Canadian Science Writers' Association Award Archives

This page features past press releases and a list of former CSWA award winners, dating back to 1972. Some of the historical award information is missing from our records. If you can help us fill in some of the missing information below, please email us as awards@sciencewriters.ca.

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1972 JOURNALISM AWARD ($1000 Prize)
Presented on February 24, 1973 at the Ontario Science Centre, in Toronto, ON

The Ortho Medical Writing Award for Print Coverage of Medicine: Joan Hollobon, The Globe and Mail.

1973 JOURNALISM AWARDS ($1000 Prizes)
Announced January 25, 1974, and presented by Minister of State for Science and Technology Mme. Jeanne Sauvé* at Varennes, QC

The Bell-Northern Research Award for Excellence in Science Broadcasting: Hobel-Leiterman Productions, creators of "Here Come the Seventies", and "Target: The Impossible". Douglas Leiterman, Toronto, accepting.

The Ortho Medical Writing Award for Print Coverage of Medicine: Marilyn Dunlop, The Toronto Star, for her series on a Toronto surgical team visiting Yugoslavia.

* Mme. Sauvé announced the creation of the Ministry of State for Science and Technology (MOSST) Award for Science Reporting in Print.

1974 JOURNALISM AWARDS ($1000 Prizes)
Announced February 24, 1975, in Toronto, ON

The Bell-Northern Research Award for Excellence in Science Broadcasting: Nancy Archibald, producer, "The First Inch", CBC Nature of Things.

The Ortho Medical Writing Award for Print Coverage of Medicine: Heather Carswell, of The Medical Post, for two stories on Chinese replantation of body parts and The changing social and health scene in the Northwest Territories.

Ministry of State for Science and Technology (MOSST) Award for Science Reporting in Print: Joint Award to: Lydia Dotto, The Globe and Mail, for a series on how to make an atom bomb, and Thomas Pawlick, The Montreal Gazette, for a series on medical ethics.

1975 JOURNALISM AWARDS ($1000 Prizes)
Presented March 11, 1976, at the Holiday Inn, Hamilton, ON

The Bell-Northern Research Award for Excellence in Science Broadcasting: Joint award to: CBC Television-The Nature of Things, for a film on aquatic life, and a program in the CBC Radio-Quirks and Quarks.

The Ortho Medical Writing Award for Print Coverage of Medicine: Betty Lou Lee, of The Hamilton Spectator, for her story on diabetes and the artificial pancreas.

Ministry of State for Science and Technology Award (MOSST) for Science Reporting in Print: Louis Brunel, Québec Science, for his article on satellites as a way of future communication.

1976 JOURNALISM AWARDS ($1000 Prizes)
Presented March 24, 1977, Ottawa, ON

The Bell-Northern Research Award for Excellence in Science Broadcasting: Ontario Educational Communication Authority, for the film, "The Irreversible World", depicting the basic laws of physical change, and first broadcast on TVOntario-Dimensions in Science.

The Ortho Medical Writing Award for Print Coverage of Medicine: Zoe Bieler, of The Montreal Star, for her series on genetics.

Hon Mentions: Gilles Provost, of Le Devoir, for "La meillure façon de tuer un homme', in Québec Science, and Derek Cassels, for "Doctors (and butchers) may face high risk of killer slow virus", in The Medical Post.

Ministry of State for Science and Technology Award (MOSST) for Science Reporting in Print: Gilles Provost, of Le Devoir, for his series of articles on genetics.

Hon Mention: Neil Morris, of The London Free Press, for a series on genetics.

1977 JOURNALISM AWARDS ($1000 Prizes)
Presented April 3, 1978, London, ON

The Bell-Northern Research Award for Excellence in Science Broadcasting: (??)

The Ortho Medical Writing Award for Print Coverage of Medicine: Joint award to: Tim Padmore, of The Vancouver Sun, for his three-part feature on pain (Jan 31, 1977); and Pierre Sormany for his long feature on cancer in Québec Science.

Ministry of State for Science and Technology Award (MOSST) for Science Reporting in Print: (??)

1978 JOURNALISM AWARDS ($1000 Prizes)
Presented April 3, 1979, Hampton Court Hotel, Jarvis Street, Toronto, ON

The Bell-Northern Research Award for Excellence in Science Broadcasting: CBC Radio-Quirks and Quarks.

The Ortho Medical Writing Award for Print Coverage of Medicine: June Engel.

Ministry of State for Science and Technology Award (MOSST) for Science Reporting in Print: Ellen Nygarrd

1979 JOURNALISM AWARDS ($1000 Prizes)
Presented April 1980, Downsview, ON

The Bell-Northern Research Award for Excellence in Science Broadcasting: (was shared between radio and TV in 1979) ??

The Ortho Medical Writing Award for Print Coverage of Medicine: ??

Ministry of State for Science and Technology Award (MOSST) for Science Reporting in Print: ??

Elanco Journalism Award for Agricultural Science (Eli Lilly (Canada) Ltd): ??