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Maisy Wins Gold at Mag Awards
June 8, 2010 Dave Bidini lands gold for Best Columnist and Anna Minzhulina wins silver for Art Direction.Maisonneuve is pleased to report that we took home one gold and one silver at the National Magazine Awards on Friday in Toronto. Dave Bidini won Best Columnist for “Travels in Narnia” (Issue 31 — Spring 2009), “Mongolian Invasions” (Issue 32 — Summer 2009) and “The Great Comeback” (Issue 33 — Fall 2009). Art director Anna Minzhulina won silver in Art Direction for an entire issue for Issue 34 — Winter 2009.
Congratulations to Up Here, which won Magazine of the Year, and to the Walrus, which took the most prizes home overall, as well as to all the worthy nominees and winners.
Check out some photos of the Maisy team enjoying the National Magazine Awards schmoozefest:
From left: senior editor Drew Nelles, publisher Jennifer Varkonyi and editor at large Paloma Friedman
Editor-in-chief Carmine Starnino and contributor Zach Wells
Art director Anna Minzhulina, centre, with Friedman and Varkonyi
Related on maisonneuve.org:
—Mag of the Year Nod, Plus 9 Other NMA Nominations
—Our Summer 2010 Issue
—Cut From the Same Cloth
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ISSUE 42 Winter 2011
online content:
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Our Tar-Sands Man in Washington
Gary Doer was hailed as one of Canada's greenest leaders. Then he became ambassador to the US—and started shilling for Alberta oil. [full text] -
Against the Memory Industry
Is the cult of remembrance holding us back? In an era of Google archives and tragedy tourism, we need to relearn how to forget. [full text] -
Someone Has to Save Us From This
The first-place story from the 2011 Quebec Writing Competition. [full text] -
Kingers
One of two second-place stories from the 2011 Quebec Writing Competition. [full text] -
A Photo Examination
One of two second-place stories from the 2011 Quebec Writing Competition. [full text]
also in this issue:
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Getting Plowed
In this exclusive investigative report from Montreal, Maisonneuve exposes the bid-rigging, violence and sabotage at the heart of an unlikely racket: snow removal. -
In the House of the Lord
The Jackson Avenue Housing Co-operative and the religious battle raging in one of Canada's poorest neighbourhoods. -
After Jack
Last May, Jack Layton led the NDP to the greatest victory in party history. Now that he's gone, will the party be able to maintain its momentum? - [see full issue contents]