Reporting and Writing
Editorial
Judge: Michele Beacom
Third Place: Is the Church Divided? What Ephesians says about unity and division
Author: David Guretzki in Faith Today. Editors: Karen Stiller and Bill Fledderus
Second Place: Two things not up for debate
Author and Editor: Virginia Hostetler in Canadian Mennonite
First Place: Urban Exodus
Author: Meghan Kort in Christian Courier. Editor: Angela Reitsma Bick
From the Editor
Judge: Michele Beacom
Third Place: We Can Be Heroes
Author: Ken Ramstead in Faith & Friends (March 2022). Editors: Ken Ramstead and Geoff Moulton
Second Place: Back to Church?
Author: Geoff Moulton in Salvationist (January 2022)
First Place: Let Your Light Shine: Responding constructively to a negative reputation
Authors: Karen Stiller and Bill Fledderus in Faith Today
News Story
Judge: Richard Landau
Third Place: Fear, Lies and Freedom
Author: Meghan Kort in Christian Courier. Editor: Angela Reitsma Bick
Second Place: Archbishop of Canterbury apologizes to residential school survivors, thanks them for opening ‘a window into hell’
Author: Jason G. Antonio in The Saskatchewan Anglican
First Place: Hope in the North
Author: Kristin Ostensen in Faith & Friends (September/October 2022). Editors: Ken Ramstead and Geoff Moulton
Feature
Judge: Cynthia Shannon
Third Place: Decline in Growth: A Look at the Lutheran World Today
Author: Mathew Block in The Canadian Lutheran
Second Place: Building Housing and Community
Author: Sarah Robinson in Faith Today. Editors: Karen Stiller and Bill Fledderus
First Place: A Journey of Unforgetting
Author: Susan Nerberg in Broadview
Feature Series
Judge: Ron Rempel
Third Place: Crime and Punishment (April 2022), In the Interest of Justice (June 2022) and Just Mercy (August 2022)
Author: Rebekah McNeilly in Salvationist
Second Place: The sweet solace of polarization (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)
Author: Will Braun in Canadian Mennonite
First Place: Navigating Medical Assistance in Dying and How MAiD is transforming Canadian end-of-life care
Author: Patricia Paddey in Faith Today. Editors: Karen Stiller and Bill Fledderus
Opinion Piece
Judge: Rob Reid
Honourable Mention: Beyond the Orange Shirt
Author: Captain Crystal Porter in Salvationist (May/June 2022)
**No Third or Second Place award - Tie for First**
First Place: Eyes to See the Abundance of Reality
Author: Finney Premkumar in Love Is Moving
First Place: Companionship in Grief: How we can bring grace to a bereaved person
Author: Susie Colby in Faith Today. Editors: Karen Stiller and Bill Fledderus
Column
Judge: Rob Reid
*No Third Place Award*
Second Place: Learning from Fig Trees, Mi Spiace – I am Sorry, and Sharing a Table
Author: Bishop Kathy Martin in Canada Lutheran. Editor: The Reverend Kenn Ward. Editorial Director: Trina Gallop Blank
First Place: Life in the Postmodern Shift (three samples: She’ll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes, The Paradox of Enoughness, Who is my Samaritan?)
Author: Troy Watson in Canadian Mennonite
Service Journalism
Judge: Amy MacLachlan
Third Place: Dutch Hearts, Greater Risk
Author: Angela Reitsma Bick in Christian Courier. Editor: Meghan Kort
Second Place: Wrestling with God
Author: Aimee Patterson in Salvationist (May/June 2022)
First Place: Reconciliation 101
Author: Maija Kappler. Artist: Rowan Red Sky. In Broadview
Media Review
Judge: Vic Thiessen
Third Place: Top Gun: Flying High
Author: The Reverend Ted Giese in The Canadian Lutheran
Second Place: At First Sight?
