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2011 Award Winners (Presented May 2012)
Ad Campaign Award Sponsored by: AWNA
- Jasper Fitzhugh for Sawridge Inn
Credits: Production Manager, Melissa Morris - Rocky Mountain Outlook for The Loft
Credits: Natalie Talbot - Hinton Voice for Want photos?
Credits: Robin Garreck
Arts and Culture Writing award Sponsored by: AWNA
- Yellowknife Yellowknifer for A headquarters for YK artists
Credits: Adrian Lysenko, Katherine Hudson, Kevin Allerston - Inuvik Drum for Blues in Schools
Credits: Samantha Stokell - St Albert Gazette for Centre puts community in its place
Credits: Anna Borowiecki
Best Agriculture Supplement Sponsored by: Canadian Wheat Board
- St Paul Journal
- Claresholm Local Press
- Ponoka News
Best Environmental Writing Sponsored by: AWNA
- Slave River Northern Journal for Water is our main source of life
Credits: Shawn Bell - St Albert Gazette for Life in the golden waters
Credits: Kevin Ma - Jasper Fitzhugh for There's a new pack around town
Credits: Niki Wilson
Best Feature Story by a Local Writer Sponsored by: Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
- Jasper Fitzhugh for Working towards a better future, for the most part
Credits: Robson Fletcher - St Albert Gazette for Anatomy of a campaign
Credits: Ryan Tumilty - Yellowknife Yellowknifer for Coping after the loss of a baby
Credits: Galit Rodan
Best Habitat Conservation Story Sponsored by: Ducks Unlimited Canada
- Bonnyville Nouvelle for Noxious weed threatens Jessie Lake
Credits: Melissa Barr - Jasper Fitzhugh for Captive breeding proposed for dwindling caribou herds / So many elk, so few caribou: why?
Credits:Robson Fletcher - Banff Crag & Canyon for Project aims to restore Hidden Lake
Credits: Larissa Barlow
Best Local Editorial Sponsored by: TELUS Corporation
- Yellowknife Yellowknifer for Politics is not business as usual
Credits: Bruce Valpy - Olds Albertan for Five bucks will buy you some democracy
Credits: John Gleeson - Hinton Voice for A mayor divided ... how long can he stand?
Credits: Tyler Waugh
Best Local News Story Sponsored by: Grant MacEwan University
- Lloydminster Meridian Booster for Controversy over 'Coyote Land'
Credits: Chad Gibson, Murray Crawford - Yellowknife Yellowknifer for Two die in plane crash
Credits: Katherine Hudson, Nicole Veerman - Claresholm Local Press for Four dead in highway slayings near Claresholm
Credits: J.W. Schnarr
Best Special Sections and Supplements Award Sponsored by: Metro Creative Graphics, Inc.
