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National Newspaper Awards

:: Posted by max @ 3/20/2006 07:46:00 AM


Editorial Cartoonist Awards

The nominations for the 2005 National Newspaper Awards have been announced, including nominations for the Editorial Cartooning category. No new faces among this year's list of finalists, featuring three veterans of the editorial pages.

The nominees are Serge Chapleau (La Presse, Montreal), Brian Gable (The Globe and Mail), and Bruce MacKinnon (Halifax Chronicle-Herald).

It is the ninth time Chapleau has been nominated. He has won five previous awards.

Gable is nominated for the seventh time and has won three times.

MacKinnon has won twice previously.

The finalists were announced on March 17, 2006,
from the National Newspaper Awards office in Toronto. The Awards are adminstered by the Canadian Newspaper Association and recognize achievement in 20 journalism-related categories. The prize is the most prestigious for political cartooning in Canada. Winners of the award receive a cash prize of $1500 while the two runners-up get $250.

The winner will be announced at the National Newspaper Wards ceremony on Friday, May 26 in Halifax.


Press Release

Previous winners

Last Year

Profile of last year's winner at Sequential

above: Bruce MacKinnon, from his profile
   


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