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Reporting and writing
Editorial
Judge: Michele Beacom
- First Place: Facing the Pastoral Challenges of Euthanasia
Author: David Guretzki in Faith Today - Second Place: The Problem with Powerful Men and companion editorial Saints in the Family
Author: Angela Reitsma Bick in Christian Courier Editor: Meghan Kort - Third Place: Timeline of Death
Editor: Paul Schratz in The B.C. Catholic
From the Editor
Judge: Michele Beacom
- First Place: Building Trust
Editor: Jocelyn Bell in Broadview - Second Place: Working Christianly: How can our workplaces better show the fruit of the Spirit?
Authors: Karen Stiller and Bill Fledderus in Faith Today - Third Place: Meeting Them Where They Are
Editor: Evaldo Vincente in Canadian Adventist Messenger
News Story
Judge: Richard Landau
- First Place: Expansion of MAiD to Mental Illness Paused - For One Year
Author: Patricia Paddey in Faith Today - Second Place: Inspired for Mission
Authors: Geoff Moulton, Abbigail Oliver, Ken Ramstead, Giselle Randall and Pamela Richardson in Salvationist - Third Place: His Name was Luke
Author: Gisele McKnight in The New Brunswick Anglican
Feature
Judge: Cynthia Shannon
- First Place: What’s In A Name?
Author: Mary Baxter in Broadview - Second Place: A Theology of Singleness That Isn’t Looking for Its Cure
Author: Karissa Sovdi in Faith Today - Third Place: Walking through destruction
Author: James Driedger in The Messenger (Evangelical Mennonite Conference)
Feature Series
Judge: Casey Korstanje
- First Place: Comfort and Joy?
Authors: Mathew Block, The Reverend Oleksiy Navrotskyy, Bishop Juhana Pohjola and Michelle Heumann and Scott Gamble in The Canadian Lutheran - Second Place: Parents Kids and Faith; Appreciating Small Churches
Authors: Ilana Reimer and Bill Fledderus in Faith Today - Third Place: Archbishop Michael Peers dead at 89; Clergy recall the wisdom and friendship of Michael Peers
Author: Joanne Shurvin-Martin in The Saskatchewan Anglican
Opinion Piece
Judge: Jeanette Levellie
- First Place: On Pain of Death
Authors: James Read and Roland Stettler in Salvationist - Second Place: A Theology of Singleness That Isn’t Looking for Its Cure
Author: Karissa Sovdi in Faith Today - Third Place: Only Jesus can heal our hopelessness
Author: The Reverend Brody Albers in The Saskatchewan Anglican
Column
Judge: Joyce Macias
- First Place: Feeling The Holy Spirit: Roll away the Stones; Decently and in order; An Anglican Charismas Story
Author: The Reverend Gene Packwood in The Saskatchewan Anglican - Second Place: Grace Notes: God’s Beloved, The Thief of Joy and Parting with Privilege
Author: Captain Laura Van Schaick in Salvationist - Third Place: Further In And Higher Up: Robinson Crusoe Christians; When baptism becomes works righteousness; Intellectual Moms and Dads
Author: Layton Friesen in The Messenger (Evangelical Mennonite Conference)
Service Journalism
Judge: Jayne Thurber-Smith
- First Place: Sing a New Song
Author: James Foley in Canada Lutheran, Editor: The Reverend Kenn Ward, Editorial Director: Trina Gallop Blank - Second Place: Christian living in the storm of anxiety: Learning about mental health helps us love our neighbours and ourselves
Author: Andrea Nwabuike in Faith Today - Third Place: Vocations Package
Senior Visual Designer: Inca Siojo-Das in The B.C. Catholic
Media Review
Judge: Vic Thiessen
- First Place: The Resurgence of Mythology’s Forgotten Woman
Author: Rawan Youssef in Broadview - Second Place: Review of the Holy Spirit and the Eagle Feather: The Struggle for Indigenous Pentecostalism in Canada
Author: Adam Stewart in Faith Today - Third Place: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: Messy Heroes in Need of Mercy
Author: The Reverend Ted Giese in The Canadian Lutheran
Biblical Theological Reflection
Judge: Dan Epp-Tiessen
- First Place: Apocalypse Rises