- St. Albert Gazette for 50 - Celebrating 50 years of excellence in journalism
- Rocky Mountain Outlook for Decade - Rocky Mountain Outlook 10 year anniversary magazine
- Claresholm Local Press for Goodbye Winter - Hello Spring
Best Trades Technology Writing Award Sponsored by: GPRC Fairview Campus
- Yellowknife Yellowknifer for Students practise the trades
Credits: Laura Busch - Claresholm Local Press for Tradespeople given incentives to teach
Credits: Alicia Fox - Inuvik Drum for Heavy equipment course builds North's workforce
Credits: Samantha Stokell
Community Service Award Sponsored by: AWNA
- Brooks Bulletin for $12,000 raised at inaugural Walk In Her Shoes
Credits: Sandra M Stanway - Stettler Independent for Chili Cook-Off
Credits: Aubrey Brown, Karen Fischer - Fort McMurray Connect for Top 40 Under 40
Creative Use of Colour in Advertising Sponsored by: AWNA
- Rocky Mountain Outlook for North Face Winter ad
Credits: Natalie Talbot - Hinton Voice for Arts on Fire
Credits: Robin Garreck - Jasper Fitzhugh for Tuna & Salmon Festival - Sayuri Japanese Restaurant
Credits: Production Manager, Melissa Morris
Excellence in Creative Advertising Sponsored by: AWNA
- Jasper Fitzhugh for 12th Annual Barn Dance - MPL (Mountain Park Lodges)
Credits: Production Manager, Melissa Morris - Hinton Voice for Focus on Focus
Credits: Robin Garreck - Wainwright Star for The Reinvented Ford Explorer has arrived at... Norris Ford
Credits: Terry Hunka
Excellence in Education Writing Sponsored by: AWNA
- Fort McMurray Connect for Old-Fashioned Spelling Bees Still Have Place in Todays Computer Era
Credits: Rebekah Benoit - Westlock News for Stang out as Pembina Hills' boss
Credits: Megan Sarrazin - Lethbridge Sun Times for City bands bring their sounds to Cuba
Gordon Scott Memorial Award for Best Feature Column by a Local Writer Sponsored by: AWNA
- Jasper Fitzhugh for Mother knows best
Credits: Robson Fletcher - St Albert Gazette for Morinville education inequity can't continue
Credits: Bryan Alary - Sherwood Park News for Heartland daydream gets rude awakening
Credits: Michael Di Massa
Healthy Communities Journalism Award Sponsored by: Cenovus Energy
- Rocky Mountain House Mountaineer for Family Violence Prevention month kicks off in Rocky
Credits: - Claresholm Local Press for Devin McCutcheon: Fighting a losing battle...and winning
Credits: J.W. Schnarr - St. Albert Gazette for Anatomy of a concussion
Credits: Susan Jones
Sports Writing Award Sponsored by: AWNA
- Okotoks Western Wheel for Impact of concussions in sport a major issue
Credits: Cole Christensen, Staff Reporter, Bruce Campbell, Sports Editor - Camrose Canadian for Up, up and away in a beautiful balloon
Credits: Vince Burke, Laurie Callsen - Crowsnest Pass Herald for Alberta man puts heart into racing
Credits: Kimberley Massey
U of A Writing Award Sponsored by: University of Alberta
- Sundre Round-Up for former Sundre student makes medical history
Credits: Dan Singleton - Redwater Review for Zydek chosen as student researcher to study anesthesia
Credits: Juanita Krause - St. Albert Gazette for Show shines a light on eugenics
Credits: Anna Borowiecki
2010 Award Winners (Presented May 2011)
- Best Feature Story by a Local Writer
Sponsored by: Southern Alberta Institute of Technology1st Place Yellowknife Yellowknifer 2nd Place Rocky Mountain House Mountaineer 3rd Place St. Albert Gazette - Ad Campaign Award
Sponsored by: Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association1st Place Fort McMurray Connect 2nd Place Yellowknife Yellowknifer 3rd Place Tofield Mercury - Arts and Culture Writing award
Sponsored by: Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association1st Place St. Albert Gazette 2nd Place Inuvik Drum 3rd Place St. Albert Saint City News - Best Environmental Writing
Sponsored by: Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association1st Place Okotoks Western Wheel 2nd Place Jasper Fitzhugh 3rd Place Rocky Mountain House Mountaineer - Community Service Award
