Past Winners

2021 Winners

Design: Media Website

First Place

Spine: The Varsity’s Winter 2020 Edition

By: Stephanie Bai and Julie Shi, University of Toronto

Second Place

Emerge Web Magazine

By: Kedice Jones, Navreen Aulakh, Fiona Li-Duong, Zabdel Salandanan and Zoya Rahim, University of Guelph-Humber

Design: Advertising, Marketing, or Promotional Material

First Place

“The Help”

By: Vishnuga Rajalingam, University of Guelph-Humber

Second Place

“Magista”

By: Malik Assaf, Fanshawe College

Design: Print News of Feature Story

First Place

“Afrofuturism: The Tool of Reclamation of the African Diaspora”

By: Karisa Simon, University of Guelph-Humber

Second Place

“Norouz under quarantine”

By: Sara Mizannojehdehi, Carleton University

Design: Public Relations or Marketing Campaign

First Place

“Emerge: Unknown”

Kaela Johnson, Alena Blanes, Julia Boncoddo, Celia Commisso,Cassandra Constantinou, Danya Elsayed,
Andreya Klobucar, Mahleej Raja and Caryssa Razionale, University of Guelph-Humber

Second Place

“Madawaska Adventures Outdoor Gear and Clothing Internal Communications Plan”

By: Luxshana Sivaneswaran and Gustavo Lopes, Humber College

Photojournalism

First Place

Second Place

“Plastic”

By: Alex Bowman, Loyalist College

Commercial/Creative Photography

First Place

“Hands of time”

By: Trina Stewart, Fanshawe College

Second Place

“Turn that frown upside down”

By: Jane Diokpo, University of British Columbia

Video Documentary

First Place

“Unbeatable”

By: Alex “Cosmo” Lutz, Aniket Sawant and Renat Absalyamov, Fanshawe College

Second Place

“The mad scientist of Hubbards”

By: Lucy Harnish and Feleshia Chandler, University of King’s College

Video Short

First Place

“Give me a break”

By: Jacqueline Ohm, MacEwan University:

“Witnessing wildlife”

By: Sarah Ford, McGill University:

Second Place

“The #takejamesmcgilldown movement”

By: Alexandre Hinton, McGill University

Audio Storytelling

First Place

“Less than proud: Historic racism in Canada”

By: Taranpreet Ahluwalia, Sean-Michael Guikpa, Brendan Nickels, Faye Huynh and Thomas Keroglidis, Humber College

Second Place

“British Columbians sing in solidarity”

By: Serena Renner, University of British Columbia

Multimedia Production

First Place

“CHOICES: A cerebral palsy story”

By: Andrea Wong, Blaise Kemna, Kyra Bird and Hailey Payne, Mount Royal University

Second Place

“Through the looking glass”

By: Dina Dong, University of Toronto

Written Word: News Story

First Place

Second Place

“Local TV show The Magicians goes green behind the scenes”

By: Serena Renner, University of British Columbia

Written Word: Feature Story

First Place

Second Place

Written Word: Editorial or Column

First Place

Second Place

“Op-ed: Dear Trinity College, do better — address anti-Black racism now”

By: Martha Taylor, Lydia Angarso and Shantel Watson, University of Toronto

2021 Finalists

Design: Media Website

The Guide to UBC

By: Lua Presidio, David Kao and Keegan Landrigan, University of British Columbia

 

Emerge Web Magazine

By: Kedice Jones, Navreen Aulakh, Fiona Li-Duong, Zabdel Salandanan and Zoya Rahim, University of Guelph-Humber

 

Spooky Scara

By: Cara Nickerson, Mohawk College

 

Spine: The Varsity’s Winter 2020 Edition

By: Stephanie Bai and Julie Shi, University of Toronto:

Design: Advertising, Marketing, or Promotional Material

Emerge: We Are Digital

By: Dominic Balasta, University of Guelph-Humber

 

Yearbook

By: Ivan Angelovski, Conestoga College

 

The Help

By: Vishnuga Rajalingam, University of Guelph-Humber

 

Magista

By: Malik Assaf, Fanshawe College

 

League of Legends

By: Joy Xu, McMaster University

Design: Print News or Feature Story

Something I missed in a split between two

By: Lua Presidio and Elizabeth Wang, University of British Columbia:

 

Afrofuturism: The Tool of Reclamation of the African Diaspora

By: Karisa Simon, University of Guelph-Humber

 

The power of preparation

By: Mackenzie Boers, University of Guelph-Humber

 

It’s food for thought – not food or thought

By: Michelle Weremczuk, MacEwan University

 

Norouz under quarantine

By: Sara Mizannojehdehi, Carleton University

Public Relations or Marketing Campaign

Buzz Tour Co. Integrated Marketing and Public Relations Campaign

By: Magdelena Oskam, Conestoga College

 

Madawaska Adventures Outdoor Gear and Clothing Internal Communications Plan

By: Luxshana Sivaneswaran and Gustavo Lopes, Humber College

 

Emerge: Unknown

By: Kaela Johnson, Alena Blanes, Julia Boncoddo, Celia Commisso, Cassandra Constantinou, Danya Elsayed, Andreya Klobucar, Mahleej Raja and Caryssa Razionale, University of Guelph-Humber

 

Madawaska Adventures Communications Plan

By: Michel Johnson-Figueredo, Shania Rohr, Kianna Houben, Tuan Hoang Le and Ricardo Fartura, Humber College

 

Global Alliance Worldwide Chauffeured Services Integrated Communications Plan

By: Karan Bhandari, Conestoga College

Photojournalism

Plastic

By: Alex Bowman, Loyalist College

 

Unsightly Characteristics

By: Branden Dwyer, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design

 

Photographing Ottawa’s Protests in 2020: A Collection of Work

By: Spencer Colby, Carleton University

 

In Photos: The empty public places of my hometown

By: Jadine Ngan, University of Toronto

 

From Hong Kong to Toronto: musings from travelling during COVID-19

By: Nathan Ching, University of Toronto

Creative/Commercial Photography

Performance: Gender

By: Yiru Wang and Lua Presidio, University of British Columbia

 

