WMA Finalists Include AMPA Members Aplenty

The Finalists for the 2010 Western Magazines Awards (WMA) have been announced, and we're thrilled to see that so many AMPA members have made the cut. Although our congratulations extend to all of the WMA 2010 Finalists, the list below highlights those who hold a special place in our hearts. For a full list of all Finalists, please visit http://www.westernmagazineawards.ca/

And so, without further ado, we present a select list of the WMA 2010 Finalists:

MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Trade Magazine of the Year
Alberta Oil
West

Alberta/NWT
Alberta Venture
AlbertaViews
Avenue

BC/Yukon
Western Living

Saskatchewan
Westworld

WRITTEN AWARDS
Arts, Culture, and Entertainment
Chris Turner, Prodigal Band, AlbertaViews
Geo Takach, Mythologized and Misunderstood, AlbertaViews
Kim Gray, Magic Hour, AlbertaViews

Business
Jennifer Cockrall- King, Retail Therapy, Alberta Venture

Environmental
Chris Turner, Kill (Your) Bill, AlbertaViews
Andrew Nikifouk, Out of Sight, Avenue

Profile
Jeremy Klaszus, Mr. Tree, AlbertaViews

Science, Technology, and Medicine
Jeff Gailus, The Upside of Underground, Alberta Venture

Travel and Leisure
Daniel Wood, When the Gods Were Blind, Westworld
Jim Sutherland, My Bonnie Game, Westworld

PROVINCIAL GOLD AWARDS
Gold Award Best Article - Alberta/NWT
Chris Turner, Prodigal Band, AlbertaViews
Jeremy Klaszus, Mr. Tree, AlbertaViews
Andrew Nikifouk, Out of Sight, Avenue

Gold Award Best Article - Saskatchewan
Tyler Hopson, Room for a Cue, Western Living
Darrell Noakes, It’s a Gasp, Gasp, Gasp, Westworld
John Campbell, Getting Their Kicks, Westworld

VISUAL AWARDS
Best Art Direction Article
Randall Watson, Cookie Monsters, Western Living
Randall Watson, Designers of the Year, Western Living

Best Illustration or Illustration Feature
Chad VanGaalen, A Concrete Dreamer’s Guide to Calgary, up! Magazine
Roger Xavier, Menu a Mano, up! Magazine

Best Photograph Architectural, Landscape, or Still Life
Brent Mykytyshyn, By Their Own Hand, Avenue
Clinton Hussey, The Real Deal, Western Living

Best Photographic Feature or Series
George Webber, Magic Hour, AlbertaViews

Best Photograph - People and Portraiture
Colin Way, Sheldon Popiel, Avenue

The WMA Gala Reception and Awards Ceremony will be held on Friday, October 15, 2010 at Vancouver's Century Plaza Hotel and Spa, featuring a day of professional development at Magazines West, and then an evening celebrating the best of Western Canadian magazine publishing.

Congratulations to all of the finalists!