recent awards
CITY AND REGIONAL MAGAZINE ASSOCIATION 2026
Leisure / Lifestyle / Interests( Circulation less than 33,000) / First:“ Remembering Rocky Point,” Dana Laverty, Lauren Clem, Kaitlyn Murray
Leisure / Lifestyle / Interests( Circulation less than 33,000) / Finalist:“ Get Inked!” by Kaitlyn Murray and Tess Lyons
Feature Story( Circulation less than 33,000) / Finalist:“ South County Succession,” Tom Mooney
Cover Excellence( Circulation less than 33,000) / Finalist: March, July, August; Designed by Doreen Chisnell, Emily Rietzel and Angel Tucker
General Excellence 2( Circulation 18,000 to 33,000) / Finalist: Staff CITY AND REGIONAL MAGAZINE ASSOCIATION 2025
Profile / Finalist:“ English Class,” Mike Stanton CITY AND REGIONAL MAGAZINE ASSOCIATION 2024
Milton W. Jones Lifetime Achievement Award John J. Palumbo, Publisher, Rhode Island Monthly
Essays / Commentary / Criticism / Finalist:“ Building a New Nest,” Ann Hood Feature Story / Finalist:“ Surviving the Stigma,” Ellen Liberman Email Newsletter / Finalist:“ The Dish,” Jamie Coelho Reader Service / Finalist:“ Cannabis 101,” Edited by Dana Laverty
RHODE ISLAND PRESS ASSOCIATION 2026
DISTINGUISHED JOURNALIST / Second: Ellen Liberman, freelance writer and‘ Reporter‘ columnist / Third: Lauren Clem, Senior Editor
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR / First: Chad Weeden, freelance photographer / Third: Wolf Matthewson, freelance photographer
Design: SPECIAL SECTION / Second: Best of Rhode Island, compiled by Rhode Island Monthly staff
Design: BEST COVER— July 2025 / First: July Rocky Point Issue designed by Emily Rietzel, Art Director / Third: March Crime issue designed by Doreen Chisnell, Creative Director
Photography: FEATURE PHOTO / First:“ Local News Revolution” by Wolf Mathewson, freelance photographer
RHODE ISLAND PRESS ASSOCIATION 2026 CONTINUED
Photography: PERSONALITY PHOTO / PORTRAIT / Second: Top Doctor of Geriatric Medicine Physician Nadia Mujahid by Alex Gagne, freelance photographer / Third: Seamstress Zoe Barbano Grinder by Chad Weeden, freelance photographer
Photography: PHOTO SERIES / PICTURE STORY / First:“ Cruisin’ Through the Ages” by Wolf Matthewson, freelance photographer / Third:“ In Good Hands” by Chad Weeden, freelance photographer
Photography: FOOD PHOTO / Second: Holiday Cookies by Angel Tucker, freelance photographer
Photography: WEATHER AND CLIMATE PHOTO / Second: Flying Fish by James Jones, freelance photographer
Writing: REPORTING ON THE ENVIRONMENT / Third:“ The Gleaning Mission” by Annie Sherman, freelance writer
Writing: SCIENCE / Third:“ On the Wing” by Lauren Clem, Senior Editor
Writing: FEATURE STORY – SHORT / Third:“ Old Dogs Stick Together” by John Palumbo, Publisher
Writing: FEATURE STORY – IN-DEPTH / Second:“ South County Succession” by Tom Mooney, freelance writer
Writing: ARTS / ENTERTAINMENT STORY / First:“ Get Inked! The Ultimate Guide to Tattoos in Rhode Island” by Kaitlyn Murray, Senior Editor – Digital, with assistance by Tess Lyons, Editorial Assistant / Second:“ The Opportunity of a Lifetime” by John Taraborelli, freelance writer
Writing: FOOD / DINING STORY / Third:“ On the Right Track” by Jamie Coelho, Editor-in-Chief
Writing: SPORTS FEATURE STORY / First:“ The Rising Tide” by Lauren Clem, Senior Editor
Writing: NEWS / FEATURES COLUMNIST / Third: Dining Reviews by Karen Deutsch, freelance writer and‘ Dining Review’ columnist
Writing: COMMUNITY JOURNALISM / First: 2025 Bannister Awards by Lauren Clem, Senior Editor, with contributions by Jamie Coelho, Editor-in-Chief
Writing: LOCAL TOURISM STORY / Second:“ A Flurry of Fun” by Kaitlyn Murray, with contributions by Alicia Maria Ortiz Alba, freelance writer
Writing: HISTORY JOURNALISM / Third:“ Remembering Rocky Point” by Dana Laverty, Managing Editor, with assistance from Lauren Clem, Senior Editor, and Kaitlyn Murray, Senior Digital Editor
Multimedia: BEST FOOD NEWSLETTER / Third: The Dish: The Latest in the Local Food Scene by Jamie Coelho, Editor-in Chief
For more info contact Kieran Keating at kkeating @ rimonthly. com or 401.649.4888 | 2026 MEDIA KIT
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