No escape

By: Gary Krakower, Fanshawe College

 

Turn that frown upside down

By: Jane Diokpo, University of British Columbia

 

Phantom touch

By: Katelyn Snell, University of British Columbia

 

Hands of time

By: Trina Stewart, Fanshawe College

Video Documentary

Hawkers

By: Suleiman Yakub, University of Regina

 

Life means life: A father’s fight for justice

By: Nathan Sing, Sheehan Desjardins and Ben Hargreaves, Ryerson University

 

The mad scientist of Hubbards

By: Lucy Harnish and Feleshia Chandler, University of King’s College

 

Unbeatable

By: Alex “Cosmo” Lutz, Aniket Sawant and Renat Absalyamov, Fanshawe College

 

The cloth that holds us together

By: Katie Hoang, University of British Columbia

Video Short

Keep bringing it: A video feature on Sportsnet’s Donnovan Bennett

By: Lukas Weese and Kaj Larsen, Centennial College

 

The girl doesn’t die in this one

By: Kaila Paradis, MacEwan University

 

Give me a break

By: Jacqueline Ohm, MacEwan University

 

The #takejamesmcgilldown movement

By: Alexandre Hinton, McGill University

 

Witnessing wildlife

By: Sarah Ford, McGill University

Audio Storytelling

British Columbians sing in solidarity

By: Serena Renner, University of British Columbia

 

InChoir T.O.

By: Meredith Omstead and Akrit Michael, Centennial College

 

Less than proud: Historic racism in Canada

By: Taranpreet Ahluwalia, Sean-Michael Guikpa, Brendan Nickels, Faye Huynh and Thomas Keroglidis, Humber College

 

Uhodi

By: David Sporich, Jonathan Camacho and Mike Davey, Humber College

 

Becoming Zoe

By: Gracie Brison, Ryerson University

Multimedia Production

CHOICES: A cerebral palsy story

By: Andrea Wong, Blaise Kemna, Kyra Bird and Hailey Payne, Mount Royal University

 

Reaching: Environment, climate justice and politics in Alberta

By: Terry Smith and Colleen Copley, MacEwan University

 

Through the looking glass

By: Dina Dong, University of Toronto

 

T• Community Winter 2020

Students in Feature Writing and Boosting Media Techniques, Ryerson University

Devyn Mackenzie, Moe Ali, Hesham Ali, Taylor Fitzpatrick, Danielle Orr, Paolo Pagcanlugan, Menna Shawky, Shivyoshita Sood and Keitha Sims-Korba, Sheridan College: Fair Play: Women in Sport

Written Word: News Story

East Hastings neighbourhood loses beloved thrift store as development ramps up

By: Zoe Yunker, University of British Columbia

 

Miracle on Bay Street

By: Urooj Khan, University of Guelph-Humber

 

Carleton researcher pilots 3D-printed animal models for mating research

By: Pascale Malenfant, Carleton University

 

Local TV show The Magicians goes green behind the scenes

By: Serena Renner, University of British Columbia

 

Students express privacy and security concerns over proctoring software

By: Mark Colley, Carleton University

Written Word: Feature Story

Written Word: Editorial or Column

The Vancouver Mural Festival continues to paint over its gentrification

By: Madeleine Chan, Simon Fraser University

 

Jasna’s ‘burek’ is a pie to die for

By: Ivan Angelovski, Conestoga College

 

Opinion: Until Canada has stats on police brutality, anecdotes of the Black experience won’t suffice

By: Reanna Julien and Pascale Malenfant, Carleton University

 

Op-ed: Dear Trinity College, do better — address antiBlack racism now

By: Martha Taylor, Lydia Angarso and Shantel Watson, University of Toronto

 

Editorial: Lacking centralization, tuition transparency — U of T’s 2020 COVID-19 response falls short

By: Ibnul Chowdhury, University of Toronto:

2020 Winners

Photojournalism

First Place

Duchenne

By: Andrej Ivanov, Loyalist College

Second Place

Walk for the future

By: Lief Garrett, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

Commercial/Creative Photography

First Place

Harmonic Balconies

By: Majid Jahanmiri, Fanshawe College

Second Place

Beneath the Shallows

By: Maia Clare Fisher, University of Guelph-Humber

Audio Storytelling

First Place

One Hundred Steps – A Story of Depression

By: Giles Tingey, Humber College

Second Place

The Cold Ground

By: Andrea McGuire, Ben Bogstie, Kristina Pappas and Alexandra Skultety, University of King’s College

Written Word: News Story

First Place

Second Place

Written Word: Feature Story

First Place

Second Place

Still no proper signage for wheelchair access at Halifax courthouse

By: Julian Abraham, University of King’s College

Written Word: Editorial or Column

First Place

Enough is enough, this is an emergency: U of T must immediately address its mental health crisis

Josie Kao, Angela Feng, Adam Lam and Ibnul Chowdhury, University of Toronto

Second Place

Why an egg is Instagram’s most-liked photo

Josh Granovsky, Queen’s University

Video Documentary

First Place

Drained: An Investigation Into Drinking Water, Health and Money

By: Nathan Meyer, Joseph Bernacki, Dominique Head, Kayleen Sawatzky, Rigel Smith and Ethan Williams, University of Regina

Second Place

Yes, It Happened.

By: Maya Bhikhu, Angelica Dimerin, Carla Triolo, Mario Adlaf and Leonardo Yokhana, University of Guelph-Humber

Video Short

First Place

Disappearing Hong Kong (Hong Kong 360: Season 2)

By: Hong Kong 360 Team, Ryerson University School of Journalism/FCAD

Second Place

Attention Intention

By: Reid Whelton, MacEwan University

Public Relations

First Place

Efficiency for Impact

By: Rachel Rehkopf, Conestoga College

Second Place

Bring back play, the Skootle Box way!

