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—The Western Magazine Awards Foundation (WMAF) has announced the finalists of the 2014 annual Western Magazine Awards competition. Galleries West magazine is shortlisted in two categories:
WRITTEN NOMINEES ARTS, CULTURE + ENTERTAINMENT Lost in the Memory Palace by Murray Whyte, Galleries West Fall/Winter 2013
and
MAGAZINE NOMINEES BEST ON-LINE MAGAZINE GalleriesWest.ca
The winners will be announced and presented at the WMAF Gala on Friday, September 26th, 2014 at the Renaissance Harbourside Hotel in downtown Vancouver.
MAGAZINE FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2014 WMA COMPETITION
NOMINEES by CATEGORY by order of magazine
WRITTEN NOMINEES
ARTS, CULTURE + ENTERTAINMENT Patti Smith: Making the Past Present by Daniel Baird, Border Crossings Screened by Marni Jackson, Eighteen Bridges Lost in the Memory Palace by Murray Whyte, Galleries West The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - But It Might Be Carnivalised 'n' Shit by Peter Babiak, Sub-Terrain Shelf Life by Frances Bula, Vancouver Magazine
BUSINESS The Beachcombers by Marcie Good, BC Business MagazineCanadian Mining Races to the Bottom by Rob Wipond, Focus MagazineFly In, Fly Out and Fed Up by Guy Quenneville, Up Here BusinessKathleen Bartels Loves Her Job by Frances Bula, Vancouver MagazineReady to Roll by Alexandra Gill, Vancouver Magazine
ENVIRONMENTAL Safeguarding the Source by Kevin Van Tighem, AlbertaViewsDiving into Coastal Change by Gail Johnson, Georgia StraightIn Belcarra, the Rustic Cottage Is Under Siege by Charles Campbell, The TyeeA town besieged by bears by Jake MacDonald, Up HereWhere have all the mining towns gone? by Ashleigh Gaul, Up Here
FICTION Old Man Marchuk by Kevin Hardcastle, EventNina in the Body of a Clown by Adrick Brock, Malahat ReviewUrchin by Jennifer Manuel, Prism InternationalHot Town by Janet Trull, Sub-TerrainThe Gate of Fear by Grant Buday, Sub-Terrain
HUMAN EXPERIENCE Dreams in the Dust by Rick Book, Canada's HistoryKeeper of the Marks by Monica Kidd, Malahat ReviewThe Moon in Scorpio by Trevor Corkum, Prairie FireSoft Shouldered by Sarah de Leeuw, Prism InternationalCrash Course by Curtis Gillespie, Western Living
NEW WRITER Women in Charge by Miranda Martini, AlbertaViewsLiving the Dream by Sara Samson, AvenueSmoked by Ariana Kaknevicius, BaconThe Cost of Caring by Janis Letchumanan, Pacific Rim MagazineThe Useful Citizen by Rosemary Anderson, Trek (UBC Alumni Magazine)
PROFILE The Kingdom of Haymour by Omar Mouallem, Eighteen BridgesArrested Developments by Guy Saddy, Vancouver MagazineAt Play With Omer Arbel by Michael Harris, Vancouver MagazineThomas Fung's Wonder Years by Kerry Gold, Vancouver MagazineHe did it his way by Genesee Keevil, Up Here
PUBLIC An Inconvenient Truth by Steve Burgess, BC Business MagazineTwilight of the Patriarchs by Lynn Coady, Eighteen BridgesAn Overabundance of Caution by Rob Wipond, Focus MagazineA Line in the Sand by R.P. Stastny, OilweekInside Job by Frances Bula, Vancouver Magazine
REGULAR COLUMN OR DEPARTMENT Seeing Through Lululemon, Reindeer Games & Mark Leiren-Young Hates Puppies by Mark Leiren-Young, BackofthebookBordercolumn by Robert Enright, Border CrossingsWhatsoever Things are True by Todd Babiak, New TrailArctic Dispatches by Eva Holland, Libby Gunn, Ashleigh Gaul, Helena Katz, Paul Carlucci, Max Leighton & Peter Worden, Up HereUrban Fix by Frances Bula, Vancouver Magazine
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY + MEDICINE The Future of Asphalt by Michael Hingston, Avenue (Edmonton)An Overabundance of Caution by Rob Wipond, Focus MagazineCan This Man Hook Nunavut Up With Better Internet? by Chris Windeyer, Up Here BusinessThe Comeback Kid by Roberta Staley, Vancouver MagazineAdverse Reactions, by Paul Webster, Vancouver Magazine
SERVICE The All-Canadian Bucket List by Robin Esrock, Explore MagazineTop of the world towns by Aaron Spitzer & Samia Madwar, Up HereA Guide to the Greatest Red Wine in the World by Neal McLennan, Western LivingDesigners of the Year by Anicka Quin, Neal McLennan, Stacey McLachlan, Jim Sutherland, Rebecca Philps & Michael Harris , Western LivingTravel Like a Pro by Neal McLennan, Western Living
