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Eater

WINNER
Eater
Amanda Kludt, Editor in Chief
Filling Up,” edited by Lesley Suter, May 26

Judges' Citation
A wide-ranging look at roadside service stations, “Filling Up” is so much more
than a collection of stories about coffee, cigarettes and gasoline.
The judges called this package “sparkling” and, yes, “meaty.”

 5280

5280
Geoff Van Dyke, Editorial Director
Daniel Brogan, Chief Executive Officer and Editor in Chief
The Beginner's Guide to Winter Camping,” by Lindsey B. King, November

 

AARP The Magazine 

AARP The Magazine
Robert Love, Editor in Chief
"The Games We Play," by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and "The Barrier Breakers," as told to Jon Saraceno, June/July and aarp.org

 Insider

Insider
Nicholas Carlson, Editor in Chief
259 LGBTQ Characters in Cartoons That Bust the Myth That Kids Can't Handle Inclusion,” by Abbey White and Kalai Chik, June 10

 

 New York

New York
David Haskell, Editor in Chief
Thank You, Dr. Zizmor,” by Stella Bugbee, March 1–14

The New Yorker

The New Yorker
David Remnick, Editor
How to Cook With Your Microwave,” March 3, “The Timeless Fantasy of Stanley Tucci Eating Italian Food,” March 27, and “How to Get a Table at Carbone,” May 19, by Helen Rosner, at newyorker.com

 

Texas Highways

Texas Highways
Emily Roberts Stone, Editor in Chief
The Original Cowboys,” by Katie Gutierrez, “The Evolution of the Texas Cowgirl,” by Sarah Hepola, and “Fight or Flight,” by W.K. Stratton, September