Past Winners of the Western Magazine Awards 2009 - 2014
Full List | 2014 Awards | 2013 Awards | 2012 Awards | 2011 Awards | 2010 Awards |


The Magazine School TMS 2014
- Best Art Direction - Cover, “Western Living Magazine Design Issue”
- Creator: Mike McCormack, Art Director: Paul Roelofs, Western Living
- Best Photograph - People and Portraiture, “Arrested Developments: Steve Fonyo” photographed by Carlo Ricci, Vancouver Magazine
- Gold Award - Manitoba, “Going, Going, Gone” by Matthew Kirby, Canada’s History Magazine
- Gold Award Best Article - Saskatchewan, “Bunking with History” by Darrell Noakes, Westworld Saskatchewan
- Gold Award Best Article - Alberta/NWT, “In The Chair” by Curtis Gillespie, Eighteen Bridges (Editor, Curtis Gillespie)
- Gold Award - BC/Yukon, “Soft Shouldered” by Sarah de Leeuw, Prism International
The Magazine School TMS 2013
- Gold Award, Best Article - Manitoba, “Head On: Flashpoints and Clashpoints in the Art of Adad Hannah” by Katie Addleman, Border Crossings
- Gold Award, Best Article - Saskatchewan, “Yemeni Soup” by Ayelet Tsbari, Grain.
- Gold Award, Best Article-Alberta/NWT, “Why Knot” by Max Fawcett, Eighteen Bridges
- Gold Award, Best Article – BC/Yukon “How I Lost My Mother to Alzheimer’s” by Frances Bula, Vancouver Magazine
The Magazine School TMS 2012
- Gold Award, Best Article – Manitoba “Hooked” by Shel Zolkewich, Western Living
- Gold Award, Best Article – Saskatchewan, “The La Loche Project” by Kent Morrison, The Crow
- Gold Award, Best Article - Alberta/NWT, “Bearing Witness” by Chris Turner, Eighteen Bridges
- Gold Award, Best Article – B.C./Yukon, “Blood Brothers” by Timothy Taylor, Vancouver Magazine
The Magazine School TMS 2011
- Best Photographic Feature or Series. “Structural Change,”by John Sinal, Vancouver Magazine.
- Best Art Direction-Article “Preparing the Vessel” by Danae Thompson, Swerve
- Gold Award, Best Article - Alberta/NWT “The Campaign in Full Sentences” by Chris Koentges, Swerve
- Gold Award, Best Article - BC/Yukon “Intimate Strangers” by Eve Joseph, Malahat Review.
- Gold Award, Best Article-Manitoba. “Life in the Fur Lane” by Claudine Gervais, Going Places
- Gold Award, Best Article – Saskatchewan “Beijing Notes” by Chuqiao (Teresa) Yang, Grain Magazine.
The Magazine School TMS 2010
- Gold Award Best Article-Alberta/NWT. “Mr. Tree” by Jeremy Klaszus, Alberta Views
- Gold Award, Best Article - BC/Yukon “Foodville: Part One” by Timothy Taylor, Vancouver Review.
- Gold Award, Best Article – Saskatchewan, “Getting Their Kicks,” by John Campbell, Westworld Saskatchewan.
- Human Experience, “The Geography of Ambiguity,” by Mary Horodyski, Prairie Fire.
- Best Art Direction – Article. “You’re Invited,” art directed by Danae Thompson, photographed by Leah Hennel, Swerve
- Best Fiction, “Eat Fist” by Andrew MacDonald, Event
- Best Art Direction – Cover. July Cover, art directed by Catherine Mullaly, BCBusiness.
- Best Photograph - Architectural, Landscape, or Still Life. “The Real Deal,” photographed by Clinton Hussey, Western Living.
- Best Photograph - Feature or Series.“Saving Skid Row ” by Venturi + Karpa, The Beaver (now Canada’s History Magazine)
The Magazine School TMS 2009
- Gold Award, Best Article-Alberta/NWT. “Helen Koentges” Chris Koentges, Swerve.
- Gold Award, Best Article – BC/Yukon. “Playing Tourist in the Downtown Eastside” by Chris Koentges, Up!
- Gold Award, Best Article – Saskatchewan. “The Little Boat That Could,” by Allan Casey, Westworld Saskatchewan.
- Gold Award, Best Article-Manitoba, “Ten Photos that Changed Canada,” The Beaver
- Human Experience, Best Article, “On Atrocity and Grace,” by Linsday Cuff Malahat Review
Visual Teaching Presentations
VISUAL AWARDS: Photography
- “Structural Change,” John Sinal, Vancouver, Best Photograph Feature or Series. TMS 2011.
- “The Real Deal,” Clinton Hussey, Western Living. Best Photograph - Architectural, Landscape, or Still Life. TMS 2010
- “Saving Skid Row,” Venturi + Karpa, The Beaver. Best Photograph - Feature or Series. TMS 2010
- “Ten Photos that Changed Canada,” The Beaver. TMS 2009
Visual Awards: Art Direction
- “Preparing the Vessel,” Danae Thompson, Swerve. Best Art Direction - Single Article. TMS 2011.
- “You’re Invited,” Danae Thompson, photographed by Leah Hennel. Swerve. Best Art Direction – Article. TMS 2010
July Cover, Catherine Mullaly, BCBusiness, Best Art Direction – Cover. TMS 2010