National City and Regional Magazine Awards
The winners in the 2026 National City & Regional Magazine Awards were honored at the closing of the CRMA conference awards banquet on Monday, June 1, in New Orleans, LA.
The finalists in the 2026 National City & Regional Magazine Awards have been announced!
The winners will be honored at the closing of the CRMA conference awards banquet on Monday, June 1, in New Orleans, LA.
Each year, the City and Regional Magazine Association provides awards for excellence to qualified member organizations in designated categories. The awards are managed on CRMA’s behalf by the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
You’re invited to participate in the 41st annual City and Regional Magazine Association awards contest, which for four decades has honored the excellent work of its member organizations. The 2026 CRMA contest is now open; see the new Call for Entries for details. The entry deadline is Friday, Nov. 21.
Last year the awards program underwent major revisions based on membership feedback through focus groups and a membership survey. Forty-nine magazines submitted 803 entries, the most since 2017.
This year there are two new categories for print or online stories of 800 words or less: Short Writing Lifestyle and Short Writing News.
Seven categories are broken into circulation groups (less than 33,000 and more than 33,000), while General Excellence is broken into circulation groups (less than 18,000, 18-33,000 and 33,000 or more), giving magazines more opportunities to be recognized.
The awards are managed on CRMA’s behalf by the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Please reach out to Jennifer Rowe at RoweJ@missouri.edu or at 573-882-6839 if you have any questions.
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Each year, the City and Regional Magazine Association provides awards for excellence to qualified member organizations in designated categories. The awards are managed on CRMA’s behalf by the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
The 2025 contest is now closed and the Finalists will be announced in April. The winners will be celebrated at the closing of the CRMA Annual Conference on Friday, June 6, at the Hilton hotel, Denver, CO.
