''Maisonneuve'' is an English-language general interest

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based in

Montreal, Quebec Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-pe ...

, Canada. It publishes eclectic stories of national and international scope on the arts, culture, and politics.

History and profile

Established in 2002 by Derek Webster, the magazine is named after

Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve Paul de Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve (15 February 1612 9 September 1676) was a French military officer and the founder of Fort Ville-Marie (modern day Montreal) in New France (Province of Quebec, Canada). Early life Maisonneuve was born i ...

, the founder of Montreal. It defines its mandate as "to dissolve artistic borders between regions, countries, languages, and genres". Drew Nelles served as the

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of the magazine. Selena Ross is the current

. ''Maisonneuve'' has won many awards for its writing, covers, illustration, and photojournalism. It was named Magazine of the Year in 2005, 2012, and 2016 (

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s), Small Magazine of the Year in 2006 (Editors' Choice Awards), and Newsstand Magazine of the Year ( Canadian Newsstand Awards) in 2007, among many other awards for individual features.

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