Author: Layton Friesen in The Messenger (Evangelical Mennonite Conference) - Second Place: In the Shadow of the Cross
Author: Donald E. Burke in Salvationist - Third Place: Christmas Peace in a Land of War: Reflections from Ukraine
Author: The Reverend Oleksiy Navrotskyy in The Canadian Lutheran
First Person Account
Judge: Timothy Jaques
- First Place: The Last Letters
Author: Carol Moskot in Broadview - Second Place: Shaped by Hardship: The Story of a Rwandan Genocide Survivor
Author: Angelique Furaha in Canadian Adventist Messenger - Third Place: Sharing Jesus on the Streets of Canada’s Murder Capital
Author: The Reverend Daniel W. Barr in The Canadian Lutheran
Biographical Profile
Judge: Sandra Coulson
- First Place: Sun Dancer, Matriarch, Priest
Author: Emilie Theresa Smith in Broadview - Second Place: Breaking Down Walls
Author: Giselle Randall; Editor: Ken Ramstead in Faith & Friends - Third Place: Deacon Michael Jackson contributed much to the Church, military, society; Memories of Deacon Michael Jackson
Author: Joanne Shurvin-Martin in The Saskatchewan Anglican
Interview
Judge: Kimberly Petrinchuk
- First Place: Shining a New Light
Author: Anne Thériault in Broadview - Second Place: Community Care for the Common Good
Interviewer: Dr. Anna Robbins; Interviewee: Dr. Robert Strang; Editor: Carley Lee from Acadia Divinity College - Third Place: Interview with Stephen Sauer
Editor: The Reverend Kenn Ward; Editorial Director: Trina Gallop Blank in Canada Lutheran
Headline
Judge: Mike Strathdee
- First Place: The prosperity gospel hates disabled people, but God doesn’t
Editor: Angela Reitsma Bick in Christian Courier - Second Place: On (not) getting things done: The pandemic taught me a new measure of time
Author: Jen Pollock Michel in Faith Today - Third Place: Bouquets of Love: offering the lonely blooms instead of tombs
Editor: Paul Schratz in The B.C. Catholic
Poetry
Judge: Carley Lee
- First Place: One Day
Author: Lesley-Anne Evans in Faith Today - Second Place: The Veil
Author: Ruth Marie Paterson in Love Is Moving - Third Place: As a Red-Headed Finch Alights at the Feeder
Author: D.S. Martin in Christian Courier
Graphics
Photo
Judge: Simon Chambers
- First Place: Val Waldron, Unsung Heroes
Photographer: Shlomi Amiga in Broadview - Second Place: Community Care for the Common Good
Photographer: Nicole Lapierre Photography for Acadia Divinity College - Third Place: Saskatoon cathedral hosts moon art exhibition
Photographer: Derwyn Crozier-Smith in The Saskatchewan Anglican
Photo Essay – Magazine
Judge: Simon Chambers
- First Place: Abundant Springs
Photos: Brayden Schinkel in The Messenger (Evangelical Mennonite Conference)
Layout Design: Betty Ramones - Second Place: Unsung Heroes
Photographer: Shlomi Amiga in Broadview - Third Place: Canada Lutheran
Designer: Catherine Crivici in inSight (July/August 2023)
Editor: The Reverend Kenn Ward
Editorial Director: Trina Gallop Blank
Photo Essay – Newspaper
Judge: Simon Chambers
No Third-Place award given
- First Place: Retired Clergy Tea
Artist/Designer, Editor and Photographer: Gisele McKnight in The New Brunswick Anglican - Second Place: Eucatastrophe in the Holy Land
Artist: Sliman Mansour in Christian Courier
Photographers: Ineke Metcalf, ActiveSkills and Leanne VanderMeer
Editor: Angela Reitsma Bick
Original Artwork
Judge: Petra Zantingh
- First Place: Broadview for Religion in Canada
Artist: Romain Lasser - Second Place: Christian Courier for Gone Fishing
Author: Amanda Le Blanc - Third Place: Faith Today for Cover image for Flourishing Workplaces (Supplemented by inside illustrations)
Artist: Daniel Castiñeiras
Front Cover – Magazine – Circulation under 10,000
Judge: Sasha Premchandani
- First Place: Acadia Divinity College for Community Care for the Common Good in ADC Today (Winter 2023)
Photographer: Nicole Lapierre Photography
Designer: Alivelihood Branding & Design - Second Place: Salvationist for INSPIRE (September/October 2023)
