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

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WINNER
The Atlantic
Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor in Chief
Edited by Scott Stossel
“The Ones We Sent Away,” by Jennifer Senior, September

High Country News
Jennifer Sahn, Editor in Chief
Edited by Jennifer Sahn and Gretchen King
Three articles by Nina McConigley: “Say Rabbit,” March, “Horse Girls,” July, and “Dino Time,” October

Mother Jones
Clara Jeffery, Editor in Chief
“Yes in Our Backyards,” by Bill McKibben, April 18 at motherjones.com

The New York Times Magazine
Jake Silverstein, Editor in Chief
Edited by Sasha Weiss
“Lonnie and Me,” by Mitchell S. Jackson, December 24

The New Yorker
David Remnick, Editor
Edited by Deborah Treisman
“What Am I Without You?” by Jiayang Fan, June 12

T: The New York Times Style Magazine
Hanya Yanagihara, Editor in Chief
Edited by Kurt Soller
Two articles by Mark Harris: “Is Celebrity ‘Queer Baiting’ Really Such a Crime?,” February 6, and “Yes, These Gays Are Trying to Murder You,” August 17, at nytimes.com/t-magazine

Virginia Quarterly Review
Paul Reyes, Editor
“As They Like It,” by Nicole Graev Lipson, Fall