National Magazine Awards
(List shows nominations; awards won are in all caps.)
2024
Single-Topic Issue—“Texas Icons,” February 2023
Profile Writing—“Hellhounds on His Trail,” May 2023
2023
Lifestyle Journalism—“Springs Eternal!,” July 2022
2022
Feature Writing—“The Resurrection of Bass Reeves,” by Christian Wallace, July 2021
2021
General Excellence, Special Interest
Single-Topic Issue—“Willie”
Digital Storytelling—“All 144 Willie Nelson Albums, Ranked,” by David Courtney, Michael Hall, Rich Kienzle, Max Marshall, Joe Nick Patoski, John Spong, and Christian Wallace
Feature Writing—“The Aftermath,” by Robert Draper, April 2020
Leisure Interests—“The Year of the Taco,” by José R. Ralat, December 2020
2020
Leisure Interests—”Long Live Honky Tonks!,” by Christian Wallace, September 2019
Feature Writing—”Angels in East Texas,” by Wes Ferguson, November 2019
Columns and Commentary—Sterry Butcher, for “Lines Through the Sand,” March 2019; “Thoughts on a Mixed-up Horse,” May 2019; and “Man of Letters,” November 2019
Public Interest—”No Defense,” by Neena Satija, September 2019
2018
General Excellence, Special Interest
LEISURE INTERESTS—“The Golden Age of BBQ,” by Daniel Vaughn and Patricia Sharpe, June 2017
2017
Leisure Interests—“Knives Out,” by Courtney Bond, Abby Johnston, June Naylor, Katharyn Rodemann, Patricia Sharpe and Daniel Vaughn, December 2016
Feature Writing—“The Reckoning,” by Pamela Colloff, April 2016
2015
General Excellence—June, October, and November 2014
Feature Writing—“The Witness,” September 2014
Columns and Commentary—Stephen Harrigan, for “Dreaming in the Dark,” February 2014; “Before the McConaissance,” April 2014; and “A Double Date With Leatherface,” July 2014
2014
Leisure Interest—“The 50 Best BBQ Joints . . . in the World!” June 2013
2013
PUBLIC INTEREST—“Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives,” August 2012
FEATURE WRITING INCORPORATING PROFILE WRITING—“The Innocent Man, Part One,” November 2012, and “The Innocent Man, Part Two,” December 2012
General Excellence—October, November, and December 2012
Reporting—“Hannah and Andrew,” January 2012
2012
General Excellence—April, October, and November 2011
Leisure Interests—“Home Plates,” April 2011
2011
General Excellence—July, November, and December 2010
Public Interest—“Innocence Lost,” October 2010 and “Innocence Found,” January 2011
2010
FEATURE WRITING—“Still Life,” May 2009
General Excellence—September, November, and December 2009
Leisure Interests—“The 50 Greatest Hamburgers in Texas,” August 2009
Leisure Interests—“Step Right Up,” December 2009
2009
GENERAL EXCELLENCE—May, November, and December 2008
Leisure Interests—“BBQ08,” June 2008
2007
General Excellence—March, September, and October 2006
2006
General Excellence—July, November, and December 2005
Public Interest—“Hurt? Injured? Need A Lawyer? Too Bad!” November 2005
Photography—April, July, and September 2005
2005
Feature Writing—“They Came. They Sawed,” November 2004
2004
General Excellence—March, October, and November 2003
Photo Essay/Photo Portfolio—“Cuts Above,” May 2003
2003
GENERAL EXCELLENCE—July, November, and December 2002
Public Interest—“Death Isn’t Fair,” December 2002
Single-Topic Issue—“Crime,” July 2002
2002
General Excellence—April, July, and November 2001
2001
General Excellence—April, October, and December 2000
Special Interest—”A Celebration of Texas Music,” May 2000
Public Interest—”They Haven’t Got a Prayer,” November 2000
2000
General Excellence—February, June, and November 1999
Public Interest—”No One Knows What Could Be Happening to Those Kids,” April 1999
1998
General Excellence—August, November, and December 1997
Special Interest—”Smokin’!” May 1997
1997
Feature Writing — “The Killer Cadets,” December 1996
Public Interest — “The Lawsuit From Hell,” June 1996
1996
PUBLIC INTEREST — “Not What the Doctor Ordered,” March 1995
Feature Writing — “Silicone City,” August 1995
1994
General Excellence — March, June, October 1993
Reporting — “Manhunt at Menard Creek,” October 1993
Feature Writing — “See No Evil,” May 1993
1992
GENERAL EXCELLENCE — May, November, December 1991
1990
GENERAL EXCELLENCE — June, November, December 1989
PHOTOGRAPHY — “Side by Side,” April 1989, “Abortion Street,” April 1989, “The Soul of East Texas,” October 1989, “Get Along, Little Doggies,” December 1989
1989
General Excellence — March, June, September 1988
1988
General Excellence — August, September, October 1987
1987
General Excellence — January, May, October 1986
Special Interest — “The National Car of Texas,” August 1986
Design — January, September, November 1986
Single-Topic Issue — January 1986
1986
Reporting — “The Last Roundup,” February 1985
General Excellence — March, November, December 1985
1985
General Excellence — June, October, November 1984
REPORTING — “The Man In The Black Hat,” June and July 1984
1984
General Excellence — July, November, December 1983
Reporting — “The Death Shift,” August 1983
1983
Reporting — “It’s Time to Make a Deal,” October 1982
Public Service — “Scarecrow Cops,” May 1982
1982
General Excellence — May, June, December 1981
Public Service — “The Ten Best and the Ten Worst Legislators,” July 1981
1981
General Excellence — April, October, December 1980
Public Service — “Invasion of the Cable Snatchers,” March 1980
1980
PUBLIC SERVICE — “Why Teachers Can’t Teach,” September 1979
1979
REPORTING — In Search Of Rural America: “The Petrified Forest,” April 1978, “The Sons of the Pioneers,” September 1978, “The Last Frontier,” November 1977
1978
Public Service — “Support Your Local Police,” September 1977
1976
Reporting Excellence — “Power Politics,” May 1975
Outstanding Editorial Achievement in Specialized Journalism
1974
OUTSTANDING EDITORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN SPECIALIZED JOURNALISM