By: Sarah Fullerton, Conestoga College

Multimedia Production

First Place

The Fish (You Don’t Know) You Eat
Global Reporting Team, University of British Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism

Second Place

How to create a sustainable wardrobe

Alyssa Alibaksh, Amanda Naccarato, Emma Siegel and Keerthiga Vijayapalan, University of Guelph-Humber

Design: Media Website

First Place

Emerge 2019 Web Magazine

By: Samantha La Verde, Michelle Jachna, Zabrina Bolasco, Megan Stoddart, Matthew Sexsmith and Katelyn O’Brien, University of Guelph-Humber

Second Place

The Varsity Magazine

By: Nikhi Bhambra and Stephanie Zhang, University of Toronto

Design: Print Magazine or Cover

First Place

Emerge Magazine Cover 2019

Kianna Gram and Victoria Doudoumis, University of Guelph-Humber

Second Place

The Money Issue

Tim Austen and Tobin Ng, Carleton University

Design: Print News or Feature

First Place

Letters from Strangers

By: Pearl Cao, Andy Takagi, Keith Cheng, Angela Fu and Dina Dong, University of Toronto

Second Place

How to Make it as a Freelancer

By: Kianna Gram, University of Guelph-Humber

Design: Print News or Feature

First Place

Letters from Strangers

By: Pearl Cao, Andy Takagi, Keith Cheng, Angela Fu and Dina Dong, University of Toronto

Second Place

How to Make it as a Freelancer

By: Kianna Gram, University of Guelph-Humber

2020 Finalists

Photojournalism

Duchenne

By: Andrej Ivanov, Loyalist College

Trudeau the night before election

By: Jesse Boily, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

Diwali Celebration

By: Kendra Marshall, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

Climate in Action

By: Salomon Benrimoh, University of British Columbia

Walk for the future

By: Lief Garrett, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

Commercial/Creative Photography

Moments

By: Aaron Wilmot, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

A Line is a Dot that Went for a Walk

By: Connie Li, University of British Columbia

Hecate

By: Theodora Mitrakos, Seneca College

Beneath the Shallows

By: Maia Clare Fisher, University of Guelph-Humber

Harmonic Balconies

By: Majid Jahanmiri, Fanshawe College

A Shade of Grey: Finding Balance

By: Megan Monteiro, University of Guelph-Humber

Audio Storytelling

The Cold Ground

By: Andrea McGuire, Ben Bogstie, Kristina Pappas and Alexandra Skultety, University of King’s College

Making the Private Public: Challenges of Covering Sexual Assault

By: Ethan Lycan-Lang, Dayne Patterson and Leslie Amminson, University of King’s College

One Hundred Steps – A Story of Depression

By: Giles Tingey, Humber College

Satan in the Nation: A New Perspective

By: Keith Bennett, KC Hoard, Gavin Lopez-Smith and Siena Domaradzki-Kim, Carleton University

Music and colour

By: Menaka Raman-Wilms, Carleton University

Written Word: News Story

Still no proper signage for wheelchair access at Halifax courthouse

By: Julian Abraham, University of King’s College

Fires a ‘thank you gift’

By: Patrick Penner, Langara College

Video Documentary

Hush Hush

By: Celine Grimard, University of Regina

Burning Within

By: Harrison Brooks, Alexa Lawlor and Brendan Ellis, University of Regina

Yes, It Happened.

By: Maya Bhikhu, Angelica Dimerin, Carla Triolo, Mario Adlaf and Leonardo Yokhana, University of Guelph-Humber

Drained: An Investigation Into Drinking Water, Health and Money

By: Nathan Meyer, Joseph Bernacki, Dominique Head, Kayleen Sawatzky, Rigel Smith and Ethan Williams, University of Regina

The Survival of Art

By: Tyler Young, Hajer Mustafa, Jor-El Payne, Sara Mohamadi and Dominic Balasta, University of Guelph-Humber

Video Short

What is Sexual Assault?

By: Adeline Piercy, MacEwan University

Grounded

By: Andrée Desrochers and Alicia Lakey, MacEwan University

Disappearing Hong Kong (Hong Kong 360: Season 2)

By: Hong Kong 360 Team, Ryerson University School of Journalism/FCAD

Left in The Cold

By: Bailey Moreton, Kasey Kirkup and Michael Smith, Carleton University

Attention Intention

By: Reid Whelton, MacEwan University

Public Relations

Nike KinectRUN Product Launch Request for Proposal

By: Kaela Johnson, Danya Elsayed, Mahleej Raja, Celia Commisso and Michelle Vu, University of Guelph-Humber

Extinction 6.0: Earth on the Edge

By: Maria Madden and Courtney McDonough, Humber College

Efficiency for Impact

By: Rachel Rehkopf, Conestoga College

Bring back play, the Skootle Box way!

By: Sarah Fullerton, Conestoga College

Best Strategies for Upcoming Creative Tourism Developments

By: Sarah K. Miller, Thompson Rivers University

Multimedia Production

How to create a sustainable wardrobe

Alyssa Alibaksh, Amanda Naccarato, Emma Siegel and Keerthiga Vijayapalan, University of Guelph-Humber

Sinking Deeper

By: Asuka Lapierre, University of Guelph-Humber

The Fish (You Don’t Know) You Eat
Global Reporting Team, University of British Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism

The Stride of Her Shoes

By: Sarah Green, Rose De Souza, Isabelle Bennett and Andi Endruhn, Mount Royal University

The Phantom of the Ottawa Little Theatre

By: Michelle Liang and Mia Jensen, Carleton University

The Cotton Problem

By: Mika Ellah Lopez Morales, Mount Royal University

Design: Print Magazine or Cover

The Money Issue

Tim Austen and Tobin Ng, Carleton University

Emerge Magazine Cover 2019

Kianna Gram and Victoria Doudoumis, University of Guelph-Humber

Anonymity

Pearl Cao, University of Toronto

Design: Print News or Feature

Do you agree to the terms and conditions?

