Awards

Winners

• Feature Design: “The Power & the Fury” – Tom White
• Excellence in Design: March

Finalists

•  General Excellence 2 (Circulation 18,000 to 33,000): St. Louis Magazine
• Short Writing Lifestyle: “Past Is Present” – Christine Jackson
• Profile: “Will St. Louis Love a Mike Kehoe Deal?” – Nicholas Phillip
• Feature Story: “The Power & The Fury” – Jeannette Cooperman
• Spread Design: “Paddle-Tested” – Tom White
• Spread Design: “Shooting Scenes” – Tom White
• Feature Design: “Fall & Winter Arts Guide” – Emily Wells
• Illustration & Graphics: “Paddle-Tested,” “Summer Fun,” “The Path of the Storm”
• Designer of the Year: Tom White
• Reader Service: “St. Louis Tornado 2025” – SLM Staff
• Newsletter Excellence: “Family” 
• Newsletter Excellence: “Outdoors”

Finalists

• Profile (Circulation less than 45,000): “Chaz Littlejohn Risked His Freedom in Order to Expose the Wealthy” – Nicholas Phillips
• Writer of the Year: Nicholas Phillips
• Spread Design (Circulation less than 45,000): “Baptism of Fire” – Tom White
• Illustration & Graphics: “Executive Decisions,” “Chaz Littlejohn Risked His Freedom in Order to Expose the Wealthy” “The Castlewood 8-Hour Adventure Race”
• Designer of the Year: Tom White
• Leisure/Lifestyle Interests (Circulation less than 45,000): “The Materials That Made Us” – Christine Jackson
• Newsletter Excellence: “Solutions”

Finalists

•  Profile (Circulation less than 45,000): “Glaser vs. Glaser” – Nicholas Phillips
• Feature Design (Circulation less than 45,000): “The Best BBQ in STL” – Tom White
• Excellence in Design: March
• Civic Journalism: “A Problem in Deed” – Nicholas Phillips
• E-Newsletter: “Design + Home”
• E-Newsletter: “Solutions”

Winners

• Feature Design (Circulation less than 60,000): “Wild Things” (Tom White, Kevin A. Roberts)
• E-Newsletter: “Family”

Finalists

•  Profile (Circulation less than 60,000): “The Fighter” – Nicholas Phillips
• Writer of the Year: Nicholas Phillips
• Spread Design (Circulation less than 60,000): “Their American Dream” – Emily Wells
• Feature Design (Circulation less than 60,000): “Food Love” – Tom White, Kevin A. Roberts
• Magazine Section: “Gateway” (October and November)
• Excellence Online: stlmag.com
• E-Newsletter: “Design”

Winner

• Spread Design (Circulation less than 60,000): “Take One of the Worst Pandemics Ever – And Add a Million Scams” – Tom White

Finalists

•  Profile (Circulation less than 60,000): “The Necessity of Invention” – Jeannette Cooperman
• Spread Design (Circulation less than 60,000): “Take Me to the River” – Tom White
• Feature Design (Circulation less than 60,000): “Fall Escapes” – Tom White
• Cover Excellence: September, November, December
• Ancillary: Home/Shelter: Design STL (May/June)
• E-Newsletter: The Big Think

Winners

• Feature Design (Circulation less than 60,000): “Home Slice” – Tom White
• Designer of the Year: Tom White

Finalists

•  General Excellence 2 (Circulation 30,000 to 60,000): St. Louis Magazine
• Profile (Circulation less than 60,000): “Her Own Counsel” – Nicholas Phillips
• Spread Design (Circulation less than 60,000): “She Was Eloise” – Emily Cramsey
• Photography: “Iron Maidens” – R.J. Hartbeck
• Cover Excellence: February, May, November
• Excellence in Design: February
• Ancillary: Home/Shelter: Design STL (November/December)
• Ancillary: General Interest: St. Louis Family

Finalists

• Spread Design (Circulation less than 60,000): “Air Craft” – Tom White
• Photography: “Who’s Best Dressed in St. Louis?” – Ashley Gieseking
• Cover Excellence: St. Louis Magazine March, September, December
• Designer of the Year: Tom White
• Civic Journalism: “Ferguson, Five Years Later” – SLM Staff

Finalists

• Excellence Online
• Designer of the Year | Tom White
• Writer of the Year | Jeannette Cooperman
• Profile |  Jeannette Cooperman, “The Making of Dana Loesch” 
• Spread Design |  Tom White, “The Making of Dana Loesch” 
• Feature Design |  Tom White, The Best Doughnuts in St. Louis” 

Winner

• Feature Story |  Jeannette Cooperman, “Too Much Money” 

Finalists

• Excellence Online
• General Excellence
• Designer of the Year | Tom White
• Profile |  Jeannette Cooperman, “Coming Home”
• Feature Story |  Jeannette Cooperman, “Faith, Hope, and Blame” 
• Feature Design |  Tom White, “The Perfect Recipe” 

Winner

• Profile | Jeannette Cooperman, “The Mission” 