Sponsored by: Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association1st Place Fort McMurray Connect 2nd Place Okotoks Western Wheel 3rd Place Vermilion Standard - Creative Use of Colour in Advertising
Sponsored by: Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association1st Place Rocky Mountain Outlook 2nd Place St. Albert Gazette 3rd Place St. Paul Journal - Excellence in Creative Advertising
Sponsored by: Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association1st Place Jasper Fitzhugh 2nd Place Wainwright Star 3rd Place Rocky Mountain Outlook - Gordon Scott Memorial Award for Best Feature Column by a Local Writer
Sponsored by: Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association1st Place Yellowknife Yellowknifer 2nd Place Westlock News 3rd Place Saint City News - Sports Writing Award
Sponsored by: Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association1st Place St. Albert Gazette 2nd Place Fort McMurray Connect 3rd Place Banff Crag & Canyon - Excellence in Education Writing
Sponsored by: Canada Post1st Place St. Albert Gazette 2nd Place Rocky Mountain Outlook 3rd Place Westlock News - Best Agriculture Supplement
Sponsored by: Canadian Wheat Board1st Place St. Paul Journal 2nd Place Claresholm Local Press 3rd Place Rocky Mountain House Mountaineer - Healthy Communities Journalism Award
Sponsored by: Cenovus Energy1st Place Lloydminster Source 2nd Place Okotoks Western Wheel 3rd Place Edmonton Examiner - Best Habitat Conservation Story
Sponsored by: Ducks Unlimited Canada1st Place St. Albert Gazette 2nd Place Saint City News 3rd Place Sylvan Lake News - Best Trades Technology Writing Award
Sponsored by: GPRC Fairview Campus1st Place St. Albert Gazette 2nd Place Yellowknife Yellowknifer 3rd Place Inuvik Drum - Best Local News Story
Sponsored by: Grant MacEwan University1st Place Edmonton SEE Magazine 2nd Place Athabasca Advocate 3rd Place Rocky Mountain Outlook - Best Special Sections and Supplements Award
Sponsored by: METRO Creative Graphics1st Place Fort McMurray Connect 2nd Place Saint City News 3rd Place Inuvik Drum - Newspaper Website A
Sponsored by: Mount Royal University1st Place Saint City News 2nd Place Jasper Fitzhugh 3rd Place Northern News - Best Local Editorial
Sponsored by: Telus1st Place Grande Cache Mountaineer 2nd Place Jasper Fitzhugh 3rd Place Fairview Post - U of A Writing Award
Sponsored by: University of Alberta1st Place Okotoks Western Wheel 2nd Place Westlock News 3rd Place Saint City News
2010 Award Winners (Presented Sept 2010)
- Best Feature Story by a Local Writer
Sponsored by: Southern Alberta Institute of Technology1st Place Fort McMurray Connect 
2nd Place Claresholm Local Press 3rd Place Athabasca Advocate - Ad Campaign Award
Sponsored by: Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association1st Place Rocky Mountain Outlook 2nd Place Lloydminster Source 3rd Place St. Albert Gazette - Arts and Culture Writing award
Sponsored by: Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association1st Place Lloydminster Source 2nd Place Slave River Journal 3rd Place Claresholm Local Press - Best Environmental Writing
Sponsored by: Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association1st Place St. Albert Gazette 2nd Place Saint City News 3rd Place Rocky Mountain Outlook - Community Service Award
Sponsored by: Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association1st Place Slave River Journal 2nd Place Brooks Bulletin 3rd Place Fort McMurray Connect - Creative Use of Colour in Advertising
Sponsored by: Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association1st Place Rocky Mountain Outlook 
2nd Place Wainwright Star 3rd Place Lloydminster Source - Excellence in Creative Advertising
Sponsored by: Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association1st Place Wainwright Edge 2nd Place Rocky Mountain Outlook 3rd Place St. Albert Gazette - Gordon Scott Memorial Award for Best Feature Column by a Local Writer
Sponsored by: Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association1st Place Yellowknife Yellowknifer 2nd Place Rocky View Weekly 3rd Place Canmore Leader - Sports Writing Award