By: Josh Granovsky and Sophia Yang, Queen’s University

Letters from Strangers

By: Pearl Cao, Andy Takagi, Keith Cheng, Angela Fu and Dina Dong, University of Toronto

Drag: A Misunderstood Art

By: Steven Chang and Austin Everett, Langara College

How to Make it as a Freelancer

By: Kianna Gram, University of Guelph-Humber

Latte Arts

By: Nhung Pham, Humber College

Design: Media Website

The Varsity Magazine

By: Nikhi Bhambra and Stephanie Zhang, University of Toronto

Emerge Events 

By: Kay Evans-Stocks, Amira Arshad, Sydney Gang, Kateland Galingan and Abel Moolakkattu, University of Guelph-Humber

The Charlatan

Victor Ubaru, Carleton University

Emerge 2019 Web Magazine

By: Samantha La Verde, Michelle Jachna, Zabrina Bolasco, Megan Stoddart, Matthew Sexsmith and Katelyn O’Brien, University of Guelph-Humber

2019 Winners

Written Word

 

First Place

The lonely Goddess: A lost memory of Tiananmen hides in plain sight on UBC campus

By: Zak Vescera, University of British Columbia

 

Second Place

Stubborn Baseline

By: Moira Wyton, University of British Columbia

Videography

First Place

Alter

By: Caitlin Taylor, Janelle Blakley, Kyrsten Stringer, Kyle Griffin and Reza Golzadeh, University of Regina

 

Second Place

Citizens responding to the opioid crisis

By: Jonathan Ventura and Annie Rueter, University of British Columbia

Multimedia Production

 

First Place

Stuck

By: Sophie Gray, Alexander Kim, Emma Loy, Holly McKenzie-Sutter, Alex Migdal, Sharon Nadeem, Andrew Seal and Aryn Strickland, University of British Columbia

 

Second Place

Hong Kong 360

By: Bianca Bharti, Adam Chen, Josh Cameron, Stephanie Liu, Tiffany Lam, Aurora Zboch, Camila Gonzalez, Celina Gallardo, Declan Keogh, Katie Swyers and Adjani N.Toussom, Ryerson University

Photography

 

First Place

Bursting At The Seams

By: Casey Wiginton, Fanshawe College

 

Second Place

Flour Girl

By: Jordyn Keller, Langara College

Audio Storytelling

 

First Place

Breaking Expectations

By: Rayane Sabbagh, Curtis Larson and Robyn Welsh, Mount Royal University

 

Second Place

Twenty Years On: The Kosovo Refugees

By: Robyn Simon, Ava Coulter, Julia-Simone Rutgers and Cary Churchill, University of King’s College

Public Relations

 

First Place

Building Our Community, One Child at a Time

By: Annette Hynes, Conestoga College

 

Second Place

HideSeek Media Kit

By: Nicole Rosenberg and Johanna Epstein, Humber College

 

By: Marissa Watkin, Conestoga College

 

Design: Print Magazine Cover or Spread

 

First Place

The Weed Issue

By: Troy Lawrence, Angela Fu and Pearl Cao, University of Toronto

 

Second Place

Success

By: Jake Bowen, Lesia Kostiw, Kelsey Narayan, Sara Novia and Carmen Wong, University of Guelph-Humber

 

Unapologetically Indigenous

By: Elham Numan, Piyumi Konara and Pearl Cao, University of Toronto

Design: Online News Site or Magazine

 

First Place

Emerge Magazine 2018

University of Guelph-Humber

 

Second Place

The Varsity Magazine

University of Toronto

2019 Finalists

Written Word

 

Mind the gender gap: Women in STEM

By: Carmen Wong, University of Guelph-Humber

 

My pharmacist turned out to be a sexual predator 

By: Marina Shenfield, MacEwan University

 

B.C. school holds traditional naming ceremonies for Sto:Lo youth

By: Ryan Patrick Jones and Kallan Lyons, University of British Columbia

Videography

 

5 Days Without a Phone

By: Bethanee Diamond, University of King’s College

 

Reviving Salish weaving in Sto:lo Territory

By: Ryan Patrick Jones and Brenna Owen, University of British Columbia

 

Ability To Be

By: Michelle Jachna, Zabrina Bolasco, Maia Fisher and Sally Tea, University of Guelph-Humber

Multimedia

 

Finding a Solution to Canada’s Indigenous Water Crisis

By: Sharon Nadeem, Joanne Pearce, Andrew Seal, Marc Attallah, Amelia Duggan, Yannick Gayama and Farah Kashaf, University of British Columbia

 

More Than Words

By: Annie Rueter, Jonathan Ventura, V.S Wells, Rehmatullah Sheikh, Carlos Salinas, Brenna Owen, Jamuna Galay-Tamang, Brenden Dixon, Dustin Patar, Marc Fawcett-Atkinson, Kallan Lyons and Ryan Patrick Jones, University of British Columbia

 

Sto:lo Language Teachers Take Fluency into Their Own Hands

By: Brenna Owen, University of British Columbia

Photography

 

On The Move

By: Jozef Duijvestein, Mohawk College

 

A Shade of Grey

By: Megan Monteiro, University of Guelph-Humber

 

She’s Smoke

By: Caitlyn Spero, Mohawk College

Audio Storytelling

 

The Ron Hedland Case

By: Ludvig Drevfjall, Humber College

 

29:45 – Connection and Division

By: Kyrsten Stringer, Caitlin Taylor, Katie Doke Sawatzky, Cory Coleman, Josh Diaz, Jared Gottselig, Brenna Engel, Michaela Solomon, Rebbeca Marroquin and Celine Grimard, University of Regina

 

No More Drug War

By: Ryan Patrick Jones and Alex de Boer, University of British Columbia

Public Relations

 

Public Relations Proposal for Langdon Hall

By: Sarah Fullerton and Danielle Demeyere, Conestoga College

 

Here We Grow Again

By: Jodi Huenemoeder, Vanessa Cardoso, Michael Milne, and Louis Phan, Conestoga College

Design: Print Magazine Cover or Spread

 

For the Students?

