NATIONAL AWARDS WINNERS
WRITTEN WORD
(for work completed in 2024)
1st Place: Suzanne Morphet
2nd Place: Zack Metcalfe
3rd Place: Diane Selkirk
Jasper National Park Drove Indigenous People From Their Land. Now They’re Coming Home
Honourable Mention: Jody Robbins
Newfoundland and St. Pierre share prohibition-era bootlegging past
Honourable Mention: Mark Stevens
2nd Place: Claire Sibonney
3rd Place: Robin Esrock
Canada’s non-alcoholic revolution
Honourable Mention: Paul Knowles
OH, THE PLACES WE’LL GO: Bootlegging, moonshine, and other liquid reasons to enjoy New Brunswick
Honourable Mention: Claudia Laroye
1st Place: Diane Selkirk
Tapping Tourists to Help Save the Peruvian Jungle
2nd Place: Jonny Bierman
How to Visit Fiji and Leave Its Islands Better Than You Found Them
3rd Place: Marie-Julie Gagnon
Honourable Mention: Erica Hargreave
Connecting with the Heart of South Africa with Uthando
Honourable Mention: Bri Mitchell
Honouring Those Who Left Little Trace: Learning About The Northern Plains Indigenous Cultures at Wanuskewin Heritage Park
1st Place: Jayme Moye
“The Magnificent Mother of Sea Country”, Hiddencompass.net
2nd Place: Tamara Elliott
Vineyard Hopping on the Half Corked Marathon
3rd Place: Jane Finn
Honourable Mention: Ashlyn George
Rock Climbing Along the Foster River
Honourable Mention: Zack Metcalf
1st Place: Marie-Julie Gagnon
Traveling better: is it really possible?
2nd Place: Marie-Eve Blanchard
Tested and approved 2: Quebec in over 100 extraordinary
3rd Place: Taryn Eyton
Backpacking on Vancouver Island: The Essential Guide to
Honourable Mention: Arlene Karpan and Robin Karpan
Saskatchewan’s Best Scenic Drives
Honourable Mention: Jonny Bierman, Debbie Olsen and Bianca Bujan
Lonely Planet guidebook: British Columbia & The Canadian Rockies
1st Place: Amy Rosen
The Perfect 4 Days in Toronto, According to Locals
2nd Place: Lisa Kadane
Channel Your Inner Jane Goodall at This New Primate Lodge in Uganda
3rd Place: Carol Perehudoff
5 Amazing Impressionist Museums in Paris
Honourable Mention: Carol Heller
This Canadian Hotel Has a Unique Confessional for Guests — Here’s What It’s Like
Honourable Mention: Claudia Laroye
How Women-Led Travel B Corps Are Balancing Profit With Purpose
NATIONAL AWARDS WINNERS
ALL MEDIA FORMS
(for work completed in 2024)
1st Place: Debbie Olsen
“Wonder is Real and it Lives Here” The Most Wintery Place in North America – Unpacked by AFAR, published on Spotify.
Description: Winter is the best time to visit the Yukon territory. Follow one writer as she travels by dog sled and snowmobile, dons snowshoes for a hike through Tombstone Territorial Park and witnesses the beauty of the northern lights and communal reclamation alongside locals. In this episode of Unpacked by Afar, we follow the infamous
2nd Place: Izabela Jaroszynski
Tales from the Dark, published by Northern Soul Magazine.
Description: In the vast northern skies, a cosmic dance unfolds each night, painting a canvas of stars, planets, constellations, and the Aurora Borealis. These celestial wonders have long served as a muse for storytellers, artists, and visionaries, inspiring generations to interpret the mysteries above.
3rd Place: Nancy Bordeleau
Une cocotte dans les bois published by cinqfourchettes.com.
Honourable Mention: Linda Barnard
In the Great Bear Rainforest, a Wild Visit That’s Gentle on the Land published by Food Wine Travel Magazine.
Honourable Mention: Jennifer Bain
The Island That Time Forgot, published by everythingzoomer.com
Description: Just off the coast of Labrador, on historic and beautiful Battle Island, Jennifer Bain indulges in some soul-warming bread rolls.
1st Place: Erica Hargreave
Discovering Indigenous Newfoundland & Labrador while Following in the Footsteps of the Beothuk People, Romancing Travel Magazine.
2nd Place: Amy Rosen
The sap runs deep for Indigenous communities in Quebec using maple syrup, Special Report to the Globe and Mail.
