At the National Magazine Awards gala at the Carlu in Toronto last night, my work for The Beaver, nominated as Best Column up against columnists from Maclean's, Toronto Life, L'Actualité, etc., did not win. Oh well. You can still read the columns here. Well done, Robert Fulford, who won for work in Queen's Quarterly.
I see the press today says The Walrus had 51 winners. That was 51 nominations, of which a handful were gold (gold means you go up on the podium, do the shake hand and the speak bit ). All nominees were already winners ? How oddly consoling, for a moment.
Scott Feschuk, MC for the event , said the difference between old media and new media is new media doesn't get to chi-chi banquets like this.
