Mountaineering Article Award
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Banff, Alberta, January 22, 2015 – The Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival is proud to announce a new Banff Mountain Book Competition award in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Festival. The Mountaineering Article Award is awarded to authors of articles or short form essays of up to 7,000 words on the theme of mountaineering, climbing or mountain adventure.
Articles may be fiction, historical or non-fiction narratives and must have been printed within the last two years to qualify for submission. Articles must be submitted by publishers and editors of print publications, not by individual authors.
The $2000 Mountaineering Article Award is sponsored by the University of Alberta – Faculty of Physical Education, The Canadian Mountain Studies Initiative and The Alpine Club of Canada.
“This is an exciting new award for us that celebrates mountain writing in short form narratives,” said Joanna Croston, Programming Director of the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival. “Many mountaineers start their foray into the writing world with articles in outdoor magazines or journals. This prize money and recognition will help give an encouraging nod to new and established adventure writers alike so they can continue exploring the mountains they love.”
The new Mountaineering Article Award complements the exciting Banff Mountain Book Competition categories comprising Adventure Travel, Mountain Fiction and Poetry, Mountain Guidebooks, Mountain Image and Mountain and Wilderness Literature, Non-Fiction.
Each year a Grand Prize is awarded to a book or article chosen from amongst the winners in the above categories. For further information on the Mountaineering Article Award please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions page or email The Banff Mountain Book Competition here.
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About the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival: Created 40 years ago, the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival has become the premier event of its kind in the world. The Festival showcases the world’s best films, books and photographs on mountain subjects – climbing, culture, environment and natural history, exploration and adventure, wildlife, and sport – and attracts the biggest names in mountaineering, adventure filmmaking, and extreme sports as presenters and speakers. More than 80 films screen during the nine-day festival, and an international jury awards over $50,000 annually in prizes.
About The Banff Centre: The Banff Centre's mission is inspiring creativity. Thousands of artists, leaders, and researchers from across Canada and around the world participate in programs at The Banff Centre every year. Through its multidisciplinary programming, The Banff Centre provides them with the support they need to create, to develop solutions, and to make the impossible possible. Moving forward, the Centre will disseminate the art and ideas developed in Banff through initiatives in digital, web, radio, and broadcast media.
Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival Partners:The Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival is presented by National Geographic and The North Face, and sponsored by Deuter, Clif Bar, Cushe Footwear, Bergans of Norway, and Icebreaker with support from PETZL, World Expeditions, Kicking Horse Coffee, The Lake Louise Ski Area, Mammut, MEC, Banff Lake Louise Tourism and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.