By: Shanna Hunter and Pearl Cao, University of Toronto

 

Seam

By: Kate Reeve and Pearl Cao, University of Toronto

Design: Online News Site or Magazine

 

Devium

Sheridan College

 

The Ubyssey

University of British Columbia

 

The Varsity

University of Toronto

2018 Winners

Written Word

 

First Place

Data in a foreign land

By: Josie Kao, University of Toronto

 

Second Place

I have to stay in the fight

By: Hamdi Issawi, MacEwan University

Videography

 

First Place

Crude Power: An Investigation into oil, money and influence in Saskatchewan

By: Caitlin Taylor, Jennifer Ackerman, Janelle Blakley and Josh Diaz, University of Regina

 

Second Place

Marley’s journey

By: Selina McCallum, Kassandra Coates, Gabriel Giuliani, Katherine Bryce and Deborah Iluyemi, University of Windsor

Multimedia Production

 

First Place

Closing Midfield

By: Jolene Rudisuela, Amy Simpson and Lexi Wright, Mount Royal University

 

Second Place

Naked: Disrobing a modeling scam

By: Aastha Shetty, University of Guelph-Humber

Photography

 

First Place

From Above

By: Cody Bonner, Mohawk College

 

Second Place

Seconds

1  3  4  5

By: Sara Martin, University of Guelph-Humber

Audio Storytelling

 

First Place

What if the Halifax Explosion never happened?

By: Trent Erickson, Will Gordon, Cameron Honey, Aviva Jacob, Danielle McCreadie, Nermeen Ramadan and Jayde Tynes, University of King’s College

 

Second Place

A different side to New York – parlor jazz

By: Warren Schlote, University of Guelph-Humber

Public Relations

 

First Place

Canada is the World

By: Jason Lau, McMaster University

 

Second Place

Oakville Hospital Foundation Four-Year Strategic Communications Plan

By: Maria D’Alessandro, Tayjua Squire, Heather Francey, Vivian Sadeh and Taylor Kolar, Sheridan College

Design: Print Magazine Cover or Spread

 

First Place

The Varsity Fall Magazine: The Futures Issue

By: Elham Numan, Pearl Cao, Piyumi Konara and Keith Cheng, University of Toronto

 

Second Place

Will you drink to change?
1,2,3

By: Scott Rigmond, Fanshawe College

Design: Online News Site or Magazine

 

First Place

Tém:éxw: Stories of Land

By: Seher Asaf, Francesca Bianco, Sophie Gray, Yusheng Cai, Haley Lewis, Emma Loy, Holly McKenzie-Sutter, Sharon Nadeem, Andrew Seal, Taranjit Singh, Alex Migdal and Anya Zoledziowski, University of British Columbia

 

Second Place

Emerge Magazine 2017

By: Jenna Piunno, Alicia Mirtsos, Erika Graham, Aansa Mirza, Jessica Smith, Taylor Clysdale and Danielle Edwards, University of Guelph-Humber

2018 Finalists

Written Word

 

Confessions of a small town

By: Alex Antoneshyn, University of Regina

 

I have to stay in the fight

By: Hamdi Issawi, MacEwan University

 

Data in a foreign land

Josie Kao, University of Toronto

 

There’s no such thing as unbiased reporting

By: Jacob Lorinc and Teodora Pasca University of Toronto

 

The Sto:lo’s stolen children

By: Andrew Seal, University of British Columbia

Videography

 

Severed

By: Alex Antoneshyn, Jessie Anton and Alex Johnson, University of Regina

 

Welcome to Hamilton

By: Matthew Fotheringham, Mohawk College

 

Marley’s journey

By: Selina McCallum, Kassandra Coates, Gabriel Giuliani, Katherine Bryce and Deborah Iluyemi, University of Windsor

 

From the Streets

By: Calen Robertson, Dan Policelli, Nicole Wells and Evan Rowell, University of Guelph-Humber

 

Crude Power: An Investigation into oil, money and influence in Saskatchewan

By: Caitlin Taylor, Jennifer Ackerman, Janelle Blakley and Josh Diaz, University of Regina

Multimedia

 

Fight/Unite

By: Sherri Murray, McMaster University

 

Closing Midfield

By: Jolene Rudisuela, Amy Simpson and Lexi Wright, Mount Royal University

 

Naked: Disrobing a modeling scam

By: Aastha Shetty, University of Guelph-Humber

 

Hired, not fired

By: Christopher Arndt, Allan Sloan, Liam Brown, Eric Vienneau, Matthew Barker, Brianna Taylor, Pearl Barclay, Saba Iqbal, Lara Pitkeathly and Sarah Rintjema, Mohawk College

 

What u don’t see

By: Students of the Online News Production Class, Sheridan College

Photography

 

From Above

By: Cody Bonner, Mohawk College

 

Benny

By: Michael Conley, Western University

 

Seconds

1  3  4  5

By: Sara Martin, University of Guelph-Humber

 

Thanksgiving Delight

By: Kelsey Narayan, University of Guelph-Humber

 

Depths

By: James Verbeek, Mohawk College

Audio Storytelling

 

Crickets

By: Stephanie Andrecsik, Josette Lafleur and Ryan Cox, Humber College

 

I am not a survivor, I am a warrior

By: Brenna Engel, University of Regina

 

A different side to New York – parlor jazz

By: Warren Schlote, University of Guelph-Humber

 

29:45

By: Tennessa Wild, Alex Johnson, Cheryl Lu, Michael Joel-Hansen and Busayo Osobade, University of Regina

 

What if the Halifax Explosion never happened?

By: Trent Erickson, Will Gordon, Cameron Honey, Aviva Jacob, Danielle McCreadie, Nermeen Ramadan and Jayde Tynes, University of King’s College

Public Relations

 

Steps for Tigers

By: Angelica Carreno, Priyanka Bhullar, Nohadra Noweia and Marissa Johnson, Mohawk College

 

Oakville Hospital Foundation Four-Year Strategic Communications Plan

By: Maria D’Alessandro, Tayjua Squire, Heather Francey, Vivian Sadeh and Taylor Kolar, Sheridan College

 

Canada is the World

By: Jason Lau, McMaster University

 

The Mom2Mom Mowendo Project

By: Nicole Nemeth and Elaine Tustin-Smith, Conestoga College

 

A call to fund school-based HPV vaccinations for boys in the northern territories of Canada

By: Claire Styffe, McGill University

Design: Print Magazine Cover or Spread

 

Black lives matter here, too

By: Mary Yohannes and Jan Kirstyn Lopez, Mount Royal University

 

Oh, the horror

By: Chelsea Mizzi, Niagara College

 

