Portland Monthly Media Kit

2023

CITY AND REGIONAL MAGAZINE ASSOCIATION AWARDS

WINNER

Essays/Commentary/Criticism - “A Matter of Choice”, Hanna Neuschwander
Spread Design - “Sacred Cow”, Michael Novak
Food or Dining Feature Package - “Let’s Do Lunch”, Katherine Chew Hamilton, Michael Novak, Karen Brooks, Thomas Teal, Subin Yang, Portland Monthly Staff

FINALIST

CITY AND REGIONAL MAGAZINE ASSOCIATION AWARDS

FINALIST

Food or Dining Writing – “There’s No Place Like Oma’s”, “Yes, I’m Dying on the Hill of a Pepper-Cheese Bagel”, “Meet the Bread Heads” Karen Brooks
Design: Illustration & Graphics - "Fall in (Love With) the City", “The Dream Michelada”, “25 Big Ideas That Could Change Portland” Fall & Summer Issues
Excellence in Design - Fall Issue
Magazine Section - "Dispatch" Spring & Summer Issues
Excellence Online - pdxmonthly.com
Multiplatform Storytelling - "The New Eat Wave"
General Excellence

CITY AND REGIONAL MAGAZINE ASSOCIATION AWARDS

FIRST PLACE

General Excellence II
Excellence in Design – March 2020 Issue
Leisure/Lifestyle Interests – “The Little Joys of Summer,” Eden Dawn, Fiona McCann, Michael Novak
Food or Dining Feature Package – “Food Fighters,” Karen Brooks, Katherine Chew Hamilton, Michael Novak

FINALIST

Essays/Commentary/Criticism – “Dear White Portland,” Tiara Darnell
Feature Story – “Zodiac Signs,” Jordan Michelman
Spread Design – “Where’s the F**king Tomatoes, Channing?” Brian Breneman
Illustration and Graphics – “The Bridge is Back” & “The Time Traveler” (January 2020); “Now What?” (May/June 2020)
Magazine Section – “Show & Tell” (Fall/Winter 2020)
Excellence Online – pdxmonthly.com

MAGGIE AWARDS

Best Publication Marketing/Consumer & Trade – Digital Media Kit
Finalist, Best Website / Consumer, Trade, Assoc. & Student – “Portland’s 20 Best Cheeseburgers,
Exhaustively Argued and Ranked”

SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS AWARDS

FIRST PLACE

Photo and Design: Portrait Photography - “Long Story Short: The Blind Woodsman,” Stuart Mullenberg, Michael Novak
Photo and Design: Graphics & Illustration – Meredith Schomburg, Heather Landis, Matt Saunders, Michael Novak,
Brian Breneman
Writing: Feature, Soft News – (Tied) “Zodiac Signs,” Jordan Michelman, Nicole Rifkin, Michael Novak

SECOND PLACE

CITY AND REGIONAL MAGAZINE ASSOCIATION AWARDS

FIRST PLACE

Spread Design – “Oregon Is Addicted to Lottery Money,” Michael Novak
Food or Dining Feature Package – “Good Morning,” Kelly Clarke, Michael Novak, Karen Brooks,
Benjamin Tepler, Stuart Mullenberg
Ancillary: Home/Shelter – Design Annual
Ancillary: General Interest – Newcomer’s Guide

FINALIST

General Excellence II
Food or Dining Writing – “Kitchen Consequential,” “The Next Whiskey Bar,” “Don’t Have a Cow, Man,” Karen Brooks
Feature Design – “How to Throw a Great (Fancy, Sporty, Weird, Divey, Kid-Friendly, Whatever), Party,” Michael Novak
Feature Design – “Sun’s Out, Suds Out,” Brian Breneman, Michael Novak
Cover Excellence – May, July, October 2019
Ancillary: Weddings – Pacific Northwest Weddings

SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS AWARDS

FIRST PLACE

RUNNER UP

Feature, Hard News – “Multiple Women Recall Sexual Misconduct and Perceived Retaliation by Gordon Sondland,”
Julia Silverman, Kelly Clarke, Fiona McCann, Pro Publica staff
Photography – “Krushing It,” Holly Andres, Eden Dawn