2026 Webster Awards

The 40^th annual Webster Awards event will be held Monday, November 2^nd

Announcements

Announcing finalists for the 2026 Webster Awards

Review the finalists in all 16 categories for the 2026 Webster Awards coming November 2nd- tickets on sale

Apply now for 2026 Student Journalism Awards

Cash awards of $2,000 each are available to journalism students in B.C.

Announcing 2026 Lifetime Achievement, Bill Good and Shelley Fralic Award Recipients

Congratulations to Tom Zytaruk, Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award recipient; Negar Mojtahedi, Bill Good Award recipient; and Anne Penman, Shelley Fralic Award recipient.

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2026 WEBSTER AWARD PARTNERS

Webster Awards

The Webster Awards celebrate excellence in B.C. journalism.

Each year, journalists across BC are invited to enter their best work in a variety of categories with the goal of being the winner of the coveted Webster Award — the hallmark of journalistic excellence in British Columbia.

The Shelley Fralic Award

The Shelley Fralic Award honours a B.C. journalist who identifies as a woman, and who exemplifies Shelley’s legacy of concern for excellence in journalism and making her community a better place.

Bill Good Award

The Bill Good Award was announced in 2014 to honour Bill Good on his retirement from 50 years as a broadcast journalist at CTV, CKNW, BCTV (now Global BC) and CBC.

Bruce Hutchinson Lifetime Achievement Award

The Jack Webster Foundation’s Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award honours an exemplary BC journalism career.

Lieutenant Governor’s B.C. Journalism Fellowship

The Lieutenant Governor’s B.C. Journalism Fellowship will provide funding to journalists so they can invest the time and other resources in producing excellent in-depth coverage of important topics.

For Journalism Students

The Foundation is pleased to offer financial support through our Student Awards, and professional development opportunities through our Masterclasses.

For Journalism Professionals

You could be eligible to receive a Professional Development Grant in order to take a course(s) to further your journalism career.

SEARCH FOR AWARDEE OR GRANT RECIPIENTS

“No other award in Western Canadian journalism instills a sense of pride greater than a Webster. It is what many reporters have strived for during the past quarter of a century.”