Happy new year and happy National Magazine Awards season! Enter your amazing work to be be judged by amazing Canadian juries and showcased with your amazing peers. Details below (if you are looking for the B2B NMAs, please just scroll a bit further down!) Deadlines are coming up—and the early bird deadline is tomorrow, January 9, if you’d like to save on entry fees!
National Magazine Awards – Call for Entries
Submissions are now open for the 49th annual National Magazine Awards. The 2026 NMAs feature 28 categories, along with two special awards, and additional categories aligned with our cross-program initiative with the Digital Publishing Awards.
New this year: two branded-content categories join the program — Best Branded Content Collaboration, recognizing collaborative storytelling created with a brand, agency, or client, and Best Integrated Branded Campaign, celebrating multi-platform branded initiatives spanning at least two channels within a magazine’s ecosystem. Full category details and submission requirements are available on the Categories page.
Submissions are open to Canadian print and digital magazines, and to Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents (landed immigrants) whose work appeared in eligible publications during the 2025 calendar year.
Deadlines:
- Early Bird Deadline: January 9, 2026
- Final Submission Deadline: January 16, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. EST
How to Submit:
- Register online at NMAF Submissions Portal
- Review the Rules to confirm eligibility
- Review the Categories and Submission Requirements, and complete the submission form(s)
- Pay the required entry fees
Freelancer Support Fund & Small Magazine Rebate:
Independent writers, illustrators, photographers, and art directors are encouraged to apply for the Freelancer Support Fund, which offers discounted entry fees:
- One entry for $90 (early-bird rate: $75)
- Two entries for $125 (early-bird rate: $115)
National Magazine Awards: B2B Call for Entries
Submissions are now open for the 8th annual National Magazine Awards: B2B. The 2026 National Magazine Awards: B2B feature 24 categories, celebrating excellence in trade, professional, and alumni publishing.
Submissions are open to Canadian print and digital publications that self-identify as trade, professional, or alumni magazines, and to Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents (landed immigrants) whose work appeared in eligible publications during the 2025 calendar year.
New for 2026: Two categories have been added to reflect emerging areas in B2B publishing:
- Best Branded Content Collaboration — B2B, recognizing outstanding branded content created with or by a B2B publication or content studio
- Best Topical Reporting: AI & Technology, honouring coverage focused on artificial intelligence, digital transformation, or emerging technologies and their impact across sectors
Deadlines:
- Early Bird Deadline: January 9, 2026
- Final Submission Deadline: January 14, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET
How to Submit:
- Register online at NMAF Submissions Portal
- Review the Rules to confirm eligibility
- Review the Categories and Submission Requirements, and complete the required submission form(s)
- Pay the required entry fees