On the QT | The Official Newsletter of GWA September - October 2017 | Page 22

MediaAwards
This year’s program featured more than 60 categories in the areas of writing, photography, digital
media, broadcast media, publishing and trade.
A very special thank you to this year’s judges, Ellen Zachos (chair), Beth Botts, Louise Clarke,
Maree Gaetani, Linda Lehmusvirta, Chris Link, Carol Michel, Dee Nash, Rich Pomerantz, Debra
Prinzing, Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Mark Turner, Meg Watt and Paul Wilson .
Here are the Gold and Silver Award winners, recognized for their work in 2016. To learn more
about GWA Awards, please visit the website.
Best Overall Magazine
Mini Gardens & Terrariums
Meredith Corp.
G O L D MEDA L AWARDS
Best Overall Book
Master Gardener Manual
Nancy Knauss, Sue Wyble, Jennifer Bair,
Amanda Kirsten and Penn State Extension Newspaper Column (Circulation > 20K)
Gardening Column/Homes Section, Star
Tribune, Rhonda Fleming Hayes
Garden Columns by Jeff Lowenfels, Jeff Lowenfels
Small Town Gardener, Marianne Willburn
Best Trade
Bloom, Fall 2016
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden Book: General Readership
The Cocktail Hour Garden, C.L. Fornari
Gardens of Awe and Folly, Vivian Swift
E-Newsletter Article
“For Desperate Gardeners, New Idea to Keep
Deer Out of Your Garden,” Connie Oswald
Stofko
Best Magazine Writing
“Outdoor Dining - Our Well-Tended Gardens: A
Lunchroom for Wildlife”
Bill Johnson
Blog (Single Post)
View from Federal Twist, “A Review of The Art of
Gardening,” James Golden
Best Newspaper/Newsletter Writing
Everybody Gardens
Doug Oster
Blog (Overall)
Toronto Gardens, Helen Battersby
Rooting for You Blog for Hartley-Botanic
Greenhouses, Mary-Kate Mackey
View from Federal Twist, James Golden
Best Digital Writing
“Grieving Garden: This, Too, Is a Garden ”
Leesa Lawson
Best Photography
Private Gardens of South Florida
Rob Cardillo
Best Overall Digital Media
Savvy Gardening
Amy Andrychowicz, Niki Jabbour, Tara Nolan
and Jessica Walliser
Best Overall Broadcast Media
Cultivating Place: Conversations on Natural
History and the Human Impulse to Garden
Jennifer Jewell
Best On-Air Talent
Cultivating Place: Conversations on Natural
History and the Human Impulse to Garden
Jennifer Jewell
22
Newspaper Column (Circulation < 20K)
Good Seasons, Lynette L. Walther
S I LVER M E DAL AWAR D S
Magazine Column (Circulation > 20K)
The Friel World, John Friel
Magazine Article (Circulation < 20K)
“The Soul of a Garden,” Linda Vater
“An Affair of the Horticultural Heart: The Union
Square Market,” Abbie Zabar
Magazine Article (Circulation > 20K)
“Design to Share,” Mary-Kate Mackey
“Opposites Attract,” Mary-Kate Mackey
“Small Trees Play a Big Role,” Mary-Kate Mackey
“Dinner from the Ground Up,” Tovah Martin
“Brave New Meadow,” Tovah Martin
“Pecans in a Nutshell,” Marty Ross
Newsletter, Bulletin or Brochure
“Anna’s Plant Pick: Taraxacum Officinale
Dandelion - Is It a Weed?,” Anna Leggatt
Everybody Gardens, Doug Oster
Student (Newspaper, Magazine, Book, Blog)
“Taking the Prickly Path,” Anelle Ammons
“Footsteps of the Goddess,” Gail Hudson