Acadiana Profile Magazine Wins 4 Gold and 15 Total IRMA Awards
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CALGARY, Alberta – On Sep. 18, Acadiana Profile Magazine received four Gold and 15 total International Regional Media Association (IRMA) Awards at the 46th annual awards event hosted in Calgary.
The 2026 IRMA Awards ceremony gathered magazine professionals from across North America to celebrate the awards, judged by 38 industry leaders/volunteers.
With 354 entries, IRMA presented 166 awards in Gold, Silver, Bronze and Merit for 45 categories.
“Acadiana Profile features very strong design featuring modern fonts and sophisticated typography treatments paired with gorgeous photography and fun illustration…feels like a national magazine from front to back,” shared the IRMA Awards Jury. “Especially loved the graphic playfulness of the food & summer issues.”
With 51 Gold awards presented across the competition, Acadiana Profile Magazine received four Gold awards in the following categories:
- Hed & Dek, for “Fork Yeah”
- Photo Series for Circulation of 34,999 or Less, for “Hoop Net Fishing”
- Portrait Series, for “The Makers and the Music”
- Overall Art Direction for Circulation of 34,999 or Less, Art Director: Sarah Majeste
All Acadiana Profile Magazine IRMA Awards
- Finalist: Magazine of the Year, Circulation 34,999 or Less
- Silver: Nature and Environment, Circulation 34,999 or Less
- Silver: Art and Culture Feature, Circulation 34,999 or Less
- For “Trailblazers”
- Gold: Hed & Dek
- For “Fork Yeah”
- Gold: Photo Series, Circulation 34,999 or Less
- Gold: Portrait Series
- Silver: Magazine Photographer of the Year
- Joseph Vidrine, Acadiana Profile
- Silver: Art Direction of a Single Story, Circulation 34,999 or Less
- For “Light Recipes”
- Overall Art Direction, Circulation 34,999 or Less
- Sarah Majeste, Acadiana Profile
- Silver: Department
- For “Home”
- Silver: Food Feature
- For “Fork Yeah”
- Bronze: Special Focus
- For “The Food Issue”
- Merit: Cover, Circulation 34,999 or Less
- Bronze: Newsletter
- Acadiana Profile Newsletter
- Merit: Website of the Year
- For acadianaprofile.com
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About the Awards and IRMA
The IRMA Awards are the culminating event of the annual IRMA Conference, held this year in Calgary in partnership with the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association.
The conference featured keynotes, breakout sessions, workshops and networking under the theme “Media That Matters.”
“The IRMA Awards celebrate the very best in regional magazine journalism in North America,” said IRMA Executive Director Joyce Byrne. “Our magazine members are vital chronicles of place, people, history and community. These awards recognize excellence in writing, visual art, editing, art direction and brand marketing. IRMA is honoured to bring these publications and their teams together to celebrate regional storytelling.”
IRMA is a member-driven not-for-profit organization dedicated to connecting members through their passion for publishing and their communities. Since 1960, IRMA has been bringing members together to share business successes and celebrate regional stories, with a goal of professional development and a sustainable industry.