More
1,2,3

By: Jason Lau, McMaster University

 

The Varsity Fall Magazine: The Futures Issue

By: Elham Numan, Pearl Cao, Piyumi Konara and Keith Cheng, University of Toronto

 

Will you drink to change?
1,2,3

By: Scott Rigmond, Fanshawe College

Design: Online News Site or Magazine

 

The Calgary Journal

By: The Calgary Journal Staff, Mount Royal University

 

Humber College; Humber EtCetera

By: Sulaiman Akbari, Dan Caudle, Elvin George, Ed Hitchins, Brett McGarry, Matthew Owczarz and Sanzana Syed

 

Tém:éxw: Stories of Land

By: Seher Asaf, Francesca Bianco, Sophie Gray, Yusheng Cai, Haley Lewis, Emma Loy, Holly McKenzie-Sutter, Sharon Nadeem, Andrew Seal, Taranjit Singh, Alex Migdal and Anya Zoledziowski, University of British Columbia

 

Emerge Magazine 2017

By:  Jenna Piunno, Alicia Mirtsos, Erika Graham, Aansa Mirza, Jessica Smith, Taylor Clysdale and Danielle Edwards, University of Guelph-Humber

 

The Varsity

By: Tom Yun, Mohammad Durrani and Tamim Mansour, University of Toronto

2017 Winners

Written Word

 

First Place

Point and Shoot

By: Lucas Provencher, MacEwan University

 

Second Place

Two Meals a Day: Living on Disability Assistance in Vancouver

By: Cherise Seucharan, University of British Columbia

Videography

 

First Place

Beauty in Focus

By: Lauren MacGill, Rachel Carlson, Kerri Savard and Jeff Schultz, Red River College

 

Second Place

Belly Up

By: Naseem Loloie, Queen’s University

Multimedia Production

 

First Place

Crisis on Campus

By:Jessica Andersen, Megan Beam, Rachel Broderick, Leighia Chapman-Klaassen,
Harley Davidson, Kathleen Driscoll, Hugo Garcia Gonzalez, John
Hopkins-Hill, Jeremy Houghton, Brendan Jure, Sara Kozak, Corey Leblanc,
Hyojung May Lee, Ziwen Lu, Yusuf Turabi, Melanie Ross, Hayley Sedgewick,
Carley Soltesz, Ryan Thorpe, Lydia Versluis, Alex Yorke, Niagara College

 

Second Place

How Accessible is Ryerson?

By: Richa Syal and Jacqueline McKay, Ryerson University

Photography

 

First Place

More

By: Ans Li, McMaster University

 

Second Place

Unzipped

By: Cody Bonner, Mohawk College

Audio Storytelling

 

First Place

The Story of Studio 212

By: Clare Bonnyman, Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning

 

Second Place

Stigma

By: Sean Towgood, Tevin Guthrie, Chris Wheeler, Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning

 

Public Relations

 

First Place

Ralphy’s Retreat Strategic Communications Plan

By: Naeema Bawa, Dylan Mainprize, Kim Maunder, Kayla Da Silva and Ashley Taylor, McMaster University

 

Second Place

Canada’s Bright Idea

By: Cianna Wilkinson, Sheridan College

Design: Print Magazine Cover or Spread

 

First Place

Alba Gu Brath (Scotland the Brave)

By: Scott Rigmond, Fanshawe College

 

Second Place

Incite Magazine: Vol. 19, Issue 2 (Imperfection)

By: Lauren Gorfinkel and Jason Lau, McMaster University

Design: Online News Site or Magazine

 

First Place

The Sheridan Sun

Sheridan College

 

Second Place

The Varsity Magazine

University of Toronto

2017 Finalists

Written Word

Alone but not Forgotten

By: Sarah Tosanwumi Poko, University of King’s College

 

Point and Shoot

By: Lucas Provencher, MacEwan University

 

Pulse of a Province

By: Ashley Robinson, University of Regina

 

Two Meals a Day: Living on Disability Assistance in Vancouver

By: Cherise Seucharan, University of British Columbia

 

Raising Change

By: Kendall Latimer, University of Regina

 

Videography

In Her Veins

By: Kendall Latimer, Rebekah Lesko, Britton Gray, Carlos Prieto, Eric Westhaver, University of Regina

 

Belly Up

By: Naseem Loloie, Queen’s University

 

Patience: The Story of a Broken Heart

By: Mikael Melo, Sagi Kahane-Rapport, Justine Erdelyi, Adam Madryzk, Rodas Dechassa, Zuleika Sequeira, Cameron Walker, Erica Lipworth, Marisa McDonald, Elizabeth Adams, Ryerson University

 

Beauty in Focus

By: Lauren MacGill, Rachel Carlson, Kerri Savard and Jeff Schultz, Red River College

 

I Know Girls

By: Claudia Spadafora, McMaster University

 

Multimedia

Student Union Salaries Across Canada

By: Jack Hauen, Alex McKeen, Hamza Tariq and Peter Siemens, University of British Columbia

 

Youth Mental Health Advocacy PSA

By: Myles Herod, Sheridan College

 

How Accessible is Ryerson?

By: Richa Syal and Jacqueline McKay, Ryerson University

 

Crisis on Campus

By:Jessica Andersen, Megan Beam, Rachel Broderick, Leighia Chapman-Klaassen,
Harley Davidson, Kathleen Driscoll, Hugo Garcia Gonzalez, John
Hopkins-Hill, Jeremy Houghton, Brendan Jure, Sara Kozak, Corey Leblanc,
Hyojung May Lee, Ziwen Lu, Yusuf Turabi, Melanie Ross, Hayley Sedgewick,
Carley Soltesz, Ryan Thorpe, Lydia Versluis, Alex Yorke, Niagara College

 

NPCA – A Call to Action

By: Miranda Young, Lauren Young, Alex Hertle, Hayden Grierson, Valentina Garcia and Karl Piwowarski

Niagara College

Photography

Doomsday Preppers

By: Kacim Azouz, Concordia University

 

Unzipped

By: Cody Bonner, Mohawk College

 

Take Flight

By: Moudy Ezzat, Fanshawe College

 

More

By: Ans Li, McMaster University

 