Finalists

• Reporting | Jeannette Cooperman, “Manifest Injustice” 
• Feature Story | Jeannette Cooperman, “The Cure”
• Writer of the Year | Jeannette Cooperman
• E-Newsletter | On The Burner

Finalists

• Feature Story |  Jeannette Cooperman, “The Last Lemp”
• Feature Story |  Jeannette Cooperman, “Last Wish”
• Writer of the Year | Jeannette Cooperman
• Spread Design |  “All the King’s Men” 
• Spread Design |  “Crash Course” 
• Feature Design |  “Best Dressed List“
• Feature Design |  “Get Outside”
• Designer of the Year | Tom White
• Civic Journalism | “Ferguson, A Year Later” 
• Online Column | Think Again

Winner

• Special Issue |  November 2014

Finalists

• General Excellence II
• Profile |  Jeannette Cooperman, “Will or Grace”
• Excellence Online | stlmag.com

Finalists

• Reporting |  Jeannette Cooperman, “A Tragedy No One Saw Coming”
• Ancillary (Home/Shelter) | St. Louis At Home

Finalists

• Personality Profile | Jeannette Cooperman, “Deconstructing Cassilly”
• Ancillary Publication |  St. Louis At Home

Finalists

• Reporting |  Ray Hartmann, “A Family Erased”
• Reporting |  Jeannette Cooperman and Jarrett Medlin,”Twist of Fate”
• Leisure/Lifestyle Interests | “Big River” (May 2011)
• Community Service Project |  Excellence in Nursing Awards
• Community Service Project |  Food Wine Design
• Column |  Ray Hartmann, “A Hero’s Unwelcome,” “Max Starkloff’s Revolution,” “At War With the Girl (Scouts) Next Door”

Finalists

• General Excellence II
• Civic Journalism | Jeannette Cooperman, “Tough Kids Turning”
• Community Service Project | Excellence in Nursing Awards
• Community Service Project | FEVER Fashion Show

Winner

• Redesign

Finalists

• Community Service Project | FEVER Fashion Show

Silver Award

• General Excellence II

Silver Award

• General Excellence II

Gold Award

• Ancillary Publication I  |  St. Louis At Home

Silver Award

• General Excellence II

Bronze Award

• Leisure/Lifestyle Interest

Bronze award

• General Excellence I
• General Excellence Online

Winners

• Magazine Writer of the Year: Nicholas Phillips
• Magazine Portrait: Kevin A. Roberts
• Magazine Profile Writing: “The many fights of Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt” – Nicholas Phillips
• Magazine Graphic/Illustration: “Budding Prospects” – Jan Kallwejt

Finalists

• Magazine News Writing: “The turnaround strategy inside St. Louis Public Schools that may be working—and may get discontinued”  – Nicholas Phillips
• Magazine News Writing: “Budding Prospects” – Nicholas Phillips
• Magazine Feature Writing: “Their American Dream” – Amanda Woytus
• Magazine Profile Writing: “Haitao Xiang was a quiet scientist at Monsanto. Then the feds began to suspect him of economic espionage” – Nicholas Phillips
• Magazine Profile Writing: “Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush navigates the transition from protester to policymaker” – Amanda Woytus
• Magazine Lifestyle Writing: “A guide to getting outside near St. Louis” – Mike Miller, Nicholas
• Phillips, Jenny L. Bird
• Magazine Arts & Culture Writing: “Opera Theatre of Saint Louis” – Amanda Woytus
• Magazine Page Design, General: “Their American Dream” – Emily Wells
• Magazine Page Design, General: “Altar Ego” – Tom White
• Magazine Page Design, General: “Wild Things” – Tom White
• Photographer/Portfolio of the Year: Kevin A. Roberts
• Magazine of the Year: SLM Staff

Winner

• Great Plains Journalism Hall of Fame: Jeannette Cooperman

Winners

• News Writing: “COVID-19 will hit the city’s most vulnerable the hardest. Here’s how health care providers are trying to help” – Amanda Woytus
• Profile Writing: “Can State Auditor Nicole Galloway become Missouri’s next governor?” – Nicholas Phillips
• Reader Service: “10 bold solutions to move St. Louis forward” – Amanda Woytus & Mike Miller & Jen Roberts & Nicholas Phillips & Samantha Stevenson
• Arts & Culture Writing: “The serious business of Yale Hollander’s comedy” – Amanda Woytus
• Feature Writing: “After two friends died by suicide in college, Alex Lindley and Danny Kerth were so heartsick, they set out to help others. Enter Project Wake Up.” – Jeannette Cooperman
• Writer of the Year: Jeannette Cooperman
• Photography, Multiple: “Iron Maidens” – RJ Hartbeck
• Photographer of the Year: Kevin A. Roberts
• Page Design, General: “The best places for pizza in St. Louis” – Tom White 
• Page Design, Portfolio: Tom White
• Page Design, Profile: “The serious business of Yale Hollander’s comedy” – Emily Cramsey
• Cover: May – Tom White

