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May 15, 2014
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Sojourners takes home nearly 30 awards from Evangelical Press Association and Associated Church Press
WASHINGTON, DC—Sojourners was recently recognized with 29 awards from the Evangelical Press Association and the Associated Church Press, two of the leading professional organizations in religious journalism. In a year that saw the highest number of entries in the Associated Church Press competition, both Sojourners magazine and the God’s Politics blog were honored, with the magazine receiving 16 awards, the most in its history.
Awards from the Evangelical Press Association included the “Award of Merit” to Sojourners magazine in the “General Publication” category, First Place to “Gandalf, Gollum, and the Death Penalty” by Tobias Winright in the “Biblical Exposition” category, and First Place to “It’s Time to End the Death Penalty” by Jim Wallis in the “Editorial” category.
Awards from the Associated Church Press included First Place to God’s Politics in the “Best in Class” category, Second Place to Sojourners magazine in the “Best in Class” category, and First Place to the May 2013 issue of Sojourners magazine focused on climate change in the “In Depth Coverage” category.
The Associated Church Press awards were presented in Chicago in late April, and the Evangelical Press Association awards were presented in Anaheim in early May.
The full list of awards Sojourners received is listed below:
Evangelical Press Association:
General Publication
Award of Merit
Biblical Exposition
First Place: "Gandalf, Gollum, and the Death Penalty" by Tobias Winright
Editorial
First Place: "It's Time to End the Death Penalty" by Jim Wallis
Humorous
First Place: "Be Nice. They're Listening (and taking notes)" by Ed Spivey Jr.
Poetry
First Place: "The Place of the Green Wand" by Theodore Deppe
Cause of the Year: Apathy
Second Place: "Mourning for the Earth" by Katherine M. Preston
Student Writer of the Year
Second Place: "'Relevance' Is Not Enough" by Anne Marie Roderick & Joshua Witchger
Typography and Lettering
Second Place: "Grief, Courage, and Perseverance" by Ken Davis
Interview Article
Fifth Place: "Who Would Jesus Execute? An Interview with Richard Viguerie" by Jim Wallis
Associated Church Press:
Best of Class
First Place: God’s Politics blog
In depth coverage
First Place: Sojourners May 2013 issue on climate change
Personal experience
First Place: “Friends without Borders” by Shane Claiborne
Best Department
First Place: CultureWatch section, Julie Polter, editor
Annual report
First Place: Produced by the Sojourners development department, designed by Ed Spivey Jr.
Best of Class
Second Place:Sojourners magazine
News story
Second Place: “Nonviolence and the Drug War” by Margaret Regan
Biographical profile
Second Place: “Faith to the Utmost” (profile of Oswald Chambers) by Ronald Osborn
Review
Second Place: “Can you Hear my Song?” by Shefa Siegel
Theological reflection
Second Place: “Finding God in the Depths of Silence” by Richard Rohr
Magazine design, entire issue
Second Place: January issue
Photo spread
Second Place: “Gaza: The Persistent Paradox” by Ryan Rodrick Beiler
Publication website
Second Place: sojo.net/magazine
Social media
Second Place: Sojourners’ social media campaign
Poetry
Third Place: “They Will Kill You” (for Trayvon Martin and Marissa Alexander), by Ewuare X. Osayande
Humor
Third Place: “Be Nice. They're Listening (and Taking Notes)” by Ed Spivey Jr.
Devotional/inspirational
Third Place: “At the River we Stand” by Rose Marie Berger
Bible resource
Third Place: Preaching the Word, produced by the editors of Sojourners
Single photo
Third Place: “Land Rites” by Ryan Rodrick Beiler
Video
Third Place: “Sojo Stories” by the Sojourners web team
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