In Awe

By: B. Sara Martin, University of Guelph-Humber

Audio Storytelling

Wrinkles in Love: Audible Stories of Love and Age

By: Amy Tucker, Mary Yohannes and Jennifer Dorizio, Mount Royal University

 

Stories from the Milk Crate

By: Vanessa Vanelli, Kieran Berry, Ralph Levy and Mark De Luca, Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning

 

Stigma

By: Sean Towgood, Tevin Guthrie, Chris Wheeler, Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning

 

The Story of Studio 212

By: Clare Bonnyman, Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning

 

The Maple Leaf Forever Guitar

By: Matthew Kahansky, University of King’s College

Public Relations

Canada’s Bright Idea

By: Cianna Wilkinson, Sheridan College

Save the Sweet Tooth: Size, Substitute and Savour: Nutrition Month 2017 Campaign

By: Nina Ambros and Taylor Dhanasar, Seneca College

 

Alberta BMX Media Kit

By: Lindsey Dahl, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

 

Ralphy’s Retreat Strategic Communications Plan

By: Naeema Bawa, Dylan Mainprize, Kim Maunder, Kayla Da Silva and Ashley Taylor, McMaster University

 

Website for HHI Interior Design & Art Studio

By: Chiu Kuei Hsiu, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

 

Design: Print Magazine Cover or Spread

Knots

By: Jason Lau, McMaster University

 

All About That Buzz

By: Kanisha Szekely, Red River College

 

Incite Magazine: Vol. 19, Issue 2 (Imperfection)

By: Lauren Gorfinkel and Jason Lau, McMaster University

 

All About That Brand

By: Maja Maj, University of British Columbia

 

Alba Gu Brath (Scotland the Brave)

By: Scott Rigmond, Fanshawe College

 

Design: Online News Site or Magazine

Calgary Journal

Mount Royal Universiy

 

The Sheridan Sun

Sheridan College

 

Emerge Magazine 2016

University of Guelph-Humber

 

The Varsity Magazine

University of Toronto

 

The Calgary Foodie: The Sushi Issue

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

2016 Winners

Written Word

First Place: Eric Wickham, Humber College, “God, the Court and the Scofflaw”

 

Second Place: Riyah Lakhani, MacEwan University, “A Refugee’s Tale”

Videography

First Place: Karlo King, Mohawk College, “Cut the Cords”

 

Second Place: Kalyna Taras, Jenna Silta, Mac Kropf, Brad Curran, Mark Ventresca, Niagara College, “Inspiring Potential

Advertising

First Place: Heather Delph, Sheridan College, Toronto Food & Wine Festival Direct Mail Package

 

Second Place: Matthew McDougall, Mohawk College, “Tattoo”

Multimedia

First Place: Jacqueline Gallant, Alex Vautour, Paige LeClaire, Nicole Munro, Kevin Lemieux, MacKenzie Riley, Mary Fahey, Patrick McCullough, Michael Bourgeois, Scott Hems, Dylan Hackett, St. Thomas University, “The Fog of Rape: Normalizing a Campus Crime”

 

Second Place: Sheridan Online News Production Team: Rachael Aragona, Taylor Gibara, Tariq Mashal, Max August, Quintin Bignell, Sheridan College, “May Contain Plastic

Public Relations

First Place: Ranziba Nehrin, Kaitlyn Patterson, Humber College, Media Kit: TFI Fashion House

 

Second Place: Emma Martin, Hayley Davison, Erin Donnelly, Christin Gillard, Catherine McCabe, Shelby Andrew, Brittaney Seguin, University of Guelph-Humber, Request for Proposal: Humber College Athletics

Audio Storytelling

First Place: Melanie Hattie, University of King’s College, “The Fight for PTSD Service Dogs”

 

Second Place: Nicholas Bolton, Humber College, “Compelling Radio: Storytelling”

Graphic/Editorial Design

First Place: Matthew Pariselli, Mahnoor Yawar, Jennifer Berry, Katherine Green, Alexandra Martino, Jessica Reyes, Sam Juric, Humber College, Shatter Magazine Cover

 

Second Place: Rachel Hamilton, Mohawk College, Hello Giggles Brochure

Photography

First Place: Jesse Hebert, University of Windsor, “Dinner for One”

 

Second Place: Oliver Hannak, Niagara College, Series of Emulated Advertisements

2016 Finalists

Written Word

Tamanna Khurana, MacEwan University, “The Struggle for the Soul of Alberta Avenue”

 

Riyah Lakhani, MacEwan University, “A Refugee’s Tale”

 

Matthew Pariselli, Humber College, “Changing Lanes”

 

Emily Rendell-Watson, University of King’s College, “The Allure of the North”

 

Eric Wickham, Humber College, “God, the Court and the Scofflaw”

Videography

Karlo King, Mohawk College, “Cut the Cords”

 

Nathalie Laflamme, Leah Batstone, Joseph Arciresi, Mim Kempson, Jordie Yeager, Taisha Henry, Madelon Kirov, Concordia University, “The Menstruation Situation

 

Darryl Sherk, Niagara College, “YouTube Comments

 

Kalyna Taras, Jenna Silta, Mac Kropf, Brad Curran, Mark Ventresca, Niagara College, “Inspiring Potential

 

Lucas Willems, Tia Bellaire, Adriana Skender, Sam Sullivan, Neil Coplen, Erin Huston, Fanshawe College, “My Friend the Jellyfish

Advertising

Heather Delph, Sheridan College, Toronto Food & Wine Festival Direct Mail Package

 

Sergio Mazzaferro, University of Guelph-Humber, Ibanez Advertisement

 

Matthew McDougall, Mohawk College, “Tattoo”

 

Ashley Ann Mentley, St. Clair College, “Tag Fashion”

Multimedia

Alex Gayoso, Humber College, “The Evolving Producer in Radio

 

Jean-Etienne Sheehy, University of King’s College, “Funding Music: Following the Money Trail in New Brunswick”

 

Paula Reid, University of Guelph-Humber, “Toronto’s Legendary Venue: The Heart Behind the Music

 

