2025

“The Grief of Mourning Sentences” by Peter Babiak (subTerrain 97) selected for Best Canadian Essays 2026.

“A mudlarker’s diary” by Ariel Gordon and “Looking for Something Written, the Ideal Reader” by M.W. Miller (subTerrain 98) selected for Best Canadian Poetry 2026.

“Sand Penis” by Erin MacNair (subTerrain 96) and “We Are Busy Being Alive” by Rishi Midha (subTerrain 97) selected for Best Canadian Stories 2026.

“The Grief of Mourning Sentences” by Peter Babiak (subTerrain 97) received an Honourable Mention in the Personal Journalism category at the 2025 National Magazine Awards. 

2024

“Qualifying Hymns” by Jenn Ashton (subTerrain #94) received an Honourable Mention in the Personal Journalism category at the 2025 National Magazine Awards. 

2022

“Outraged on Your Behalf” by Carleigh Baker (subTerrain #90) won Silver in the Fiction category at the 2022 National Magazine Awards. 

“First Contact: Métis” by Molly Cross-Blanchard (subTerrain #90) received an Honourable Mention in the Poetry category at the 2022 National Magazine Awards. 

2020

subTerrain was nominated for the Best BC Magazine Award at the Alberta Magazine Awards.