Human-centric Stories

The ability of a good story to make us feel seen, understood, or a bit less alone is unmatched. These are stories about humanity in all its messy, beautiful forms: the intimate moments, the unanticipated lessons, and the everyday experiences that remind us that we’re all still learning things.

This category honours the small things that add grandeur to life, such as the generosity of strangers, life-transforming experiences, the fortitude of a broken heart, giving back to society, and the happiness of discovering we’re more alike than we’d like ourselves to believe.