Rachael Aragona, Taylor Gibara, Tariq Mashal, Max August, Quintin Bignell, Sheridan College, “May Contain Plastic

 

Jacqueline Gallant, Alex Vautour, Paige LeClair, Nicole Munro, Kevin Lemieux, MacKenzie Riley, Mary Fahey, Pat McCullough, Michael Bourgeois, Scott Hems,

 

Dylan Hackett, St. Thomas University, “The Fog of Rape: Normalizing a Campus Crime”

Audio Storytelling

Nicholas Bolton, Humber College: “Compelling Radio: Storytelling”

 

Marlon Villar Gomez, Humber College: “Creative Canada – Poutine (Episode 1)”

 

Kenan Habivovic, Loretta Milnovich, Geordie Hubband, Tavis Laffin, Humber College: “Tomorrow Doesn’t Happen Without Today

 

Melanie Hattie, University of King’s College, “The Fight for PTSD Service Dogs”

 

Emily Rendell-Watson, University of King’s College, “Tiny House Movement

Public Relations

Lauren Barclay, Amanda Hacio, Humber College, David’s Tea Media Kit

 

Madisyn Latham, Cambrian College, Strategic Communications Plan: Sudbury Women’s Centre Community Awareness Initiative

 

Delia Loveless, Brett Leslie, Sarah Stenabaugh, Simone Mekli, Angelica Tarli, Jenna Van Klaveren, James Collura, Alena Kondratieva, Brittney Collard, Matthew Barker, Rachel Jones, Jessica Cabral, Alana Lewis, Mohawk College, Opening Hearts Public Relations Plan

 

Emma Martin, Hayley Davison, Christin Gillard, Erin Donnelly, Catherine McCabe, Shelby Andrews, Brittaney Seguin, University of Guelph-Humber, Request for Proposal: Humber College Athletics

 

Ranziba Nehrin, Kaitlyn Patterson, Humber College, Media Kit: TFI Fashion House

Graphic/Editorial Design

Naureen Ahmed, St. Clair College, She Magazine Cover and Inside Spread

 

Adrian DiStefano, University of Guelph-Humber, Spain Spread, Viral Travels Magazine

 

Rachel Hamilton, Mohawk College, Hello Giggles Brochure

 

Ashley Ann Mentley, St. Clair College, Up Up and Away Café

 

Matthew Pariselli, Mahnoor Yawar, Jennifer Berry, Katherine Green, Alexandra Martino, Jessica Reyes, Sam Juric, Humber College, Shatter Magazine Cover

Photography

Jesse Hebert, University of Windsor, “Dinner for One”

 

Lauren Huston, University of Guelph-Humber, “Strange Lives

 

Lorie Peacock, Niagara College, Series of Original Advertisement Photos

 

Kyle Phillips, Justine VanDyke, University of Guelph-Humber, “In Motion

 

Oliver Hannak, Niagara College, Series of Emulated Advertisements

2015 Winners

First Place, Photography

Katie Wyatt
Niagara College

“Karsh Emulation of George Bernard Shaw”

First Place, Audio Storytelling

Julian Uzielli
Western University

“Knights in homemade armour”

First Place, Videography

Matthew Rovet
University of Guelph-Humber

“Internment”

First Place, Written Word

Nicole Wiart
Grant MacEwan University

“Not like chicken or fish: something new: Meet the people behind Canada’s death revolution”

First Place, Digital Design

Nicholas Kattis and Maria Ramage
Sheridan College

“What are the chances?”

First Place, Integrated Communications

Jessica Pollock
Ryerson University

“Promotional campaign for Young Soles”

2015 Finalists

Photography

Jessie Hyma – Niagara College – “Splash.”

Epiphany Klodt – University of Guelph-Humber – “Seeing Red.”

Caleb Seguin – Niagara College – “Self Portrait.”

Katie Wyatt – Niagara College – “Karsh emulation of George Bernard Shaw.”

Crystal Yuen Shan Tsang – Grant MacEwan University – “Enlightened.”

Audio Storytelling

Ian Holliday – University of British Columbia – “Vancouver Aquarium’s Ling Cod egg mass survey 2014.”

Kelsey Scobie – Niagara College – “30-minute music gallery on Johnny Cash.”

Kalyna Taras, Lauren Regier – Niagara College – “A Fine Dine.”

Julian Uzielli – Western University – “Knights in homemade armour.”

Dane Wanniarachige – Western University – “The dangers of indie pro wrestling.”

Videography

Nicole Gibillini, Ian Wood – University of British Columbia – “SRO SOS.”

Ian Holliday, Pauline Holdsworth – University of British Columbia – “From Pacific to place: The tale of a sustainable Coho salmon.”

Franco Simoes  – McMaster University – “Audiovisual spots.”

Samantha Knight, Christina Balram – University of Guelph-Humber – “26th Annual Home & Garden Show.”

Matthew Rovet – University of Guelph-Humber – “Internment.”

Written Word

Ian Holliday – University of British Columbia – “Vancouver experiment in affordable condos fails to live up to hype.”

Danielle Klein – University of Toronto – “Signs of the times.”

Jenny Peng – Langara College – “Men from ethnic communities are shamed out of nursing.”

Michael Robinson – Algonquin College – “Evacuation plan leaves some behind.”

Nicole Wiart – Grant MacEwan University- “Not like chicken or fish; something new – Meet the people behind Canada’s death revolution.”

Digital Design

Robynn Jennings – OCAD University – “PETA Ad.”

Lisa Mancini – Niagara College – “Siren’s Spell, Pale Ale.”

Christian Reyes – Niagara College – “#Relate.”

Lucas Rodriguez – Niagara College – “Simcoe Wing Way Finding.”

Cheryl Vallender – Sheridan College – “What are the chances.”

Integrated Communication

Katlynn Gwalchmai, Caitlin Cassidy – Mohawk College – “Nabob Coffee promotion and PR Campaign”

Jessica Pollock – Ryerson University – “Promotional campaign for Young Soles”

Mari Zhou, Danielle Klein, Shaquilla Singh, Jennifer Su, Kawmadie Karunanayake – University of Toronto – “Work with us, The Varsity recruitment campaign.”