Author: Laura Van Schaick in Faith & Friends (February 2022). Editors: Ken Ramstead and Geoff Moulton
First Place: Tree Poachers
Author: Alana Mitchell in Broadview
Biblical Theological Reflection
Judge: Dan Epp-Tiessen
Honourable Mention: If Jesus were a Gardner
Author: Anne Theriault in Broadview
Third Place: Engaging in Difficult Dialogue: A Theologian’s Perspective
Author: The Reverend Dr. Spencer Boersma for Acadia Divinity College
Second Place: Open Heavens: The blessings and challenges of multiethnic churches
Author: Andrea Nwabuike in Love Is Moving
First Place: Come to Light
Author: Dr. Aimee Patterson in Salvationist (September/October 2022)
First Person Account
Judge: Ann Deveau
Third Place: Stepping into Courageous Conversations
Authors: Carley Lee and The Reverend Dr. Lennet J. Anderson for Acadia Divinity College
Second Place: The Loss of a Child
Author: Vivian Ketchum in Christian Courier. Editor: Angela Reitsma Bick
First Place: A Journey of Unforgetting
Author and Photographer: Susan Nerberg in Broadview
Biographical Profile
Judge: Sandra Coulson
Third Place: Act of Faith
Author: Abbigail Oliver in Salvationist/Salvationist.ca (August 2022)
Second Place: Canada’s Most Famous Chaplain
Author: Omar Mouallem in Broadview
First Place: Recovering the voices of women long silenced: Inside the work of Canadian academic Marion Taylor
Author: Patricia Paddey in Faith Today. Editors: Karen Stiller and Bill Fledderus
Interview in Print
Judge: Sandra Coulson
Third Place: Priorities, plans and flexibility: An Interview with Bishop Helen Kenney
Author: Joanne Shurvin-Martin in The Saskatchewan Anglican
Second Place: Eat, Drink and be Reconciled
Author: Meghan Kort in Christian Courier. Editor: Angela Reitsma Bick
First Place: The FT Interview with Kate Bowler, bestselling author of Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I’ve Loved, podcast host and professor at Duke University (who grew up in Winnipeg)
Interviewer: Karen Stiller in Faith Today. Editor: Bill Fledderus
Headline
Judge: Mike Strathdee
Third Place: The end. Is there too much fun at funerals? A look at how we say goodbye to those we love
Authors and Editors: Tim Perry, Karen Stiller and Bill Fledderus of Faith Today. Designer: Janice Van Eck
Second Place: Hey Church, Go Take a Hike!
Author: Jenna Boone for Christian Courier. Editor: Angela Reitsma Bick
First Place: Mr. Flynn and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Author: Phil Callaway in Faith & Friends (March 2022). Editors: Ken Ramstead and Geoff Moulton
Original Published Song Lyrics
No awards given this year
Poetry - *New Category*
Judge: Carley Lee
Third Place: Lament for the friendship we may never have
Author: Francine Van Woundenberg Sikkema in Tapestry
Second Place: Magdalene Remembers
Author: David Lyle Jeffrey in Faith Today. Editors: Karen Stiller and Bill Fledderus
First Place: Things Too High For Me
Author: Stephen T. Berg. Artist: Bhupinder Singh. In Christian Courier
Student Award
Sponsored by Faith Today and Love Is Moving. Judge: Ken Ramstead
Honourable Mention: Healing Quilts
Author: Erica Rozema in Christian Courier. Editor: Angela Reitsma Bick
First Place: Manitoba’s First Medically Assisted Death in a Church Was an ‘Intimate’ Ceremony
Author: Emily Standfield in Broadview
Graphics
Best Photo
Judge: Hugh Wesley
Third Place: In sight, published in Canada Lutheran (January/February 2022)
Photographer: Peter Reiche. Editor: The Reverend Kenn Ward. Editorial Director: Trina Gallop Blank
Second Place: Herbie Kuhn, published in Broadview.
