The Antioch Review Finalist for National Magazine Award

Smallest Magazine Named in Any Category

For the second year running, The Antioch Review has been named a finalist for the 45th Annual National Magazine Award. The Review is the smallest magazine selected in any award category. This year's nomination is in the “fiction" category for the story "The Coat" by German writer Uwe Timm, translated by Robert C. Conard, Professor Emeritus at the University of Dayton. The story was published in the Summer 2009 issue of the Review.

“Magazines have never been better,” said Sid Holt, Chief Executive of the American Society of Magazine Editors, in announcing the nominations. “The depth of reporting, quality of writing, superior story telling and unparalleled service journalism in this year’s National Magazine Awards finalists showcases the editorial strengths of our medium.”

Known as the Ellies, for the Alexander Calder stabile “Elephant” given to each winner, the National Magazine Awards Annual Gala will take place this year at Alice Tully Hall in New York City on April 22. The gala will also include the presentation of the Magazine Editors’ Hall of Fame Award to Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of Vogue. In addition, ASME will honor its longtime executive director, Marlene Kahan, who is stepping down after more than 30 years of service to the organization.

Sponsored by the American Society of Magazine Editors in association with the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, the National Magazine Awards were established in 1966 and have long been recognized as the preeminent awards for magazine journalism in the United States.

More than 300 magazines participated in the National Magazine Awards this year, submitting 1,758 entries. The finalist this year with the largest print circulation (5.6 million) is National Geographic; the finalist with the smallest (3,000) is The Antioch Review. The Review is a finalist in the category that “recognizes excellence in fiction published in magazines.” Other finalists in this category are McSweeney’s Quarterly; The New Yorker (2); and Virginia Quarterly Review.

The Antioch Review, founded in 1941, is one of the oldest, continuously publishing literary magazines in America. The magazine publishes fiction, essays, and poetry from both emerging as well as established authors. Authors published in its pages are consistently included in Best American anthologies and Pushcart prizes.