2024 Calgary Awards nominees
Congratulations to all the 2024 nominees!
Congratulations to all the 2024 nominees!
Nominations were submitted by supporters of the nominees to recognize their achievements whether in the community, entre city or beyond, contributing to making life better for all Calgarians.
Award for Accessibility nominees
No nominations received.
City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize submissions
- Melissa Allan - Brave like the Buffalo
- Jann Arden - The Bittlemores
- Abbigail Raine B. - The Guardian: A Three Sisters Novel
- Charlotte Bellows - The Definition of Beautiful
- Kevin B. Bickford - What Makes a Real Grandpa?
- Kate Bothner - Fever Dreams and Ill-begotten Things
- Meg Braem - Flight Risk
- Thomas Brookes - Persistence of Vision
- Ali Bryan - Coq
- Ali Bryan - The Crow Valley Karaoke Championships
- Sharon Butala - Leaving Wisdom
- Joseph Connelly - Results Matter, Six Questions To Make You a Better Leader
- Y.Y. (Yvette) Couture - Georgie
- Dick Derksen - Me and My House
- Ann Dunbar - Starting Over in Montana
- Andrew Dutcher - Big-Hearted Parenting (Even When It Seems Impossible): Create a loving home by yelling less and connecting more with your kids
- Adebanke Falade - Unashamed
- Tong Ge - The House Filler
- Brenda Glazer - The Sword and the Sceptre
- Lori Hahnel - Flicker
- Vivian Hansen - crawlSpace
- Sandra Hayes-Gardiner - Crossing the River An unsettling memoir
- Julie Hiner - Devil’s Track
- Mitchell Hyde - Where Do I Find my Home?
- Jay Ingram - The Future of us
- David Laurence Jones - New World Dreams: Canadian Pacific Railway and the Golden Northwest
- Sebastian J.H. Jung - The Shining Nose: The Christmas Eve Blizzard
- Miranda Krogstad - Glass Half Full of Poetry
- Brenda Joyce Leahy [Johnson] - FLIP, FLOP, FLAPJACK
- Michele Lisiecki - Weekend Temptation
- Daphne Looysen - Aqua’s Ocean Tales
- Brent J. Ludwig - Those Who Would Be King: The People’s Prince
- Jamie Louise Madigan - Lipstick Stains and Coffee Cups
- David Martin - Kink Bands
- Clem Martini - Cantata & The Extinction Therapist
- Linda McClure - Battles of The Mind: A Memoir
- Natalie Meisner - It Begins in Salt
- Srinivas Pabbaraju - Death Follows
- Srinivas Pabbaraju - Finding My Voice
- Jaline Perfect - Pearls from the Storm: Anticipating Hope in Seasons of Suffering
- Tina Petrick - Avery the Dogless Orphan and the Interdimensional Stray
- Nikki Reimer - No Town Called We
- Timothy Reynolds - The Gravity of Guild
- Timothy Reynolds - She Runs with Wolves, He Sits with Kittens
- Tim Ryan - East Grand Lake
- Juleta Severson-Baker - Antecedent
- Keith Shields - The Great Journey
- Mark Shupe - The Wish Doctor
- Puja Suri - Mamta’s Lovely Mustache
- Jayashree Thatte Bhat - Climb to Victory Over Breast Cancer
- Camilla Tracy - Of Threads and Oceans
- Uchechukwu Umezurike - There’s More
- Deborah Willis - Girlfriend on Mars
- Rob Wipond - Your Consent Is Not Required: The Rise in Psychiatric Detentions, Forced Treatment, and Abusive Guardianships
- Nancy A. Wiseman - Blinded No More
- Angie Wong - Laughing Back at Empire: The Grassroots Activism of The Asianadian (1978-1985)
Community Achievement Award: Arts nominees
- Michelle Atkinson
- Billie Rae Busby
- Minu Bhatia
- Monika Deviat
- Nancy Laberge
- Crystal Mackenzie
- Tania Malpuria
- Chard Morrison
- Toyin Lafenwa Oladele