Sponsored by: Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association1st Place Rocky Mountain Outlook 2nd Place Saint City News 3rd Place St. Albert Gazette - Excellence in Education Writing
Sponsored by: Canada Post1st Place Fort Macleod Gazette 2nd Place Rocky Mountain House Mountaineer 3rd Place Devon Dispatch News - Best Agriculture Supplement
Sponsored by: Canadian Wheat Board1st Place Lloydminster Source 2nd Place Coaldale Sunny South News 3rd Place Rocky Mountain House Mountaineer - Healthy Communities Journalism Award
Sponsored by: Cenovus Energy1st Place Didsbury Review 2nd Place Cochrane Times 3rd Place Lloydminster Source - Best Habitat Conservation Story
Sponsored by: Ducks Unlimited Canada1st Place Slave River Journal 2nd Place Okotoks Western Wheel 3rd Place Athabasca Advocate - Best Trades Technology Writing Award
Sponsored by: GPRC Fairview Campus1st Place Yellowknife Yellowknifer 2nd Place St. Albert Gazette 3rd Place Deh Cho Drum - Best Local News Story
Sponsored by: Grant MacEwan University1st Place Okotoks Western Wheel 2nd Place St. Albert Gazette 3rd Place Peace River Record-Gazette - Best Special Sections and Supplements Award
Sponsored by: METRO Creative Graphics1st Place St. Albert Gazette 2nd Place Fort McMurray Connect 3rd Place Ponoka News - Newspaper Website A
Sponsored by: Mount Royal University1st Place Northern News Services Online 2nd Place St. Albert Gazette 3rd Place Okotoks Western Wheel - Best Local Editorial
Sponsored by: Telus1st Place St. Albert Gazette 2nd Place Mayerthorpe Freelancer 3rd Place Slave River Journal - U of A Writing Award
Sponsored by: University of Alberta1st Place Peace River Record-Gazette 2nd Place St. Albert Gazette 3rd Place Saint City News
2009 Award Winners
- Best Local News Story
Sponsored by: Grant MacEwan College School of Communications1st Place Yellowknife Yellowknifer 2nd Place Red Deer Express 3rd Place Sylvan Lake News
- Best Feature Column By a Local Writer
Sponsored by: Gordon Scott Memorial Award1st Place Saint City News 2nd Place Red Deer Express 3rd Place Slave River Journal
- Best Feature Story By a Local Writer
Sponsored by: Southern Alberta Institute of Technology1st Place Okotoks Western Wheel 2nd Place Devon Dispatch News 3rd Place Yellowknife Yellowknifer
- Best Habitat Conservation Story
Sponsored by: Ducks Unlimited Canada1st Place Slave River Journal 2nd Place Bonnyville Nouvelle 3rd Place Strathmore Standard
- Best Local Editorial
Sponsored by: TELUS Corporation1st Place Okotoks Western Wheel 2nd Place Wainwright Edge 3rd Place Consort Enterprise - Excellence in Healthy Communities Journalism
Sponsored by: AWNA1st Place Cochrane Times 2nd Place Lethbridge Sun Times 3rd Place Innisfail Province - Excellence in Arts & Culture Writing
Sponsored by: AWNA1st Place Jasper Fitzhugh 2nd Place Saint City News 3rd Place Lethbridge Sun Times - Best Agriculture Supplement or Section
Sponsored by: The Canadian Wheat Board1st Place Barrhead Leader 2nd Place St. Paul Journal 3rd Place Stettler Independent - Best Trades Technology Writing
Sponsored by: The Northern Institute of Alberta1st Place St. Albert Gazette 2nd Place Okotoks Western Wheel 3rd Place Slave River Journal - Excellence in Sports Writing
Sponsored by: AWNA
1st Place Sherwood Park News 2nd Place Fort Macleod Gazette 3rd Place Lloydminster Meridian Booster - Excellence in Education Writing
Sponsored by: Canada Post
1st Place Deh Cho Drum 2nd Place Barrhead Leader 3rd Place Yellowknife Yellowknifer - Excellence in Environmental Writing
Sponsored by: AWNA
1st Place Okotoks Western Wheel 2nd Place Slave River Journal 3rd Place Yellowknife Yellowknifer - University of Alberta Writing Award
Sponsored by: The University of Alberta
1st Place St. Paul Journal 2nd Place Jasper Fitzhugh 3rd Place Saint City News - Excellence in Community Service
Sponsored by: AWNA
1st Place Leduc Representative 2nd Place Brooks Bulletin 3rd Place Whitecourt Star - Special Sections and Supplements
Sponsored by: Metro Creative Graphics, Inc.
