Magazine of the Year

National Magazine Awards

The National Magazine Awards Foundation is a bilingual, not-for-profit institution whose mission is to recognize excellence in the content and creation of Canadian magazines through an annual program of awards.

Important Dates

Dec 1, 2009- Call for entries
Dec 11, 2009 - Co-Financing Deadline
Jan 15, 2010 - Submissions Deadline
May 1, 2010 - Nominations
June 4, 2010 - Awards Gala

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Acknowledgements

We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Magazine Fund of the Department of Canadian Heritage.

Magazine of the Year

The coveted award for Magazine of the Year is the most prestigious award bestowed upon a Canadian magazine. It is awarded annually to the magazine that most consistently engages, surprises and serves the needs of its readers.

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.

Entrants must send in five (5) sets of any three (3) issues from the year 2009. (In the case where a magazine only publishes two issues per year, the magazine should submit five sets of those two issues.)

The entry fee is $150.

Editors must include five copies of a cover letter of no more than one (1) page with an application. The letter will a) outline briefly the mandate of the magazine and b) summarize briefly the magazine's achievements during the year. These might include examples of compelling packaging, mix, writing and reporting, among other things.

The submissions process for the 33rd annual National Magazine Awards opens on Dec 1. All submissions are due in-hand by January 15, 2010.

Previous Winners*

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.