COLUMNS AND ESSAYS
Honors interpretive journalism, including political and social commentary and essays on the personal experience of the writer

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WINNER
The New Yorker
David Remnick, Editor
Three articles by Jia Tolentino: “A Post-Roe Threat,” February 28, “The Post-Roe Era,” July 4, and “Is Abortion Sacred?,” July 16 at newyorker.com

The Atlantic
Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor in Chief
“Monuments to the Unthinkable,” by Clint Smith, December

New York
David Haskell, Editor in Chief
“Tinder Hearted,” by Allison P. Davis, August 1–14

The New York Times Magazine
Jake Silverstein, Editor in Chief
Two articles by Wesley Morris: “The Majesty, Legacy and Complicated Power of a Good Sob. For Crying Out Loud,” February 13, and “Trash Nation,” October 16

 

Stranger's Guide
Kira Brunner Don, Editor in Chief
“Acid Church,” by Courtney Desiree Morris, New Orleans issue

Virginia Quarterly Review
Paul Reyes, Editor
“Reality Marble,” by Joseph Earl Thomas, Spring

The Washington Post Magazine
Richard Just, Editor
“Why I'm Leaving America,” by DeNeen L. Brown, October 2