Award-winning stories from Outdoor Canada
Our team just won nine National Communication Awards from the Outdoor Writers of Canada!
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The Outdoor Writers of Canada just announced the winners of its 2020 National Communication Awards. And once again, the Outdoor Canada team earned an impressive number of awards, spanning both print and online categories.
This year, awards went to fishing editor Gord Pyzer, hunting editor Ken Bailey and associate editor Scott Gardner. You can read their prize-winning work via the links below. Congratulations to the OC team, and a big thanks to all the readers who make it possible! A complete list of all the winners and the generous category sponsors follows below.
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MAGAZINE FEATURE FISHING
1st place: “The Kayak is the Drag,” by Scott Gardner, published in Outdoor Canada Jan/Feb 2020
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3rd place: “Muskie Mission,” by Ken Bailey, published in Outdoor Canada Fishing 2019
NEWSPAPER/INTERNET COLUMN
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1st place: “5 fantastic fly-fishing books you should read this winter,” by Scott Gardner, published on www.outdoorcanada.ca
3rd place: “3 reasons why fly fishing is tops for early-season pike,” by Scott Gardner, published on www.outdoorcanada.ca
NEWSPAPER/INTERNET FEATURE
1st place: “8 reasons my kayak fishing trip to Panama was so thrilling,” by Scott Gardner, published on www.outdoorcanada.ca
2nd place: “Top 5 tips for winterizing your boat,” by Gord Pyzer, published on www.outdoorcanada.ca
THE DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA AWARD IN CONSERVATION
2nd place: “Dreaming of Delta,” by Ken Bailey, published in Outdoor Canada, Hunting 2019
THE FUTURE OF HUNTING IN CANADA AWARD
3rd place: “Dreaming of Delta,” by Ken Bailey, published in Outdoor Canada, Hunting 2019
BOOKS
1st: No Place Like Home, by Ken Bailey
Below is the complete list of winners and the relevant category sponsors, as presented by the Outdoor Writers of Canada. Congratulations to all of this year’s recipients, and thank you to the sponsors.
OUTDOOR WRITERS OF CANADA
2020 ANNUAL AWARDS
Congratulations to the following winners of the 2020 Outdoor Writers of Canada Awards:
NATIONAL COMMUNICATION AWARDS
Sponsored by Shimano and Canadian National Sportsmen’s Show
1. NEWSPAPER/INTERNET COLUMN
1st– Scott Gardner
Title: 5 Fantastic Fly-Fishing Books You Should Read this Winter
Publication: www.Outdoorcanada.ca
2nd Gord Pyzer
Title: Making Fishing Memories
Publication: GoFishInOntario (Ontario Tourism)
3rd– Scott Gardner
Title: 3 Reasons Why Fly Fishing is Tops for Early-Season Pike
Publication: www.Outdoorcanada.ca
2. NEWSPAPER/INTERNET FEATURE
1st– Scott Gardner
Title: 8 Reasons My Kayak Fishing Trip to Panama Was So Thrilling
Publication: www.Outdoorcanada.ca
2nd– Gord Pyzer
Title: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure / Top 5 Tips for Winterizing your Boat
Publication: www.Outdoorcanada.ca
3rd– Lowell Strauss
Title: Glassing for Game
Publication: BC Outdoors
3. BOOKS
1st– Ken Bailey
Title: No Place Like Home
Publication: Overtime Books, Sonnet Press
4. TELEVISION/VIDEO
1st– T.J. Schwanky
Title: Solo for Elk
Broadcaster: WildTV
2nd– Vanessa Harrop
Title: Alberta Moose
Broadcaster: WildTV
3rd– Bob Izumi
Title: North Channel Fishing
Broadcaster: Bob Izumi’s Real Fishing Show
5. MAGAZINE COLUMN
1st– Steve Galea
Title: Trial by Fire
Publication: Ontario Out of Doors
2nd Steve Galea
Title: Past Tents
Publication: Ontario Out of Doors
3rd– Jeff Helsdon
Title: Grandpa’s Gun
Publication: Ontario Out of Doors
6. MAGAZINE FEATURE HUNTING
1st– T.J. Schwanky
Title: Tanzanian Chui
Publication: African Hunting Gazette
2nd– Sheri Monk
Title: Conserving the Political Pronghorn
Publication: Alberta Outdoorsmen Magazine
3rd– T.J. Schwanky
Title: Getting Stoned
Publication: BC Outdoors
7. MAGAZINE FEATURE FISHING
1st– Scott Gardner
Title: The Kayak is the Drag
Publication: Outdoor Canada Magazine
2nd– Gord Pyzer
Title: Critical Factors for Pike Revisited
Publication: In-Fisherman Magazine
3rd– Ken Bailey
Title: Muskie Mission
Publication: Outdoor Canada Magazine
8. MAGAZINE FEATURE OTHER
1st– Sheri Monk
Title: The Windshield Effect – Where Have All the Bugs Gone?
Publication: Alberta Outdoorsmen Magazine
2nd– Lowell Strauss
Title: Just for Kicks
Publication: Canadian Firearms Journal
3rd– Steve Galea
Title: Game Changer
Publication: Ontario Out of Doors
PHOTOGRAPHY CATEGORY
Co-sponsored by Leica:
9. PHOTOGRAPHY – Fish and Wildlife
1st– Brad Fenson
Title: Chicken Dance
Publication: Shoot On
2nd– Brad Fenson
Title: Moose Marsh
Publication: Outdoor Hub
3rd– T.J. Schwanky
Title: Early Morning Bugle
Publication: Alberta Outdoorsmen Magazine
10. PHOTOGRAPHY – Scenery, Landscape and Plants
1st– Vanessa Harrop
Title: Glassing Forever
Publication: BC Outdoors
2nd– James Smedley
Title: Chopper over Superior
Publication: Northern Ontario Travel
3rd– James Smedley
Title: Moving Water
Publication: Northern Ontario Travel
11. PHOTOGRAPHY – Outdoor Activities
1st– Brad Fenson
Title: Ducks at Sunrise
Publication: Shoot On
2nd– James Smedley
Title: Shore Angling Daughter
Publication: Northern Ontario Travel
3rd– James Smedley
Title: Fire Woman
Publication: Algoma Country Travel Guide
12. THE DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA AWARD IN CONSERVATION
Sponsored by Benelli
1st– James Smedley
Title: Thrill of the Hunt
Publication: The Sault Star
2nd– Ken Bailey
Title: Dreaming of Delta
Publication: Outdoor Canada Magazine
3rd– Brad Fenson
Title: Cheers to Snow Geese
Publication: Alberta Outdoorsmen Magazine
13. THE FUTURE OF HUNTING IN CANADA AWARD
Sponsored by Delta Waterfowl
1st- Brad Fenson
Title: Girls Gone Wild!
Publication: Alberta Outdoorsmen Magazine
2nd– Brad Fenson
Title: Creating a Hunter
Publication: Alberta Outdoorsmen Magazine
3rd– Ken Bailey
Title: Dreaming of Delta
Publication: Outdoor Canada Magazine