AltWeeklies Awards | Arts Writing

1st Place: "Blown Opportunity," "Lost in the Stars," "Pulling Punch Lines" by Jim Ridley , Nashville Scene

2nd Place: "Africa Screams," "Diary of a Mad White Woman," "Chow Fun" by Kristian Lin , Fort Worth Weekly

3rd Place: "Objects of Scorn," "Memory Pictures," "Poise II Men" by Jeffry Cudlin , Washington City Paper

Honorable Mention: "Gender Benders?" "Dante, Dude," "The Many, The One, and The Two" , Boston Phoenix

1st Place: "Playing With the Passion," "Attachment Disorder," "Going Down in History in Flames" by Steven G. Kellman , San Antonio Current

2nd Place: "Desires vs. Duties," "De-Evolution," "Down, Home" by Byron Woods , INDY Week

3rd Place: "Private Texas," "Grand Theft History," "Feeling Negative" by Elaine Wolff , San Antonio Current

Honorable Mention: "Drastic Romantic," "Evil's Puppets," "Raven's Son" by Michael Bowen , The Inlander

1st Place: Roboscalper by David Downs , East Bay Express

2nd Place (tie): Big Cheese by Jimmy Magahern , Phoenix New Times

2nd Place (tie): Unfinished Symphony by Malcolm Gay , Riverfront Times

3rd Place: Tough Love for the Arts by Roger Downey , Seattle Weekly

1st Place: Panic Attack by David Lee Simmons , Gambit

2nd Place: Diamonds and Rusty by Paula Routly , Seven Days

3rd Place: Lush Be a Lady by Gillian Fassel , San Antonio Current

Honorable Mention: Lunatic Fringe by Owen Holmes , Folio Weekly

1st Place: "Creature Feature," "Globe-trotting to India," "Dream Team" by Bill Addison , Creative Loafing (Atlanta)

2nd Place: "The Revolutionary," "Raw Power," "Sex and the Steak House" by Jonathan Gold , L.A. Weekly

3rd Place: "Sweet, Sweet Liberty," "Chef Driven," "Rustica Rising" by Dara Moskowitz , City Pages (Twin Cities)

Honorable Mention: "Big Mac Attack," "Whiz Kid," "High Steaks" by Charles Ferruzza , The Pitch

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