1st Place Inuvik Drum 2nd Place St. Albert Gazette 3rd Place Bonnyville Nouvelle - Newspaper Website Award
Sponsored by: Mount Royal College
1st Place St Albert Gazette 2nd Place SEE Magazine 3rd Place CONNECT Fort McMurray - Excellence in Creative Advertising
Sponsored by: AWNA
1st Place Camrose Canadian 2nd Place St. Albert Gazette 3rd Place Whitecourt Star - Effective and Original Use of Colour in Advertising
Sponsored by: AWNA1st Place Yellowknife Yellowknifer 2nd Place Wainwright Review 3rd Place Wainwright Star - Excellence in Ad Campaigns
Sponsored by: AWNA
1st Place Stettler Independent 2nd Place Whitecourt Star 3rd Place St. Albert Gazette
2008 Award Winners
WINNERS: (FALL)
- Best Local Editorial
Sponsored by: TELUS3rd Place St. Albert Saint City News 2nd Place Camrose Canadian 1st Place Okotoks Western Wheel
- Best Feature Story
Sponsored by: SAIT3rd Place Pincher Creek Echo 2nd Place Red Deer Express 1st Place Calgary Fast Forward
- Best Feature Column by a Local Writer
Sponsored by: Gordon Scott Memorial3rd Place Camrose Canadian 2nd Place Stony Plain Reporter 1st Place Coaldale Sunny South News
- Excellence in Creative Advertising
Sponsored by: AWNA3rd Place Stettler Independent 2nd Place Inuvik Drum 1st Place St. Albert Gazette
- Best Local Editorial on a Business Topic
Sponsored by: CN3rd Place Claresholm Local Press 2nd Place Ft. Smith Slave River Journal 1st Place Drumheller Valley Times
- Best Column/ Feature article on a Business Topic
Sponsored by: CN3rd Place Claresholm Local Press 2nd Place Yellowknife Yellowknifer 1st Place Tofield Mercury
- Best Local News Story
Sponsored by: Grant MacEwan College3rd Place Ft. Simpson Deh Cho Drum 2nd Place St. Paul Journal 1st Place Ft. Macleod Gazette
- Healthy Communities Journalism Award
Sponsored by: Alberta Health Services3rd Place Okotoks Western Wheel 2nd Place Hinton Parklander 1st Place St. Albert Gazette
- Special Sections and Supplements
Sponsored by: Metro Creative Services3rd Place Brooks & County Chronicle 2nd Place Red Deer Express 1st Place St. Albert Gazette
- Effective and Original Use of Colour in Advertising
Sponsored by: FUJIFILM3rd Place Wainwright Edge 2nd Place Brooks & County Chronicle 1st Place Lamont Farm n’ Friends
- Best Agriculture Supplement or Section
Sponsored by: Canadian Wheat Board3rd Place Claresholm Local Press 2nd Place Stettler Indpendent 1st Place Taber Times
- Best Trades Technology Award
Sponsored by: NAIT3rd Place Rimbey Review 2nd Place Leduc Representative 1st Place St. Albert Gazette
- University of Alberta Writing Award
3rd Place St. Albert Gazette 2nd Place St. Paul Journal 1st Place Canmore Rocky Mountain Outlook
- Web Page
Sponsored by: Mount Royal College3rd Place Taber Times 2nd Place St. Albert Gazette 1st Place Edmonton SEE Magazine
- Ducks Unlimited Conservation Writing Award
3rd Place Okotoks Western Wheel 2nd Place Lamont Farm n’ Friends 1st Place Bonnyville Nouvelle
2007 Award Winners
2007 BNC Awards of Excellence Category Winners
- Best Local Editorial
Sponsored by: Telus (comments
