Awards
Ottawa Citizen’s Glen McGregor and Postmedia News’ Stephen Maher have won the 2013 Canadian Hillman Prize for their investigative reporting on the use of robocalls to disrupt and suppress voting during the 2011 federal election. The judges also gave honourable mention to Victoria Times Colonist’s Katie DeRosa and Edmonton Journal’s Elise Stolte.
The Hamilton Spectator dominated the Ontario Newspaper Awards nominations with 21 finalists, followed by the Windsor Star with 16 nods and the Waterloo Region Record with 15. The winners will be announced on April 27 in Waterloo.
J-Source has the full list of National Newspaper Award nominees with links to the nominated works. The winners for all 22 categories will be announced at an awards ceremony in Ottawa at the Canadian War Museum on May 3. Winners will receive cheques for $1,000 and a certificate of award.
The Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom is accepting nominations for a journalist who made a significant contribution to promoting free speech.
Briarpatch is pleased to announce our first annual creative writing contest! We are now accepting submissions of original, unpublished writing in the categories of short fiction and creative non-fiction (memoir, personal essay, literary journalism). With award-winning author Lee Maracle as our judge and $600 in cash prizes to give away, this opportunity is not to be missed! The deadline for entry is December 1, 2011. For full contest details check out briarpatchmagazine.com
Applications are now being accepted for the inaugural R. James Travers Foreign Corresponding Fellowship which will provide major funding to a journalist each year who wants to pursue a major story overseas.
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