Fast Company Innovation By Design Anthology
Making Over McDonald’s (Fast Company) 2021
ASME: American Society of Magazine Editors
General Excellence, Active Interest (Men’s Health) 2015
James Beard Foundation Awards
Pure Bred (Wired) Food and Health 2015 Nominee
The Carp Must Die (Businessweek) Politics and Environment 2013 Nominee
The Sweet Science (Fast Company) Politics and Environment 2012 Winner
The Atlantic Fantastic Pieces of Journalism
Suds for Drugs (New York Magazine) 2013
Longform Best Business Stories Award
Genius: The Nickleback Story (Businessweek) 2012
Best American Science & Nature Writing
Welcome to Armageddon, USA (Wired) 2011 Notable
Best American Sports Writing
Perfectly Suited (Wired) 2013 Notable
Foam Sword Fighter (The Pitch) 2008 Notable
Don’t Look Down (The Pitch) 2007 Notable
So You Wanna Be a Cowboy (The Pitch) 2006
Best Food Writing
Pure Bred (Wired) 2014
The Other Other White Meat (Wired) 2008
Best of Technology Writing
The Meteor Farmer (Wired) 2008
Western Press Association Maggie Award
Beating the Rap (The Pitch) 1st Place Profile, 2005
Hearst Award
Notorious CEO (Vox) 2nd Place Profile, 2002
William Least Heat-Moon (Vox) 1st Place Profile, 2001
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