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3rd Place Bonnyville Nouvelle 2nd Place Inuvik Drum 1st Place Fort Macleod Gazette - **Best Feature Story
Sponsored by: SAIT (comments)
3rd Place Vulcan Advocate 2nd Place Yellowknife Yellowknifer #1 #2
1st Place Red Deer Express #1 #2
- Best Feature Column by a Local Writer
Sponsored by: Gordon Scott Memorial (comments)
3rd Place Crowsnest Pass Promoter 
2nd Place St. Albert Gazette 1st Place Yellowknife Yellowknifer - Excellence in Creative Advertising
Sponsored by: AWNA (comments)
3rd Place Wainwright Edge 2nd Place St. Albert Gazette 1st Place Canmore Rocky Mountain Outlook - Best Local Editorial on a Business Topic
Sponsored by: CN (comments)
3rd Place Consort Enterprise 2nd Place St. Albert Saint City News 1st Place Yellowknife Yellowknifer - Best Column/ Feature article on a Business Topic
Sponsored by: CN (comments)
3rd Place Canmore Rocky Mountain Outlook #1 #2
2nd Place Yellowknife Yellowknifer #1 #2
1st Place St. Albert Gazette #1 #2
- Best Local News Story
Sponsored by: Grant MacEwan College (comments)
3rd Place Canmore Leader #1 #2
2nd Place Brooks Bulletin #1 #2
1st Place Banff Crag and Canyon #1 #2
- **Healthy Communities Journalism Award
Sponsored by: Regional Health Authorities of Alberta (comments)
3rd Place Hay River Hub #1 #2
2nd Place Hinton Parklander 1st Place St. Albert Gazette #1 #2
- Special Sections and Supplements
Sponsored by: Metro Creative Services (comments)
3rd Place Taber Times 2nd Place St. Albert Gazette 1st Place Red Deer Express - Effective and Original Use of Colour in Advertising
Sponsored by: Fuji (comments)
3rd Place Wainwright Star Chronicle 2nd Place St. Paul Journal 1st Place Whitecourt Star - Best Agriculture Supplement or Section
Sponsored by: Canadian Wheat Board (comments)
3rd Place Mayerthorpe Freelancer 2nd Place Stettler Independent 1st Place St. Paul Journal - Best trades Technology Award
Sponsored by: NAIT (comments)
3rd Place High Priairie South Peace News #1 #2
2nd Place Ft. Simpson Deh Cho Drum 1st Place Okotoks Western Wheel - University of Alberta Writing Award (comments )
3rd Place Sherwood Park News 2nd Place Edmonton Examiner 1st Place St. Albert Gazette - Web Page
Sponsored by: Mount Royal College (comments)
3rd Place Sundre Round-Up 
2nd Place Red Deer Express 1st Place St. Albert Gazette - Ducks Unlimited Conservation Writing Award (comments )
3rd Place Bonnyville Nouvelle 2nd Place Mayerthorpe Freelancer #1 #2
1st Place St. Albert Gazette
2006 Award Winners
2006 BNC Awards of Excellence Category Winners
2006 CN’s Editorial Awards of Excellence
- Best Column or Feature Article on a Business Topic
1st Place: Bonnyville Nouvelle 2nd Place: Stony Plain Reporter/Grove Examiner 3rd Place: Sherwood Park News - Best Local Editorial on a Business Topic
1st Place: Valley Views 2nd Place: Wainwright EDGE 3rd Place: The Slave River Journal - Best Agricultural Supplement or Section
1st Place: St. Paul Journal 2nd Place: The Taber Times 3rd Place: The Camrose Canadian
FUJI Graphic Systems Canada Inc.