Photographers: Raina and Wilson
First Place: Diane Smith (from the story: Fifth Annual Celebration of Culture in Alberta), published by Salvationist
Photographer: Giselle Randall
Photo Essay – Magazine
Judge: Hugh Wesley
Third Place: In sight, published in Canada Lutheran (January/February 2022)
Photographer: Peter Reiche. Editor: The Reverend Kenn Ward. Editorial Director: Trina Gallop Blank
Second Place: 40 Years and Celebrating 40 Years, published in Booth UC Connect Magazine (Summer 2022, Winter 2022)
Designer: Stephen C. Boyd. Author and Editor: Kimberly Kakegamic
First Place: All the World, published in Salvationist (February 2022)
Designer: Lisa Suroso
Photo Essay - Newspaper
Judge: Hugh Wesley
Third Place: Celebrating the Queen’s 70 years on the throne, published in The Saskatchewan Anglican
Designer and Photographer: Jason G. Antonio
Second Place: The Light of Repentance, published in Christian Courier
Photographer: Esau Tatatoapik. Editor: Meghan Kort
First Place: God’s Beauty in Creation, published in Arctic News: The Journal of the Diocese of The Arctic
Photographer: Esau Tatatoapik
Original Artwork
Judge: Petra Zantingh
Third Place: The Story of Christmas, published in Canadian Mennonite (back page)
Artist: Yael
Second Place: Chosen Family, published in Broadview
Artist: Ricardo Bessa
First Place: Quartet No. 3, published in Christian Courier
Artist: Bruce Herman
Front Cover - Magazine – Circulation up to 9,999
Judge: Sasha Premchandani
*First Place Award only*
First Place: Stepping into Courageous Conversations, published in ADC Today (Winter 2022) by Acadia Divinity College
Designer: Alivelihood Branding & Design. Photographer: Nicole Lapierre Photography. Editor: Shawna Peverill
Front Cover - Magazine – Circulation over 10,000
Judge: Sasha Premchandani
*No First Place award*
Third Place: More than Words, published in Salvationist (September/October 2022)
Photographer: Adrienne Stoney. Designer: Lisa Suroso
Second Place: Sole Man, published in Faith & Friends (March 2022)
Designer: Lisa Suroso. Photograph courtesy of the Denver Broncos
Front Page – Newspaper
Judge: Carl DeGurse
Third Place: Dialogue, summer 2022 issue, published by the Anglican Diocese of Ontario
Designer and Editor: Mark Hauser
Second Place: Crosstalk, December 2022, published by the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa
Designer: Jane Waterston
First Place: Christian Courier, December 12, 2022
Designer: Kevin Tamming
Feature Layout and Design - Magazine – Circulation up to 9,999
Judge: Sasha Premchandani
*No awards given*
Feature Layout and Design – Magazine – Circulation over 10,000
Judge: Sasha Premchandani
*No Third Place award given*
Second Place: Touchdown Pass, published in Faith & Friends (March 2022)
Designer: Lisa Suroso. Editors: Ken Ramstead and Geoff Moulton
First Place: Canada’s Most Famous Chaplain, published in Broadview
Designer: Carol Moskot
Feature Layout and Design – Newspaper
Judge: Carl DeGurse
*First Place award only*
First Place: Canada pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II in commemorative service at Cathedral, published in Crosstalk
Designer: Jane Waterston
Album, Book or Booklet Cover
Judge: Petra Zantingh
Honourable Mention: Living Right While Righting Wrong, published by Triumph Publishing (Salvationist)
Designer: Lisa Suroso
Public Relations
Advertisement Judge: Matt Veith
*First Place award only*
First Place: Start Here (Summer and Winter 2022) by Booth UC Connect Magazine
Artist and Designer: Stephen C. Boyd
Public Relations, Marketing or Fundraising Campaign
Judge: Gayle Goossen
*First Place Award only*
First Place: Be Our Theo, by Christian Courier
Artist: Maaike VanderMeer Designer: Kevin Tamming. Editors: Angela Reitsma Bick and Meghan Kort
and the rest of the CC Team
Social Media Marketing Campaign
Judge: Gayle Goossen
Second Place: 2016-2021 SDACC Constituency Meetings Social Media Campaign, by Canadian Adventist Messenger
Communication Director: Evaldo Vicente
First Place: Meet Your Moment, by Acadia Divinity College
Designer: Alivelihood Branding & Design. Photographer: Catherine Cole. Videography: Red Lama Media
Online and Integrated Media
Audio or Video Interview
Judge: Angela Reitsma Bick
Second Place: Carla Funk shows how to write your own life story, by Faith Today
Host: Karen Stiller Co-Host: Bill Fledderus. Producer: David Auyeung
First Place: Recovery and Re-creation: Fabio’s Journey at Vancouver Harbour Light, by Salvationist
Interviewer: Kristin Ostensen. Editing and Production: Lisa Suroso
Social Media Post
Judge: Jon Brandt
*First Place award only*
First Place: I can’t remember ever spending a Christmas away from my family, by Broadview
Author: Chloe Tejada
Blog Series
Judge: Amy MacLachlan
*First Place award only*
First Place: Faith Today, for three posts: How faith can help with mental illness, Artists and other misfits, and Why do I need Black History Month?
