The 2021 TMAC Awards OPENED Monday January 10, 2022!

We invite you to share your best work from 2021. Submissions will be reviewed by our panel of judges and the winners will receive cash awards (and bragging rights). The awards submissions deadline: Friday, February 25, 2022 at 11:59 p.m.  

2021 CATEGORIES
Please review all categories and their descriptions prior to preparing your submission: 
https://www.travelmedia.ca/tmac-2021-award-categories 

We encourage all styles of writing to be entered as they will be judged according to criteria that best fits the piece.

*2021 Awards Clarification: As you review all categories and consider your body of work, please note the word 'feature' has been replaced with 'story'. This is meant to be interpreted to be inclusive of articles, posts, columns, as well as features. 

WRITTEN WORD (Published or Posted)

Please note that submissions are welcome in French and English for all written categories. Stories that include a COVID-19 angle are also welcome.

• Best Cultural & Historical Story*
• Best Food/Drink Story*
• Best Nature or Environmental / Responsible Tourism Story*
• Best Outdoor Adventure, Sport or Recreation Story*
• Best Spirit of Canada
• Best Travel Blog Posts or Column

VISUAL (Published or Posted)

• Best Landscape or Evocation of Place
• Best People Photo
• Best Nature Photo

WRITTEN WORD, VISUAL & BROADCAST

• Best Illustrated Story*
• *New* Emerging and Broadcast Media Award

PRIZING

• First prize for each category: $750
• Second prize for each category: $300 
• Third prize for each category: $200

JUDGING PANEL

We are currently confirming our Judges for each of the three categories and will update before end of January 2022.
 

NEW FOR 2022

*2021 Awards Clarification:
As you review all categories and consider your body of work, please note the word 'feature' has been replaced with 'story'. This is meant to be interpreted to be inclusive of articles, posts, columns, as well as features. 

For all WRITTEN WORD categories:
As you select stories for this year’s awards, we want to acknowledge that many of us continue to have fewer assignments and the work that we’ve done has often had a Covid-19 focus. Rather than having a Covid-specific category (and overloading it)—you’re encouraged to put your stories in the best-fitting existing category. Judges will be advised that some stories may stretch the definition of the categories—but we want to be sure that you can put forward your best work.

WRITTEN WORD changes for this year:

• We have removed: Best Family & Partner Story. However, you are encouraged to include a family/partner angle for any of the written word categories. 

WRITTEN WORD, VISUAL & BROADCAST:

• We have added the Emerging and Broadcast Media category. 

VISUAL:

• No changes have been made to this category. 

SUBMISSIONS

• You may enter as many categories as you like up to ten (10) entries.
• You may enter up to 2 (two) submissions per category.

Submission Fee:
As part of your media membership benefits, you are entitled to submit your first three (3) entries at no charge.
Please note, there will be a $20 fee for every additional entry for which you will be invoiced after the awards deadline. 

Please Note: Membership voted awards will open and be announced in March 2022.

You will find everything you need under the AWARDS tab on our main menu and below. 

Categories 2021:
https://www.travelmedia.ca/tmac-2021-award-categories

Guidelines & FAQ's:
https://www.travelmedia.ca/tmac-2021-awards-submission-guidelines-0 

Entry Form:
https://www.travelmedia.ca/webform/tmac-2021-awards-entry-form 

Instructions (Updates Required):
https://www.travelmedia.ca/tmac-awards/instructions