- Award for Effective and Original Use of Colour in Adverstising
1st Place: Canmore Rocky Mountain Outlook 2nd Place: Wainwright Star Chronicle 3rd Place: Fort Simpson Deh Cho Drum
Leslie Nielsen School of Communication — Grant MacEwan College
- Award for Best Local News Story
1st Place: Sundre Round Up 2nd Place: Inuvik Drum 3rd Place: The Macleod Gazette
Healthy Communities
- Regional Health Journalism Award
1st Place: St. Albert Gazette
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32nd Place: Beaumont News 3rd Place: Okotoks Western Wheel
Metro Creative Graphics Inc.
- Award for Special Sections and Supplements
1st Place: St. Albert Gazette 2nd Place: Inuvik Drum 3rd Place: Sylvan Lake News
The Northern Institute of Alberta
- Best Trades Technology Writing Award
1st Place: St. Paul Journal 2nd Place: Claresholm Local Press 3rd Place: The Wainwright Edge
The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
- Best Feature Story By a Local Writer
1st Place: Red Deer Express 2nd Place: The Hinton Parklander 3rd Place: Deh Cho Drum
TELUS Corporation
- Best Local Editorial
1st Place: The Macleod Gazette 2nd Place: The St. Albert Gazette 3rd Place: Yellowknifer
The University of Alberta
- Writing Award
1st Place: The St. Albert Gazette 2nd Place: Sherwood Park News 3rd Place: The Camrose Canadian
Gordon Scott Memorial Award
- Best Feature Column By a Local Writer
1st Place: Bonnyville Nouvelle 2nd Place: The Hinton Parklander 3rd Place: The Macleod Gazette
AWNA/Mount Royal College
- Website Awards
1st Place: St. Albert Gazette 2nd Place: Red Deer Express 3rd Place: Provost News
Entering
Entering
Deadline: Entry Deadline for 2012 Awards will be announced in the winter of 2012
Submitting entries – Logging in
If you are entering for the categories 1) Best Agriculture Supplement, 2) Special Sections/Supplements or 3) Newspaper Website Award you do not need to log in.
please click here for more information
The AWNA works with a contest system hosted by SmalltownNewspapers.com
Here are the steps for newspapers to log in:
- Go to the website www.betternewspapercontest.com
- Click on "Newspaper Login" (upper left)
- Select the appropriate contest (2011 AWNA Premier Awards) from the Contest drop-down menu
- Select your newspaper from the News Organization drop-down menu
Once you're logged in
When you are logged in and viewing your 'dashboard' you can see from here the entries and info you have submitted so far.
To add an entry:
- Hover mouse over "My Contest" (upper left), and select "Submit Entry"
- Choose a category and fill in the appropriate fields
- Click Browse to upload your entry (The hi-res PDF page that you submitted to AWSOM is ideal)
- Click Submit
To edit entries:
- If you had navigated away from your dashboard screen, hover mouse over "My Contest" (upper left), and select "Manage Entries"
- From your dashboard, choose the appropriate "Action" shown the right hand side of each entry
To change your account info (contact info, etc.):
- Hover mouse over "My Contest" (upper left), and select "My Account"
- Change the appropriate information
Better Newspapers Competition Awards of Excellence Categories
- Awards of Excellence
- Canada Post
- Cenovus Energy
- Ducks Unlimited Canada
- Grant MacEwan College School of Communications
- Grande Prairie Regional College - Fairview Campus
- The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
- TELUS Corporation
- The University of Alberta
- Gordon Scott Memorial Award
The following categories have a separate method for applying:
The info is available in the downloadable PDF for that category.
- The Canadian Wheat Board
- Metro Creative Graphics, Inc.
- Mount Royal University — Centre for Communication Studies
Judging
Judges with expertise in the various areas of competition review all of the entries, rate them and make extensive comments for the benefit of all entrants. If you are interested in being a judge, please contact Maurizia in the AWNA Central Office.
Announcing the Winners
Nominees are announced and presentation of the awards are made at special AWNA functions held over the course of the year. AWNA creates an presentation of the winning entries at each event.