3rd Place: Diane Selkirk
Tse’K’wa National Historic Site, BCMAG
Honourable Mention: Tamara Elliott
Call of the wild resonates throughout Greenland and Labrador, Calgary Herald
Honourable Mention: Claudia Laroye
Flying high: Meet the Métis woman behind Canada’s first Indigenous, woman-owned airline, Adventure.com
NATIONAL AWARDS WINNERS
MULTI MEDIA
(for work completed in 2024)
1st Place: Grown Up Travels by Jane Canapini
2nd Place: Carry On Queen, Mary Charleson
3rd Place: Must Do Canada by Matthew Bailey
Honourable Mention: Paths To Travel by Kateryna Topol
Honourable Mention: A Taste For Travel by Michele Peterson
1st Place: William Tang
Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 – An Elemental Wonder
2nd Place: Solmaz Khosrowshahian
7 Things You Need To Do In New Brunswick
3rd Place: Erin Hynes
Barang Village Community Homestay near Pokhara, Nepal
Honourable Mention: Lynn Elmhirst
Helitour in Search of Emperor Penguins in Antarctica on Scenic Eclipse
Honourable Mention: Stephanie Wallcraft
Let’s fill a Niagara Parks Passport together!
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NATIONAL AWARDS WINNERS
VISUAL
(for work completed in 2024)
1st Place: William Tang
Budda Snowed In
Description: Exposed to the winter elements, Buddha sits calmly and reflectively as the sun peeking through imbues a divine moment of magic a space that blends old traditions with modern precision.
2nd Place: Wing Sze Tang
Splendor in the Sand
Description: I took this photo for my travel feature on Dubai. It ran as a section opener in the Toronto Star on Feb 3, 2024.
3rd Place: Oksana St John
A Dreamy Reflection
Description: The Fogo Island Inn, perched in solitude, bathed in the colours of the fading sky.
Honourable Mention: Julia Weber
A Sunset Journey Through Paracas, Peru
Description: A breathtaking sunset adventure through the rolling dunes of Paracas in Peru. We raced across the golden sands, carving through the landscape until we reached the heart of the dunes. As dusk settled, the soft glow illuminated the rippled dunes, capturing a fleeting moment of motion, light, and untouched beauty.
Honourable Mention: Gemma Taylor
Bear tracks at Nels Bight
Description: Off Track Travel, September 2024
These well defined bear tracks led towards a seal carcass on a remote beach in Cape Scott Provincial Park on Vancouver Island.
1st Place: Justin Max St John
Description: A gaucho, his loyal dog, and a well-trained flock move as one across the windswept plains of Patagonia.
2nd Place: Julia Weber
Living on the Water: An Uros Man and His Reed Boat on Lake Titicaca.
Description: A Uros man navigates Lake Titicaca on a traditional reed boat, showcasing the unique way of life on the floating Uros Islands. Built entirely from Totora Reeds, these islands have been home to the Uros people for centuries, offering refuge from the Incas. On Uros Totino, locals demonstrate how they construct homes, boats, and maintain their islands using these resilient reeds, preserving their rich heritage and connection to the lake.
3rd Place: Jami Savage
Description: On the hunt for the next great shot, Canadian photographer Dave Sanford is captured in action.
Honourable Mention: Ashlyn George
4 Indigenous Experiences to Have as a as a Tourist in Nova Scotia
Description: A Mi’kmaq Elder from Eskasoni First Nation in Eastern Cape Breton Island, Canada shares his culture through a demonstration.
Honourable Mention: Jenn Smith Nelson
At Calgary’s Nupo, Executive Chef Mitsuru Hara crafts an intimate omakase experience.
Description:
At Calgary’s Nupo, Executive Chef Mitsuru Hara crafts an intimate omakase experience where every dish is a work of art, serving just six guests at a time. Swapping eye contact, he creates a personal connection. This hidden gem elevates Calgary’s dynamic culinary scene.
1st Place: Carol Patterson
Politics and Puffin People
2nd Place: Henk Geurts
After the Rain in Orvieto
3rd Place: Justin Max St John
Fire & Ice: Sunsets Over Over Antarctica’s Frozen Giants
Honourable Mention: Justin Max St John
Life On The Ice: Penguins of Antarctica
Honourable Mention: Oksana St John
Grasslands: The Untamed Frontier
