Our Most Recent Awards
Portland MOnthly has been distinguished as one of the best city magazines in the country
2021
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
- Magazine Print Page Design – (Michael Novak, Brian Breneman)
2020
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
- Photography: First Place – “Sun's Out, Suds Out,” Brian Breneman, Michael Novak
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