National Magazine Awards at ASME Editorial Conference

National Magazine Awards at ASME Editorial Conference 2026

National Magazine Awards 2026 finalists announced. Read the press release here.

Connect with your colleagues at the 2026 ASME Editorial Conference as leading journalists explore top-of-mind topics, then join the party as ASME presents the 2026 National Magazine Awards. Sponsored by ASME in association with the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, the National Magazine Awards are the most prestigious awards for magazines and editorial websites in the United States. Each of the 2026 finalists will be honored—and the winners announced—at this year’s awards presentation.

To purchase tickets, download and return the interactive ticket-request form to [email protected] or call 212.872.3737.

Download 2026 Ticket-Request Form

Theater Seating | Limited Availability
Deadline to Purchase Tickets: Thursday, April 30, 2026

Tickets
Editorial Conference-Only: $299 each
National Magazine Awards-Only: $599 each
Editorial Conference + National Magazine Awards: $699 each
For groups of 10 or more, email [email protected] for pricing

ASME Editorial Conference 2026
People Inc. Conference Center | 1:00–5:00 PM

ASME Awards for Design, Photography and Illustration
Video Presentation

Where Magazines Go Next
Editorial leaders explain how print and digital publications are using the tools of magazine journalism to meet the current moment in media—and succeed in the attention economy
  • Moderator: Julia Turner, Cofounder and Editor in Chief, L.A. Material
  • Panelists:
    • Willa Bennett, Editor in Chief, Cosmopolitan and Seventeen
    • David Haskell, Editor in Chief, New York Magazine
    • Pablo Torre, Host, Pablo Torre Finds Out
Interactive Breakouts
Join the conversation as media-industry leaders talk tactics in these small-group sessions

The Craft of Magazine Storytelling
How do National Magazine Award finalists come together? Writers and editors tell what happens behind the scenes
  • Moderator: Paul Reyes, Editor, VQR
    Panel in Formation:
    • Seyward Darby, Editor in Chief, The Atavist, and NMA 2026 Finalist in Reporting
    • Elliott Woods, NMA 2026 Finalist in Reporting for Texas Monthly with Food & Environment Reporting Network
Cutting Through the Slop
Creatives explain how magazines and websites are using photography now
  • Moderator: Ivylise Simones, Creative Director, Slate
    Panel in Formation
Steal These Ideas!
Print, digital, social, podcasts, videos, events—which tools are top editors using to build successful businesses?
  • Moderator: Nathan Lump, Senior Vice President and Editor in Chief, National Geographic
    Panel in Formation:
    • Sid Evans, Editor in Chief, Southern Living
    • Sam Jacobs, Editor in Chief, TIME
Magazines and Politics in 2026
How should magazines and websites respond to an administration and public increasingly hostile to truth telling? Editorial leaders confront the here, now and future
  • Moderator: Katie Drummond, Global Editorial Director, WIRED
    Panel in Formation:
    • Yoni Appelbaum, Deputy Executive Editor, The Atlantic
    • Swati Sharma, Editor in Chief, Vox
The Tom and Taffy Show
Magazine legends meet to talk about what makes a good story
  • The Stars:
    • Taffy Brodesser-Akner, author of “Fleishman Is in Trouble” and “Long Island Compromise” and Three-Time National Magazine Award Finalist
    • Tom Junod, author of “In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man” and Two-Time National Magazine Award Winner

 

ASME    Columbia Journalism School

National Magazine Awards 2026

Sponsored by the American Society of Magazine Editors in Association With the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
People Inc. Reception Gallery and Auditorium

Cocktail Reception | 5:00–6:30 PM
Awards Presentation | 6:30–8:00 PM

Awards Presentation Hosted By
Alison Overholt, Founder, Good People LLC, and Professor, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Richard Dorment, Editorial Director, Men's Health and Women's Health
Nikki Ogunnaike, Editor in Chief, Marie Claire
Nikhil Swaminathan, Chief Executive Officer, Grist

For more information, email [email protected] or call 212.872.3737