Western Magazine Awards

Alberta Views named “Magazine of the Year – Alberta/Northwest Territories”

Gold – Best Article  Alberta/Northwest Territories
Mr. Tree, by Jeremy Klaszus

Profile Category
Mr. Tree, by Jeremy Klaszus

National Magazine Awards

Gold – One of a Kind category
Mr. Tree, by Jeremy Klaszus

Silver – Society category
The Big Squeeze, by Karsten Heuer

Two honourable mentions this year: Chris Turner for Prodigal Band (Arts & Entertainment), Maurice Yacowar for Double Life (Short Feature) and the Alberta Views July/Aug 2009 issue was a runner-up for Best Single Issue of 2009.

Western Magazine Awards

Fiction
Violette Bicyclette, by Susan Ouriou

Environmental Category
The Big Decision, by Chris Turner

Magazine of the Year – National Magazine Awards

Alberta Views awarded Magazine of the Year!

Gold Award – Best Essay
The Big Decision, by Chris Turner
(October 2008)

Raymond Biesinger was shortlisted for Best Spot Illustration.

Magazine of the Year – Western Magazine Awards

Alberta Views named “Magazine of the Year – Alberta/Northwest Territories”

Alberta Views Writers Nominated for Three National Magazine Awards

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

Alberta Views Nominated for a CAJ Investigative Journalism Award

Jeremy Klaszus was shortlisted for a Canadian Association of Journalists outstanding investigative journalism award (2007) for the November story, Down the River.

Utne Independent Press Award

Alberta Views is awarded an Utne Independent Press Award for Regional Coverage.

Western Magazine Awards Nominations

Magazine of the Year – Alberta and NWT

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)

National Magazine Award

Alberta Views writer Jeremy Klaszus won the Alexander Ross Award for Best New Writer for his investigative journalism in, Big Oil on Trial (June 2006) and Trouble in the Fields (October 2006) in Alberta Views.

CAJ Investigative Journalism Award

Big Oil on Trial, by Jeremy Klaszus, was nominated in the magazine category.

Western Magazine Award

Alberta Views Wins Magazine of the Year! Takes home top prize in Alberta – NWT and Western Canadian categories.

National Magazine Award

Conundrum of Kites, by Sophie Lees, won the Gold Award for Personal Journalism

Western Magazine Award

Sophie Lees won in the Human Experience category

Alberta Views Wins Dennis Anderson Media Award

The Alberta Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (AAMIMH) selected Alberta Views magazine as the winner of this year’s Dennis Anderson Media Award. The award recognizes Alberta Views‘ Nov/Dec 2003 issue, which focused on Alberta’s crisis in treating the mentally ill.

The Utne Independent Press Awards

Alberta Views was nominated for best magazine in the Cultural/Social Coverage category.