Winners

• Magazine Writer of the Year: Jeannette Coopermann
• Magazine News Writing: “No Shelter” – William Powell
• Magazine Column Writing: “Think Again” – Ray Hartmann
• Magazine Photography: “The Good Fight,” “They May Have Been Heroes: The Homeless Veterans Project” – Jerry Tovo

• Magazine Cover  |  “101 Things Every St. Louisan Must Do”
• Magazine Writer of the Year  |  William Powell
• Magazine Profile Writing  |  Jeannette Cooperman, “The Complex Legacy of Father Biondi”

Finalists

• News Writing, Magazine  |  Jeannette Cooperman, “A Tragedy No One Saw Coming”
• Feature Writing, Magazine  |  William Powell, “The Fifth Quarter”
• Column Writing, Magazine  |  Ray Hartmann, “Think Again”
• Magazine Photography  |  Whitney Curtis, “High Hopes”

• Magazine Column Writing  |  Ray Hartmann, “Think Again”
• Magazine Page Design  |  Lindsay Hotz Timme
• Magazine Feature Writing  |  William Powell, “Remember the Beach”
• Magazine News Writing  |  Jeannette Cooperman, “Chasing the Dragon”

• Magazine Writer of the Year  |  Jeannette Cooperman
• Magazine Column Writing  |  Ray Hartmann
• Magazine Feature Writing  |  Jeannette Cooperman
• Magazine Page Design  |  Frozen Desserts Feature, August 2011 issue

Finalists

• Design: Feature, News/Documentary/Essay; Single/Spread: “Shooting Scenes” – Tom White
• Design: Feature, News/Documentary/Essay; Story: “The Power & the Fury” – Tom White

Finalist

• Design: Feature, Celebrity/Entertainment/Sports; Single/Spread: “Make ‘Em Laugh” – Tom White

Finalist

• Design: Feature, Celebrity/Entertainment/Sports; Single/Spread: “Make ‘Em Laugh” – Tom White

Finalists

• Design: Feature, Profile, Non-Celebrity; Single/Spread: “Take One of the Worst Pandemics Ever—and Add a Million Scams” – Tom White
• Design: Feature, Lifestyle/Travel/Food/Shelter; Story: “Fall Escapes” – Tom White

Finalists

• Design: Feature, Service; Story: “Home Slice” – Tom White
• Typography: Cover: “The A-List Awards” – Tom White

Winner

• Best Voting Bracket: Food Fight: Italian Restaurants – St. Louis Magazine

Finalists

• Best ‘Best Of’ Ballot: Large Market: A-List 2025 – St. Louis Magazine
• Best Large Market Program: St. Louis Magazine

Finalists

• Best ‘Best Of’ Ballot: Large Market: A-List 2024 – St. Louis Magazine
• Best Voting Bracket: STL Magazine Food Fight – St. Louis Magazine
• Best Large Market Program: St. Louis Magazine

Finalists

• Best Branded Content Campaign: Saint Louis Symphony Quiz + Giveaway – St. Louis Magazine
• Best Data Strategy: The Muny Sweepstakes 2023 – St. Louis Magazine
• Best ‘Best Of’ Ballot: Large Market: A-List 2023 – St. Louis Magazine
• Best Large Market Program: St. Louis Magazine

Winner

• Best ‘Best Of’ Ballot: Large Market: Winner: A-List – St. Louis Magazine

Finalists

• Best First-Party Data Strategy: Food Fight: ​Best Breakfast Bracket – St. Louis Magazine
• Best Advertiser Program: St. Louis Magazine

Finalist

• Best List-Builder Campaign: Food Fight: Beer Bracket – St. Louis Magazine

Finalists

• Best Advertiser Lead-Gen Campaign: Spice Hunter Campaign – St. Louis Magazine
• Best Event Sign-Up: Be Well 2020 Campaign​ – St. Louis Magazine​
• Best Recurring Revenue Campaign: St. Louis Hometown Champions – St. Louis Magazine

First Place

• Best Entire Issue  |  St. Louis Magazine (August 2011)
• Best Cover  |  St. Louis Magazine (April 2011)
• Best Single Article Presentation  |  “Frozen Delight” (August 2011)
• Best Single Written Article  |  Jeannette Cooperman, “In the Time of Cholera”
• Best Overall Blog  |  George Mahe, Relish on stlmag.com
• Best Overall Writing  |  stlmag.com

Finalists

• Best Single Written Article  |  Jeannette Cooperman, “Want to Know a Secret? Jerry Berger Will Tell You Anything”
• Best Single Written Article  |  Jeannette Cooperman and Jarrett Medlin, “Twist of Fate”
• Best Writing, Entire Issue  |  St. Louis Magazine (December 2011)
• Best Photo Story  |  Stefene Russell and Kevin A. Roberts, “Portrait of a Neighborhood”
• Best Entire Website  |  stlmag.com
• Best Overall Website Design  |  stlmag.com

First Place

• Best Writing, Entire Issue  |  St. Louis Magazine (May 2010)
• Best Entire Issue  |  St. Louis Magazine (August 2010)
• Best Overall Website Design  |  stlmag.com
• Best Single Written Article  |  Jeannette Cooperman, “The Fall”