The 2026 Webster Awards are a wrap!

Announcements

Announcing the winners of the 2026 Webster Awards

The 40th annual Webster Awards took place Nov. 2nd

2026 Indigenous Emerging Journalist & Student Journalist Awards

Applications are now being accepted for 2026 Indigenous Student Journalist & Emerging Indigenous Journalist Awards. Apply now!

Read LG Journalism Fellow's Series

Read Amanda Follett Hosgood's series on B.C. news deserts in the Tyee - a result of our project along with the LG of BC and Government House Foundation

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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.”