The National Magazine Awards Foundation and Department of Canadian Heritage are proud to announce the winner of the 3rd annual Best Student Writer award.
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Julia Belluz is a recent graduate of The Ryerson University School of Journalism, where she edited the Ryerson Review of Journalism and McClung's magazine. During school, she worked part-time (most notably at The Canadian Press and Azure magazine) and published articles in various university and national publications. She moved to the U.K. last September to complete a master's degree in social anthropology at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her studies are subsidized by the Gordon Sinclair Journalism Fellowship, which is awarded to one young Canadian journalist every year. She plans to make a living by writing.
Julia’s winning article, titled “I” (Ryerson Review of Journalism, Spring 2007), is a touching profile of Ian Brown. |
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Honourable Mention goes to:
Meena Nallainathan, "Staring Down the Tigers" (Ryerson Review of Journalism)
Dan Yates, "Ringmaster" (the Crow)
This year's Winner and 2 Honourable Mention nominees were announced on April 29, 2008.
The Winner of the 2007 National Magazine Award for Best Student Writer will receive $1,000, an award certificate, two tickets to the 31st annual Gala. The Winner's work will be promoted as a part of our gala exhibit and on our website. The two Honourable Mention nominees will receive award certificates and two complimentary tickets to the 31st annual National Magazine Awards gala in Toronto on June 6, 2008, where their nominated work will be on display.
What is the Best Student Writer Award?
Best Student Writer is awarded each year to a full-time student whose non-fiction or journalistic work in a Canadian consumer magazine or university/college magazine shows the highest degree of craft and promise. All successful applications are adjudicated by a bilingual panel of three experts in the field of magazine writing and editing. The panel will come to a consensus on two Honourable Mention awards and one Winner.
Applications for the 2008 award will be accepted in Fall, 2008.
Previous Winners
2006
Winner: Buffy Cram, "Man Hands," Prairie Fire
Honourable Mentions:
Joe Castaldo, "Whyte Noise," Ryerson Review of Journalism
Erin Morrison, "To Dance," the Crow
2005
Winner: Leigh Doyle, "So Long," Ryerson Review of Journalism
Honourable Mentions:
Keren Ritchie, "Rough, Tough & Ready to Rumble," Ryerson Review of Journalism
Ben Sainsbury, "Houdini, Get Me Out Of This!" NOW Magazine
For more information, please contact us at staff@magazine-awards.com or 416.422.1358.
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