ASME Editorial Conference

National Magazine Awards at ASME Editorial Conference 2027

The ASME Editorial Conference is a once-a-year opportunity for editorial and creative leaders to connect with their colleagues from across the country while top journalists explore top-of-mind topics on stage. The most prestigious awards for magazines and websites published in the United States—the National Magazine Awards, ASME Awards for Design, Photography and Illustration and ASME NEXT Awards for Journalists Under 30—are presented at the conference.

Visit nationalmagazineawards.org to view or download the National Magazine Awards 2027 call for entries

Visit asmeawards.org to view or download the ASME Awards for Design, Photography and Illustration 2027 call for entries

Visit asmenextawards.org to view or download the 2027 ASME NEXT Awards call for nominations

Featured speakers at the 2026 ASME Editorial Conference included:

  • Willa Bennett, Editor in Chief, Cosmopolitan and Seventeen
  • David Haskell, Editor in Chief, New York Magazine
  • Pablo Torre, Host, Pablo Torre Finds Out
  • Julia Turner, Cofounder and Editor in Chief, L.A. Material
  • Seyward Darby, Editor in Chief, The Atavist
  • Ava Kofman, Staff Writer, The New Yorker
  • Elliott Woods, Multimedia Journalist
  • Paul Reyes, Editor, Virginia Quarterly Review
  • Jessica Cruel, Editor in Chief, Allure
  • Sid Evans, Editor in Chief, Southern Living
  • Sam Jacobs, Editor in Chief, TIME
  • Nathan Lump, Senior Vice President and Editor in Chief, National Geographic
  • Yoni Appelbaum, Deputy Executive Editor, The Atlantic
  • Clara Jeffery, Editor in Chief, Mother Jones and the Center for Investigative Reporting
  • Swati Sharma, Editor in Chief, Vox
  • Katie Drummond, Global Editorial Director, WIRED
  • Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Staff Writer, The New York Times Magazine
  • Tom Junod, author of “In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man”
  • David Granger, Senior Agent, Aevitas Creative Management

Watch for the 2027 conference agenda in January. Plan to attend the 2027 ASME Editorial Conference in New York City in May. For more information about the ASME Editorial Conference, email [email protected] or call 212.872.3737.

ASME members are entitled to purchase discounted tickets for both the ASME Editorial Conference and the annual presentation of the National Magazine Awards. For information about ASME membership, see Membership.

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ASME Guidelines for Editors and Publishers
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Visit nationalmagazineawards.org for information about the National Magazine Awards. For the ASME Awards for Design, Photography and Information, go to asmeawards.org. Visit asmenextawards.org to submit nominations for the ASME NEXT Awards for Journalists Under 30.

For more information about ASME membership, email [email protected] or call 212.872.3737.