AltWeekly Awards

1997 Social Reporting Below 54,000

Honorable Mention: More Than a Woman by Melinda Ruley , INDY Week

1996 Column Above 54,000

1st Place: by Caroline Knapp , Boston Phoenix
2nd Place: by John Bridges , Nashville Scene
3rd Place: by Abe Opincar , San Diego Reader

1996 Column Below 54,000

1st Place: by Paul Bass , New Haven Advocate
2nd Place: by Walt Shepperd , Syracuse New Times
3rd Place: by Hal Crowther , INDY Week

1996 Feature Story Above 54,000

1st Place: Something Scary in the Air by Dashka Slater , East Bay Express
Honorable Mention: Last Call at Juanita's by Jim Ridley , Nashville Scene
Honorable Mention: Late Innings by David Dudley , Baltimore City Paper
Honorable Mention: The Desire to Leave Hangs Like Heat by Laura McNeal , San Diego Reader

1996 Feature Story Below 54,000

1st Place: Farewell, Fair Haven by Paul Bass , New Haven Advocate
2nd Place: The Girl Who Wouldn't Say No by Walter Crockett , Worcester Magazine
Honorable Mention: They Eat Horses, Don't They? by Sally Crane , Columbus Alive

1996 Investigative Reporting Above 54,000

1st Place: California's Secret Stash by Curt Guyette , Sacramento News & Review
2nd Place: Schwan's Song and Dance by Rose Farley , Twin Cities Reader
Honorable Mention: When Family Reunification Means Death by Jill Stewart , L.A. Weekly
Honorable Mention: Bad Landlords by Deirdre Shesgreen and Van Smith , Baltimore City Paper
Honorable Mention: The Real Fat City by Tim Redmond, Ron Curran and Martin Espinoza , San Francisco Bay Guardian

1996 Investigative Reporting Below 54,000

1st Place: High Stakes Bingo by Kate Campbell , Monterey County Weekly