Important Dates

Call for Entries Open: January 6, 2012
Call for Entries Early-bird Deadline: January 27, 2012
Call for Entries Deadline: February 3, 2012
Nominees Announcement: May 3, 2012
Credit Change Deadline: May 8, 2012

Early-bird Tickets: May 3 - May 18, 2012
Gala: June 7, 2012

 


Illustration by Blair Kelly.

Photo Gallery

Photos from the 57th Annual KRW Awards Gala taken on June 7, 2011. Higher resolution version are available.  [VIEW]

 

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Acknowledgements

We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund of the Department of Canadian Heritage for this program.

The nominees are...

The Canadian Business Press (CBP) and Magazines Canada announced the 58thannual Kenneth R. Wilson (KRW) Awards nominations, including the three finalists for the prestigious Magazine of the Year.

Press Release: English Français
PDF List of Nominees

From more than 600 individual entries nationwide, the KRW Awards’ 88 volunteer judges nominated a total of 152 submissions from 57 different Canadian business-to-business publications for awards in 20 written, visual and special categories. The Gold, Silver and Honourable Mention awards will be presented at The Carlu in Toronto on June 7, 2012 at the 58thannual Kenneth R. Wilson Awards gala, presented by CDS Global. Tickets are on sale now.

The three finalists for the Magazine of the Year award are

Alberta Oil
Marketing
Retail News

In the special category Website of the Year, the 3 finalists are:

canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca (Canadian Healthcare Network)
finance-investissement.com (Finance et Investissement)
universityaffairs.ca (University Affairs)

 

The magazines vying for the special award Best Issue of 2011 are CAmagazine, Canadian Capital, Canadian Grocer, Marketing, Precedent, Retail News and University Affairs.

In the special category Best Cover the nominees are Alberta Oil, Canadian Grocer, Canadian Underwriter, Fire Fighting in Canada, Foodservice & Hospitality, Marketing, National and University Affairs.

Top Nominated Magazines for the 58th annual KRW Awards:
 

Magazine

Written

Visual

Special

Total

CAmagazine

7

6

1

14

Marketing

8

1

3

12

Les Affaires

9

2

0

11

Alberta Oil

2

3

2

7

National

4

2

1

7

Precedent

2

3

1

6

University Affairs

0

3

3

6

Canadian Grocer

3

0

2

5

L'actualité médicale

5

0

0

5

OHS Canada

5

0

0

5


About the KRW Awards

The Kenneth R. Wilson Awards will be co-produced by the Canadian Business Press and Magazines Canada. This partnership continues to provide a broader, deeper and more truly national platform for the celebration of bilingual excellence in Canada's business publishing.

The KRW Awards program is open to all specialized business-to-business media written and produced in Canada in either English and/or French, regardless of association membership. Editorial staff, contributors, freelancers, designers and people engaged in co-operative efforts with the publication may enter. They do not need to be full-time employees of the publication/or web site. 

 

Gala Tickets

Join us on June 7, 2012 at the historic Carlu at Yonge & College in Toronto. The Carlu—elegant, sophisticated, distinguished—is the perfect backdrop for celebrating the very best in the Canadian B2B industry. 

Doors Open: 4pm
Awards Presentation 4:30pm
Reception & Hors d’œuvres: 6pm

The evening will entertain, inspire and pay tribute to the shining example set by Ken Wilson. Don’t miss it! 

Tickets are on sale now.

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