TRAVEL + LEISURE Maui Freshens Up by Tom Gierasimczuk, BCLiving magazineSecond summer by Paul Stastny, Canadian BikerNorman Wells or Bust by Ryan Stuart, Explore MagazineA Sort of Homecoming by Anicka Quin, Western LivingCrash Course by Curtis Gillespie , Western Living
GOLD AWARD NOMINEES
ALBERTA + NORTHWEST TERRITORIES In The Chair by Curtis Gillespie, Eighteen BridgesRebel Without Applause by Curtis Gillespie, Eighteen BridgesTwilight of the Patriarchs by Lynn Coady, Eighteen BridgesThe Beautiful Day That You Beat Up Your Dad by Bruce McCulloch, SwerveWill the Real Burger Baron Please Stand Up by Omar Mouallem, Swerve
BRITISH COLUMBIA + YUKONSoft Shouldered by Sarah de Leeuw, Prism InternationalHot for Teacher: What 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Taught Me About Salacious Grammar, Sexy Women and the Scandalous Conflation of Cultural and Literary Culture by Peter Babiak, Sub-TerrainAdverse Reactions by Paul Webster, Vancouver MagazineArrested Developments by Guy Saddy, Vancouver MagazineCrash Course by Curtis Gillespie,Western Living
MANITOBA Come Together by Mark Reid, Canada's HistoryGoing, Going, Gone by Matthew Kirby , Canada's HistoryWho is Canada's Greatest Explorer? by Douglas Hunter, Jacques Lacoursiere, Ken McGoogan, Bill Moreau & Victor Suthern, Canada's HistoryTrail of Dreams by Liz Bryan, Going PlacesRereading Trace, 25 Years Latby Alison Calder, Prairie Fire
SASKATCHEWANBunking with History by Darrell Noakes, Westworld SaskatchewanCanalmania by Karen Burshtein, Westworld SaskatchewanGone Skiing by Allan Casey, Westworld SaskatchewanRural Restaurant Revival by Christalee Froese, Westworld Saskatchewan
VISUAL NOMINEES
BEST PHOTOGRAPH - ARCHITECTURAL, LANDSCAPE OR STILLBig Deal Potluck by Colin Way, AvenueDuck Hunt by George Webber SwerveAlpine Escape by Sama Jim Canzian, Western LivingHook, Line and Sinker by Clinton Hussey (photographer), Murray Bancroft (stylist), Western LivingLondon Calling by Martin Tessler (photographer), Western Living
BEST PHOTOGRAPH - PEOPLE + PORTRAITURECaleb Behn by Angela Gzowski (photographer), Up HerePablo Saravanja by Angela Gzowski (photographer), Up HereArrested Developments: Steve Fonyo by Carlo Ricci (photographer), Vancouver MagazineTimber Baron by Carlo Ricci (photographer), Western LivingPort Town Revival by Jeff Topham (photographer), Westworld Alberta
BEST PHOTOGRAPH - FEATURE OR SERIESOn The Block by Jonathan Taggart, BC Business MagazineThe New Basics by Carlo Ricci, Vancouver MagazineBright Idea by Martin Tessler (photographer), Nicole Sjostedt (stylist), Western LivingNights at the Long Table by Evaan Kheraj (photographer), Western LivingPersonal Space by Lucas Finlay (photographer), Western Living Condo
BEST ILLUSTRATION OR ILLUSTRATION FEATUREHow to Train An Aging Brain by Fred Stenson illios by Kyle Metcalf, AlbertaViewsCanada's Greatest Explorer by Robert Carter Canada's HistorySpirit Chaser by Robert Carter, Eighteen BridgesAutumn 2013 Cover by Julius Csotonyi, New TrailSummer in the City by Kyle Brownrigg, WHERE Edmonton
BEST ART DIRECTION - ARTICLE On The Block, Jonathan Taggart (Art Director), BC Business MagazineThe Impact Report, Karen Sherlock (Art Director), New TrailAdverse Reactions, Paul Webster (Art Director), Vancouver MagazineThe Breakfast Club Various (Art Director), Vancouver MagazineDesigners of the Year, Carlo Ricci, Martin Tessler, Evaan Keraj, Colin Way (photographers), Western Living
MAGAZINE NOMINEES
BEST NEW MAGAZINE Glass Buffalo Homes & Living Magazine - Calgary NICHE magazine
BEST ON-LINE MAGAZINE BCLiving.ca GalleriesWest.ca Kerrisdale Playbook MONTECRISTOmagazine.com Vitamin Daily
BEST TRADE MAGAZINE AgAdvance Journal Border Crossings Just for Canadian Dentists Oilsands Review Oilweek
MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
ALBERTA + NORTHWEST TERRITORIESAlberta Views magazineEighteen BridgesSwerveUp HereUp Here Business
BRITISH COLUMBIA + YUKONBC Business MagazineBritish Columbia MagazineMONTECRISTO MagazineVancouver MagazineWestern Living
MANITOBABorder CrossingsCanada's HistoryPrairie FireThe Cottager
SASKATCHEWANFarming For TomorrowSaskatoon HOME MagazineWestworld Saskatchewan
Report courtesy Western Magazine Awards Foundation.