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The American Society of Journalists and Authors Presents Annual Writing Awards

March 18, 2008, New York – The American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) will recognize members on April 11, 2008 for their exemplary work and/or commitment to the organization and the profession. The awards will be made at an evening social function in conjunction with the organization's annual writers' conference in New York City. More than 1,275 independent writers of magazine articles, trade books and other forms of nonfiction writing form ASJA, the nation's leading organization of professional nonfiction writers founded in 1948.

ASJA 2008 Award Winners

ASJA Founders' Award for Career Achievement - Sarah Wernick (posthumous)

Service/Self-Help/Collaborative Book – Wendy Lyons Sunshine
   The Connected Child, McGraw-Hill, 2007

Article Awards:

First Person, Essay, or Personal Experience – Margie Goldsmith
   "The Sense of Being Stared At"
   O, The Oprah Magazine, July 2007

Best Service Article – Bob Cooper
   "Road Tested"
   Runner's World, July 2007

Profiles – Michelle Nijhuis
   "Of Murder and Microscopes"
   Sierra, May/June 2007

Arlenes – Christie Aschwanden
   "Through the Forest, A Clearer View of the Needs of A People"
   New York Times, September 18, 2007

Trade Writing Award – Michael Fitzgerald
   "L0pht in Transition"
   CSO, April 2007

Donald Robinson Memorial Award for Investigative Journalism – Katherine Eban
   "The War on Terror: Rorschach and Awe"
   VanityFair.com, July 17, 2007

Reporting on a Significant Topic – Todd Pitock
   "Science and Islam"
   Discover, July 2007

June Roth Memorial Award for Medical Journalism – Richard Laliberte
   "Doctor Where Art Thou"
   Prevention, May 2007