Recipients in Year Presented:

2026

ID
Number		 YR
given		 Rank Award Name Category Recipient Title
11282026WinnerArlene Award for Writing that Makes a Difference: ArticleKate NelsonThe Native-Led Forensics Lab Dedicated to Solving Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Cases
11812026WinnerArlene Award for Writing that Makes a Difference: BookSean Sherman with Kate Nelson and Kristin DonnellyTurtle Island
11292026WinnerArtificial IntelligenceJoAnn GrecoChasing Every Cure
11302026Honorable MentionArtificial IntelligenceDan FriedmanAI and Judaism series
11312026WinnerB2B ContentAdrienne Samuels GibbsHope and History in Verse
11322026WinnerB2C ContentChristina Hernandez SherwoodPrioritizing Women's Health
11332026Honorable MentionB2C ContentDaliah SingerCraft Whiskey Comes Home to the Rockies
11832026WinnerBiography/History BooksSarah WeinmanWithout Consent
11842026Honorable MentionBiography/History BooksKeir GraffChicago's Fine Arts Building
11342026WinnerBusiness WritingAndrea CooperInside the Ludwig Drums Factory
11352026Honorable MentionBusiness WritingAnn LarsonAutomation in Retail Is Even Worse Than You Thought
11362026WinnerCultural CriticismHanif Abdurraqib20 Years Later: Little Brother; 30 Years Later: Groove Theory; 40 Years Later: Sade
11372026WinnerDonald Robinson Memorial Award for Investigative JournalismOttavia SpaggiariNowhere to Go: Inside the Texas Board Home System, Where Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation Are Widespread
11382026Honorable MentionDonald Robinson Memorial Award for Investigative JournalismSpencer NorrisHow Hotels, Once a Last Resort, Became New York's Answer to Homelessness
11392026WinnerEnvironment/Climate/SustainabilityAlex BrownThe Fish That Climbed a Mountain
11402026Honorable MentionEnvironment/Climate/SustainabilityCari ShaneCan Mussels Save Philadelphia's Waterways?
11422026WinnerExcellence in ReportingKevin MaurerIs This the Hardest Physical Contest in the World?
11412026WinnerExcellence in ReportingDrew PhilpThere Will Be No Mercy
11432026Honorable MentionExcellence in ReportingTaylor KnopfHolly Hill Under Scrutiny Again & Despite Years of Safety Violations, Holly Hill Hospital Looks to Treat More Patients
11442026Honorable MentionExcellence in ReportingSteven YoderA School District Singled Out By Trump Says It Teaches 'Whole Truth History'
11452026WinnerFirst-Person EssaysHannah Engler HarveyBeloved Bother
11462026Honorable MentionFirst-Person EssaysRachel DruckerMen Where Have You Gone? Please Come Back
11472026Honorable MentionFirst-Person EssaysTod GoldbergAt the Knee
11482026WinnerFood & DrinkAndrea CooperAt This Harlem Chef's Table, the Rosh Hashana Menu is Full of Ethiopian Spices
11492026Honorable MentionFood & DrinkTara HaelleCutting back on ultra-processed foods sounds easy. The truth is much more complicated.
11852026WinnerGeneral Nonfiction BooksMelanie D.G. KaplanLab Dog
11862026Honorable MentionGeneral Nonfiction BooksJens HeyckeDeath, Taxes, and Turduckens
11502026WinnerHealthRachel E. GrossSex Hormones Are Brain Hormones. What Does That Mean for Treating Brain Diseases?
11512026Honorable MentionHealthAmber DanceWe Are All Genetic Mosaics
11522026WinnerHow-To/ServiceKimberly LankfordYour Disaster Preparation Toolkit
11532026Honorable MentionHow-To/ServiceJen ReederHow to support pet pantries -- and why it's so important right now
11542026WinnerJune Roth Memorial Award for Medical JournalismAmber DanceHow cancer cells travel to new tissues and take hold
11562026Honorable MentionJune Roth Memorial Award for Medical JournalismEmily P.G. EricksonWhat RFK Jr. Gets Wrong About Autism
11552026Honorable MentionJune Roth Memorial Award for Medical JournalismConor KelleyWhat's behind the gilded doors of Aegis senior living?
11822026WinnerJune Roth Memorial Book Award for Health and Medical WritingJack El-HaiFace in the Mirror
11572026WinnerLifestyleChristopher KleinHitchcock's 'The Birds' Was Partly Inspired by a Real-Life Event
11582026Honorable MentionLifestyleJohn HancWith 500 Species, Long Island Is a Birders' Paradise
11592026WinnerLong-Form ContentJordan BlumettiThe Machine in the Garden
11872026WinnerMemoir/Autobiography BooksArtis HendersonNo Ordinary Bird
11882026WinnerMemoir/Autobiography BooksJohn J. LennonThe Tragedy of True Crime
11602026WinnerOpinion/Op-EdDerrick Z. JacksonEPA Staff Stand Firm as Administration Lobs Cuts... (and related series)
11612026Honorable MentionOpinion/Op-EdMichael FranklinThe Young Republicans Chat Echoes the Citizens Councils of the 1950s and 60s
11622026Honorable MentionOpinion/Op-EdNicole CarrThe school board was the testing ground for the fall of democracy
11632026WinnerPersonal PlatformRodika TollefsonFrom Art 2 Zen (Substack pieces)
11642026Honorable MentionPersonal PlatformGwen MoranBloom Anywhere (Kit.com pieces)
11652026WinnerProfilesChrista Hillstrom14,445 and Counting
11662026Honorable MentionProfilesTom Hallman Jr.Get Me to the Church on Time
11672026WinnerReported EssayMichelle PolizziWill Cuts in Rural Programs Leave the Same Lasting Wounds as the 2008 Financial Crisis?
11682026Honorable MentionReported EssayAsha DoreMy daughter's health was a mystery. The answer was on the other side of the world
11692026WinnerScienceFletcher ReveleyGrave Mistakes: The History and Future of Chile's 'Disappeared'
11702026Honorable MentionScienceRachel NuwerMixing Is the Heartbeat of Deep Lakes. At Crater Lake, It's Slowing Down.
11892026WinnerService/Self-Help BooksJen Tota McGivneyFinding Your Walden
11902026Honorable MentionService/Self-Help BooksMelinda Wenner MoyerHello, Cruel World!
11712026WinnerSocial ChangeElaine Appleton GrantWho will feed Americans after Trump's cuts? This food pantry is stepping up
11722026Honorable MentionSocial ChangeJeff OloiziaReturn to sender: The censorship battle playing out in Wisconsin prisons
11732026WinnerTechnologyBenjamin Charles Germain LeeUncanny Testimony
11742026WinnerTradeTara HaelleSymptom Invalidation in Clinically Uncertain Diagnoses Can Leave Lasting Mental Health Harms
11752026Honorable MentionTradeRita ColoritoTruth, Noise, and Nonsense in Medicine
11762026WinnerTravelBlane BachelorFinal destinations: What happens when the dead go traveling
11772026WinnerTravelWendy HelfenbaumTraveling Solo? Pair Up With an International Greeter
11782026Honorable MentionTravelRobin CatalanoIndigenous tourism is thriving in Canada -- here's why
11792026WinnerWellness, Fitness & SportsSharael KolbergIn Quebec, Ice Canoeing Turns Frozen Rivers Into Adventure Playgrounds
11802026Honorable MentionWellness, Fitness & SportsRobin CatalanoIn Belize, Maya Descendants Are Reviving an Ancient, Sacred Ballgame