Photographers: Steve Nelson and Mark Yan
Designer: Lisa Suroso - Third Place: The Messenger (Evangelical Mennonite Conference) July/August 2023 Cover
Photo: Brayden Schinkel
Layout Design: Rebecca Roman
Front Cover – Magazine – Circulation above 10,000
Judge: Sasha Premchandani
- First Place: Canadian Adventist Messenger for Shaped by Hardship (August 2023)
Graphic Designer: Aimee Perez - Second Place: Broadview for Religion in Canada (June 2023)
Designer: Carol Moskot - Third Place: Faith & Friends for Breaking Down Walls (September/October 2023)
Designer: Lisa Suroso
Photographer: Connie Donlon
Front Page – Newspaper
Judge: Saskia Rowley
*Tie for First Place*
- First Place: The New Brunswick Anglican for December 2023, Front Page
Editor: Gisele McKnight - First Place: The Saskatchewan Anglican
February 2023, Front Page
Designer: Jason Antonio - Second Place: The B.C. Catholic
Heaven on Earth
Photographer: Nicolas Elbers
Senior Visual Designer: Inca Siojo Das
*Tie for Third Place*
- Third Place: Christian Courier for June 5, 2023, Front Page
Artist: Maaike VanderMeer
Designer: Kevin Tamming - Third Place: Crosstalk for December 2023, Front Page
Designer: Jane Waterston
Feature Layout & Design Magazine - Circulation under 10,000
Judge: Sasha Premchandani
- First Place: Salvationist for INSPIRED for Mission
Designer: Lisa Suroso - Second Place: Canada Lutheran for Congregational Health
Designer: Catherine Crivici
Editor: The Reverend Kenn Ward Editorial Director: Trina Gallop Blank - Third Place: Ross Muir for Dispatches from the front lines
Designer: Ross Muir
Feature Layout & Design – Magazine – Circulation above 10,000
Judge: Sasha Premchandani
- First Place: Canadian Adventist Messenger for Shaped by Hardships: The Story of a Rwandan Genocide Survivor
Graphic Designer: Aimee Perez - Second Place: Broadview for A Different Mary
Designer: Carol Moskot - Third Place: Faith & Friends for Blanketed with Love
Designer: Lisa Suroso
Editor: Ken Ramstead
Feature Layout & Design – Newspaper
Judge: Saskia Rowley
- First Place: The B.C. Catholic for St. Lilo
Senior Visual Designer: Inca Siojo-Das - Second Place: Crosstalk for Saying goodbye to St. Martin’s
Designer: Jane Waterston - Third Place: The Saskatchewan Anglican for Another busy, exciting season at Camp Harding comes to an end
Designer: Jason Antonio
Digital and Integrated Media
Marketing Campaign (a) – Public Relations, Marketing or Fundraising Campaign
Judge: Gayle Goossen
*First Place award only*
- First Place: Broadview for Best in Class – Marketing Campaign
Author: Trisha Elliott
Marketing Campaign (b) – Social Media Campaign
Judge: Gayle Goossen
*First Place award only*
- First Place: Faith Today for Before It’s Too Late: Stop MAiD for Mental Illness
Social media coordinator: Sammy Kyereme
Video content producer: Brian Lopez
Audio or Video Interview
Judge: Angela Reitsma Bick
*No Third-Place award given*
- First Place: Faith Today for Finding Light in the Darkness with Philip Yancey
Interviewer: Karen Stiller
Video Editor: Brian Lopez - Second Place: Salvationist for Reading the Bible from an Indigenous Perspective
Host: Kristin Ostensen
Production: Lisa Suroso
Social Media Post
Judge: Jon Brandt
*First Place award only*
- First Place: Faith Today for Promo for July/August 2023 Issue
Producer and Videographer: Brian Lopez
Blog
Judge: The Reverend Andrew Rampton
*First Place award only*
- First Place: Faith Today for How Tim Keller Changed My Life; Pope Benedict XVI: A Reflection; A requiem for the living: How grief and gratitude mix
Editors: Bill Fledderus and Karen Stiller
Video Production
Judge: D. Michael Hostetler
*No Third-Place award given*
- First Place: Faith Today for Church in Community Episode 4: Uniting neighbours with community popup barbecues
Videographer, producer and editor: Brian Lopez - Second Place: Salvationist for Remembrance Day 2023: Last Post and Reveille
Video Producer: Rui Feliz