- Ishita Singla
- Kelly Streit
- Katherine Ylitalo
Community Achievement Award: Calgarian of the Year nominees
- Dr. Hanan Bassyouni
- Heather Culbert
- Kathy DuGray
- Matthew Edwards
- Jordan Guildford
- Shane Gauthier
- Syed Hassan
- Leslie Horton
- Nasser Khan
- Irman Rajpoot
- Abdultawab Sayed
- Monica Tawfik
Community Achievement Award: Community Advocate–Individual nominees
- Minh Badau
- Karen Begg
- Naeem Chaudhry
- Karim Dossa
- Rowan Fisher
- Jordan Green
- Sharon Hapton
- Robert Scott Hutcheson
- Hirde Paul Singh Jassal
- Nathan Mizera
- Dr. Afirah Naz
- Charles Odame-Ankrah
- Wycliffe Odour Molah
- Marietta Pangan
- Bart Peake
- Mehran Pooladi-Darvish
- Lisa Poole
- Art Proctor
- Adanech Sahilie
- Reyme Sekhon (also goes by Reyme Virk)
- Anhelina Taran
- Khurram Tauheed
- Abby Villanueva
- Chris Welner
- Andrew Yule
Community Achievement Award: Community Advocate–Organization nominees
- Aboriginal Friendship Centre of Calgary
- Alberta Adolescent Recovery Centre
- Alpha House Society
- Autism Aspergers Friendship Society of Calgary
- Calgary Counselling Centre
- Calgary Marathon Society
- Disabled Sailing Association of Alberta
- Discovery House Family Violence Prevention Society
- FriendsCafe Club of Canada
- Good Neighbour
- Guru Nanak Free Kitchen Calgary
- Habitat for Humanity Southern Alberta
- Immigrant Outreach Society
- Link CC Youth Society
- LOUD Art Society
- Multicultural Trail network
- Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Centre
- Stardale Women’s Group
- Sustainable Calgary
- Two Wheel View – Calgary
- Wings of Hope Africa
- Wood’s Homes
- YMCA Calgary
- Youth Helping Youth Alberta Foundation
Community Achievement Award: Education nominees
- Liza Choi
- Gideon Christian
- Christa Hill
- Margo Purcell, Greg Hart
- William Rosehart
- Alan Santinele Martino
Community Achievement Award: Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement nominees
- Elaine Cairns
- Arthur Clark
- Carlene Donnelly
- Lloyd Horn
- Tara Wilson
Community Achievement Award: Heritage nominees
- Edworthy Park Heritage Society
Community Achievement Award: Social Impact-Business nominees
- aGRO Systems Inc.
- Audiology Innovations
- Blackline Safety
- Cenovus
- Great News Media
- Park by Sidewalk Citizen and Sidewalk Citizen Bakery
- Soffritto
Community Achievement Award: Youth nominees
- Marian Abebe
- Amaan Arif
- Andrea Hong
- Joshua Jacobson
- Liangray Li
- Laiba Nasir
- Allysha Nolasco
- Alexis Pillay
- Nicole Sun
- Aaron Tan and Justin Tan
- Sai Vivek Venna
- Jhanna Mariel Villanueva
Environmental Achievement Award nominees
- Alberta Council for Environmental Education
- Calgary Climate Hub Assocation
- Earthware Reusables Inc.
- Goodwill Industries of Alberta
- Kyle Hofstetter
- Lina Kattan
- Keep The Earth Fresh
- KLS Earthworks & Environmental
- MAGNA Engineering Services Inc.
- Ocean Tree Care Corp
- Zeno Renewables
International Achievement Award nominees
- Elio Alcindor
- Geoff Cumming
- Shauna Curry
- Naser El-Sheimy
- Dr. Pamela Farrell
- Dr. Christine Gibson
- Tejeshwar Grewal
- Aline Nzeyimana
- Denis Painchaud
- Joel Purkei
Note: Each nominee listed provided their consent for personal information to be used for the purpose of administering The Calgary Awards, including the publication of their name as a nominee.
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