Nominees for the 19th Annual Utne Independent Press Awards 2007
We began by upending the orderly shelves of our library, corralling some 1,300 magazines, newsletters, journals, alt weeklies, and zines into wobbly stacks. Then we dug in to read articles that we might have missed during the year and to reread our favorites—everything from gritty newsprint publications to polished perfect-bound journals. After much deliberation, debate, and a bit of teeth-gnashing, we whittled it all down to 111 standouts.
Even after 19 years, the Utne Independent Press Awards still manage to surprise and delight our editorial staff—and we trust our readers will be similarly sated. Not only did we consider a vast catalog of longtime heavyweights, we unearthed a host of new darlings and pulled more than a few dark horses into the final stretch.
The costs of printing and postage, coupled with tough competition at the newsstand, led to the demise of some superstars this past year, including perennial nominees Punk Planet, Clamor, LiP, and Kitchen Sink. As sad as it was to say good-bye, though, we found ourselves buoyed by the arrival of more than 30 brand-new independents, which we look forward to reading for years to come. We’ll announce the winners in our January/February 2008 issue. Until then, take some time to check out the following titles. —The Editors
General Excellence: Magazines
ColorLines
Columbia Journalism Review
Discover
Film Comment
Foreign Policy
Kyoto Journal
The Sun
The Wilson Quarterly
General Excellence Zines
Brainscan
Hungover Gourmet
Macaroni
Moonlight Chronicles
Musea
Smile, Hon, You’re in Baltimore
Uncle Enos
You Don’t Get There From Here
Best New Publication
The American
Blackfly
Craft
The Crier
Democracy: A Journal of Ideas
Make/shift
Meatpaper
Polite
Best Design
Beyond
Bidoun
Esopus
Heeb
Hyphen
Maisonneuve
Ninth Letter
Theme
Best Writing
The Believer
Geist
L.A. Weekly
Maisonneuve
The New Republic
The Sun
Virginia Quarterly Review
The Wilson Quarterly
Arts Coverage
Art Papers
BlackFlash
Bookforum
Film Comment
New Statesman
No Depression
Paste
Raw Vision
In-Depth / Investigative Coverage
The Chicago Reporter
Columbia Journalism Review
GeneWatch
High Country News
Intelligence Report
Mother Jones
The Texas Observer
The Village Voice
Environmental Coverage
Audubon
E Magazine
Earth Island Journal
Environmental Building News
Orion
Sierra
Sustainable Industries Journal
Terrain
Health/Wellness Coverage
Alternative Medicine
CR Magazine
The Human Ecologist
Mothering
POZ
Psychology Today
VegNews
Yoga Journal
Political Coverage
The American Prospect
The Chronicle of Higher Education
City Journal
Dissent
Governing
The Nation
The New Republic
Reason
Social /Cultural Coverage
California
ColorLines
Dollars & Sense
Gastronomica
Greater Good
Guilt & Pleasure
Indian Country Today
The Next American City
International Coverage
Colors
Cultural Survival Quarterly
Foreign Policy
Middle East Report
NACLA Report on the Americas
New Internationalist
Peace Review
Prospect
Local/Regional Coverage
Alberta Views
East Bay Monthly (Bay Area, CA)
The Independent Weekly (Lafayette, LA)
New England Watershed
Oxford American (Southern U.S.)
Sacramento News & Review
Urbanite (Baltimore)
Westword (Denver)
Science/Tech Coverage
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Discover
The Futurist
New Scientist
OnEarth
Science & Spirit
Science News
Technology Review
Spiritual Coverage
Geez
Islamica
Notre Dame
Parabola
Shambhala Sun
Sojourners
Spirituality & Health
Tikkun
To read the press release announcing the nominees: Click here.