National Magazine Award

Posted on March 17, 2010March 17, 2010 by joe.robert.wilkins in News

Wow. My essay “Out West,” orginally in Orion last fall, has just been nominated for a National Magazine Award (also known as an “Ellie”). And I’m up against Garrison Keillor, Mitch Albom, and Michael Pollan!

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