Magazine of the Year
Up Here,with “up here”
referring to its home base of Yellowknife, won the coveted Magazine of the Year award,
given to the magazine that most consistently engages, surprises and serves the needs of its readers. A
four-member jury selected three finalists—the other two were Maisonneuve and Report on Business—for this prestigious award.
From the
judges:
Solid and
accomplished, Up Here has real personality and shows a strong editorial hand. The degree
of difficulty in finding the human and other resources to publish, print and distribute from the north only
adds to the measure of the accomplishment here. It is distinctive, fresh and unpredictable with engaging and
accessible content that crosses both disciplinary and geographical boundaries. Its commitment and passion are
very evident—and contagious.
About the Award
The award for Magazine of the Year is open to any Canadian consumer magazine magazine that is at least 51%
Canadian owned and published in either English or French or a combination of both. Eligible magazines
must publish at least 2 issues per year.
Previous Winners*
2008 - AlbertaViews
2007 - Toronto Life
2006 - The Walrus
2005 - Maclean's
2004 - Maisonneuve
2003 - Border Crossings
2002 - Outpost
2001 - Canadian Geographic
2000 - Azure
1999 - Chatelaine
1998 - Adbusters
1997 - Vancouver Magazine
1996 - Canadian Living
1995 - Canadian House & Home
1994 - Canadian Art
1993 - Owl & Chickadee
1992 - Cottage Life
1991 - The Idler
1990 - West
1989 - Toronto Life
1988 - Applied Arts Quarterly
1987 - Report on
Business
1986 - Quill & Quire
1985 - Toronto Life
1984 - Saturday Night
1983 - Vancouver
1982 - Equinox
From 1982-2002, there were separate awards for President's Medal (top article) and Magazine of the
Year (top magazine). Since 2002 there has been no award for the top overall article. From 2002-2005, the
President's Medal was instead awarded to the Magazine of the Year. Since 2006, the name 'President's Medal'
was dropped in favour of simply Magazine of the Year.
