a gala dinner at Vancouver's Renaissance Harbourside Hotel.

Now in its ninth year of publishing, Alberta Views covers politics, social issues, arts and culture in Alberta. Publisher and Executive Editor Jackie Flanagan says the recognition demonstrates a growing desire for magazines like Alberta Views which deal with all facets of culture, from serious public policy issues to the arts. "We're honoured to have the recognition of our peers," says Flanagan. "It affirms our credibility and validates our work for the public good."

The magazine also received a Science, Technology and Medical nomination for Hanneke Brooyman's article "Coal Front," as well as a Gold Award nomination for Sophie Lee's "The War on Fat." Lees was earlier awarded The Alexander Ross Award for Best New Magazine Writerat the National Magazine Awards for "The War on Fat" and "Conundrum of Kites," both of which appeared in AlbertaViews.

Since 1983, the Western Magazine Awards Foundation has celebrated the achievements of Western Canadian publishing professionals. Its mandate is to honour editorial excellence in western Canadian magazine writing, photography, illustration and art direction.

For further information on the Western Magazine Awards visit www.westernmagazineawards.com.

Alberta Views Wins National Magazine Award!

The other two articles nominated received Honourable Mentions. Click on the article titles to read the stories.

Personal Journalism: "Conundrum of Kites", by Sophie Lees. Nov/Dec 03. Sophie was our intern in the summer of 2004.

Politics & Public Interest: "Heads in the Sands", by Dan Rubinstein. Mar/Apr 03. Dan was our associate editor from April to December 2004.

Arts & Entertainment: "Notes on the Art of Puppetry in an Atmosphere of Dread", by Judd Palmer & Stephen Pearce. Jul/Aug 03. Palmer & Pearce are part of the renowned Old Trout Puppet Workshop based in Calgary.

Read the complete list of winners.

Read the complete press release.

Alberta Views Wins Western Magazine Award!

We were nominated in three other categories. Click on the article titles to read the stories.

Human Experience: "Conundrum of Kites", by Sophie Lees. Nov/Dec 03. Sophie was our intern in the summer of 2004.

Arts, Culture & Entertainment: "Notes on the Art of Puppetry in an Atmosphere of Dread", by Judd Palmer & Stephen Pearce. Jul/Aug 03. Palmer & Pearce are part of the renowned Old Trout Puppet Workshop based in Calgary.

Gold Award Best Article-Alberta/NWT: "Conundrum of Kites", by Sophie Lees. Nov/Dec 03.

Magazine of the Year-Alberta: AlbertaViews

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Alberta Views Wins Mental Health Award

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The Utne Independent Press Awards 2003