Authors: Marja Bergen, Marianne Jones and Renée James
Video Production
Judge: Michael D. Hostetler
*First Place award only*
First Place: Dreaming in Cree, by Broadview
Director: Alexander Shimo. Director of Photography/Editor: Lindsay Sarazin
Podcast Series
Judge: David Balzer
*First Place award only*
First Place: Faith Today, based in three episodes: How does clergy sexual abuse keep happening? How a workplace can be a place to flourish, and The story behind the First Nations Bible Translation
Hosts: Karen Stiller, Ilana Reimer and Bill Fledderus. Producer: David Auyeung
E-Newsletter
Judge: Jon Brandt
Third Place: CM Now, by Canadian Mennonite
Editor: Aaron Epp Designer: Betty Avery
Second Place: Salvationist E-Newsletter (March 4, August 4, and September 1, 2022)
Editor: Kristin Ostensen. Designers: Rivonny Luchas and Emily Pedlar
First Place: Broadview, based on three examples: What do you think of Pope Francis’ apology to Indigenous people? Where to find Easter in a time of loss, and An Indigenous minister answers the question: Why are you Christian?
Authors: Chloe Tejada, Emma Prestwich and Chloe Tejada
General Excellence
General Excellence – Website
Judge: Carson Samson
Third Place: www.salvationist.ca
Editors: Geoff Moulton, Abbigail Oliver, Kristin Ostensen, Ken Ramstead, Giselle Randall and Pamela Richardson. Designers: Rivonny Luchas, Lisa Suroso and Emily Pedlar
Second Place: www.christiancourier.ca
Designer/Web Editors: Meghan Kort, Jenna Boone and Michael Krakowiak
First Place: www.broadview.org
Editors: Emma Prestwich, Chloe Tejada and Kristy Woudstra. Designers: Strategic Content Labs and Pixel Studioz
General Excellence – Magazine
Judge: Aiden Enns
*Tie for Third Place*
Third Place: Canadian Mennonite (January 24, November 28 and December 12, 2022)
Editors: Virginia A. Hostetler and Will Braun. Managing Editor: Ross W. Muir. Designer: Betty Avery
Third Place: Canada Lutheran (January/February, March and April/May 2022)
Designer: Catherine Crivici. Editor: The Reverend Kenn Ward. Editorial Director: Trina Gallop Blank
Second Place: Faith Today (May/June, July/August and September/October 2022)
Editors: Karen Stiller and Bill Fledderus. Art Director: Janice Van Eck
First Place: Broadview (March, June and September 2022)
Editor: Jocelyn Bell
General Excellence – Newspaper
Judge: Rick MacLean
Third Place: The Saskatchewan Anglican (June, October and November 2022)
Designer: Jason G. Antonio
Second Place: Crosstalk (April, May and November 2022)
Editor: Leigh Anne Williams
First Place: The New Brunswick Anglican (May, September and November 2022)
https://nb.anglican.ca/nb-anglican/issues
Editor: Gisele McKnight
General Excellence – Institutional Publication *New Category*
Judge: Ron Scott
Third Place: 2021/2022 Annual Report of The Salvation Army Canada and Bermuda Territory
Editors: Neil Leduke and Linda Leigh. Designer: Rebekah Kwon
Second Place: ADC Today (Winter 2022: Stepping into Courageous Conversations) by Acadia Divinity College
Editor: Shawna Peverill. Design: Alivelihood Branding & Design. Photography: Nicole Lapierre
First Place: Perspectives Magazine (Issues 077 and 078) by the Vancouver School of Theology
Publisher: Richard Topping. Editor: Tom Berekoff. Creative Director: Ian Sheh Copy Editor: Peter Nosco
A.C. Forrest Memorial Award
These two awards are presented annually in honour of A.C. Forrest, editor of the United Church Observer for 23 years. They are presented for excellence in socially conscious religious journalism. These two awards are sponsored by the A.C. Forrest Award Committee of Observer Publications’ Board of Directors
A.C. Forrest Memorial Award – Circulation up to 9,999
Judge: John Longhurst
Honourable Mention: In the #ChurchToo Trenches, published in Christian Courier
Author and Editor: Angela Reitsma Bick
First Place: The sweet solace of polarization (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3), in Canadian Mennonite
Author: Will Braun
A.C. Forrest Memorial Award – Circulation above 10,000
Judge: John Longhurst
Honourable Mention: A Trust Betrayed, published by Broadview
Author: Karin Olafson
Author: Karen Stiller, published in Faith Today. Editor: Bill Fledderus