And the Nominees Are…
The National Media Awards Foundation (NMAF) proudly presents the nominees for the 4th annual National Magazine Awards: B2B. Fifty judges generously volunteered their time and expertise for this year’s awards, evaluating entries from 50 trade, association, and professional magazines across Canada. From their evaluations, 90 finalists have emerged across 16 categories, representing the exemplary work of Canadian business-to-business publications in 2021.
The complete list of finalists is below. Winners will be announced via social media — we’re @NMA_B2B (use #NMAB2B22) — on May 26, with Gold winners in creator-focused categories receiving a $500 cash prize. All winners and nominees are also eligible to receive a certificate, while award-winning and nominated magazines are encouraged to use our official winners’ seals to promote their awards.
Top Nominees
Pivot, CPA Canada leads with 14 nominations in various categories, followed by University Affairs with 11 nominations and Queen’s Alumni Review with seven nominations. Other top nominees include University of Toronto Magazine with six nominations and The York University Magazine with five nominations.
Nomination Highlights
- “The Brain Drain,” published in Precedent Magazine, received nominations for Andrew B. Myers in Best Illustration, and Brian Morgan and Rachel Wine in Best Art Direction of a Single Article.
- CIM Magazine has two nominations in Best Feature Article: Trade, for “The Two Sides of the coal story,” by Kelsey Rolfe, and “Diamond versus diamond,” by Carolyn Gruske. Kelsey Rolfe is also nominated in Best News Coverage, for “Regulators to take steps against short selling,” published in CIM Magazine.
- Lindsay Luminoso is nominated three times: twice in Best Feature Article: Trade for “Support the Shape,” published in Canadian Fabricating & Welding and “Breaking down the digital twin,” published in Canadian Metalworking, and also in Best Profile of a Company for “Ready for Restoration,” also published in Canadian Fabricating & Welding.
- The Queen’s Alumni Review has two nominations in the Best Art Direction of a Complete Issue category for their Spring 2021 issue, art directed by Studio Wyse, and their Fall 2021 issue, art directed by Wendy Treverton.
- For designing and art directing University Affairs, Judith Lacerte and Underline Studio have seven nominations across the following categories: Art Direction of a Complete Issue, Best Cover, Best Illustration, Best Issue, and three nominations in the Best Art Direction: Single or Opening Spread category.
- The November-December 2021 issue of University Affairs has three nominations: Best Cover, Best Art Direction of a Complete Issue, and Best Issue.
- Profession Santé has two nominations in the Best News Coverage category for “COVID-19, un an après – Tous ensemble,” by Justine Montminy, and “Un Québec autosuffisant en santé,” by Mathieu Ste-Marie.
- Deirdre Kelly is nominated twice, for “The Magic of Mushrooms,” in Best Feature Article: Trade and “That Funny Lady,” in Best Profile of a Person, both published in The York University Magazine.
B2B Leadership Award & Best Publisher
After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to once again postpone awarding these prizes. All applications for these awards from 2020 and 2021 will be kept on file for consideration, and we look forward to celebrating the winners at next year’s awards.
Credit Changes & Additions
To request any changes, corrections, or additions, please send details to staff@magazine-awards.com with “NMA: B2B Credit Change” in the subject line. The deadline for credit changes and additions is May 6.
Acknowledgements
The NMAF gratefully acknowledges its government funders: the Government of Canada, the Ontario Arts Council, and Ontario Creates. Special thanks also to Hannah Browne and the team at Studio 141 for providing all the original visual elements of this year’s awards, and to Vesselin Stroumsky for developing the Foundation’s online submissions and judging platforms.