Podcast
Judge: David Balzer
- First Place: Broadview for And Also Some Women
Hosts: Junia Joplin and Anne Thériault - Second Place: Salvationist for Salvationist Podcast
Host: Kristin Ostensen Producer: Lisa Suroso - Third Place: The Messenger (Evangelical Mennonite Conference) for The Armchair Anabaptist
Co-Hosts: Kevin Wiebe and Jesse Penner
E-Newsletter
Judge: Jon Brandt
- First Place: Christian Courier for Our Canadian Notre Dame moment; The problem with powerful men; The courage to show your face
Authors: Maaike VanderMeer, Meghan Kort and Angela Reitsma Bick
Editor: Meghan Kort - Second Place: Broadview for Best of the Week
Authors: Christina Jung and Sherlyn Assam - Third Place: Salvationist for Salvationist E-Newsletter –The Voice of the Army
Editor: Kristin Ostensen
Designer: Emily Pedlar
General Excellence – Website
Judge: Carson Samson
- First Place: Broadview
Editors: Emma Prestwich, Christina Jung and Sherlyn Assam
Designers: Strategic Content Labs and Pixel Studioz - Second Place: Salvationist
Editors: Geoff Moulton; Abbigail Oliver; Kristin Ostensen; Ken Ramstead; Giselle Randall and Pamela Richardson
Designers: Rivonny Luchas; Emily Pedlar and Lisa Suroso - Third Place: The B.C. Catholic
Editor: Paul Schratz
General Excellence – Magazine
Judge: Aiden Enns
- First Place: Faith Today for January/February, May/June, November/December 2023 Issues
Editors: Karen Stiller and Bill Fledderus
Designer: Janice Van Eck - Second Place: Broadview for January/February, April/May and June 2023 Issues
Broadview Staff and Contributors - Third Place: Canada Lutheran for March, September and December 2023
Designer: Catherine Crivici
Editor: The Reverend Kenn Ward
Editorial Director: Trina Gallop Blank
General Excellence – Newspaper
Judge: Rick MacLean
- First Place: The New Brunswick Anglican for September, October and December 2023 Issues
Author, Artist, Designer and Editor: Gisele McKnight - Second Place: The Saskatchewan Anglican for February, May and October Issues
Designer: Jason Antonio - Third Place: Crosstalk for March, November and December Issues
Editor: Leigh Anne Williams
General Excellence – Institutional Publication
Judge: Larry Cornies
- First Place: Salvationist - "INSPIRE" Conference and Congress Commemorative Photobook
Authors: Geoff Moulton, Abbigail Oliver, Ken Ramstead, Gisele Randall and Pamela Richardson Desinger: Lisa Suroso - Second Place: Vancouver School of Thelogy - Perspectives magazine (Issue 80)
Editor & Creative Director: Christopher Sandford Beck Copy Editors: Adam Hartsock, Peter Nosco and Rachel Shi - Third Place: Resound (Redeemer University Magazinne) Spring and Fall 2023 Issues Redeemer University
- Honourable Mention: Acadia Divinity College ADC Annual Designer: Berdene Owen, Alivelihood Branding & Design Content: ADC Team
A.C. Forest Memorial Award – Circulation under 10,000
Judge: The Reverend Hollis Hiscock
- First Place: Canada Lutheran for A commitment to reconciliation and racial justice
Author: Sarah Malina
Editor: The Reverend Kenn Ward
Editorial Director: Trina Gallop Blank - Honourable Mention: The New Brunswick Anglican
Outflow Ministry turns to tiny home construction
Author: Gisele McKnight
A.C. Forest Memorial Award – Circulation above 10,000
Judge: The Reverend Hollis Hiscock
- First Place: Broadview for Keeping Faith on Death Row
Author: David Wilson - Honourable Mention: Faith Today for Healthy Sexuality: Critics call churches to improve discussions of sex without shame
Author: Ilana Reimer
Student Award: Sponsored by Faith Today and Love Is Moving
Judge: Ken Ramstead
- First Place: Faith Today for A Place to Flourish: Expert insights on healthy work culture for Christian workplaces
Author: Matthew Neugebauer - Second Place: Christian Courier for What Matters?
Authors: Robin Bick and Alba Bick
If there are any discrepancies between the above list and the PDF below, the PDF is the official record.