National Magazine Award
The National Magazine Award has been presented annually since 1966 by the American Society of Magazine Editors. The award is the magazine industry equivalent of a Pulitzer Prize. The program is sponsored in association with the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Recipients of awards are selected in a two-step procedure: First, entries are reviewed by a judging panel, which recommends a group of finalists; then, a second panel of judges chooses one winner in each category. Awards are issued in the following categories:
- General Excellence
- Under 100,000 circulation
- 100,000 to 250,000 circulation
- 250,000 to 500,000 circulation
- 500,000 to 1,000,000 circulation
- 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 circulation
- Over 2,000,000 circulation
- Online
- Personal Service
- Leisure Interests
- Reporting
- Public Interest
- Feature Writing
- Profile Writing
- Essays
- Columns and Commentary
- Reviews and Criticism
- Magazine Section
- Single-Topic Issue
- Design
- Photography
- Photo Portfolio/Photo Essay
- Fiction