ASME NEXT Awards

ASME Awards 2025 winners announced. Read the press release here.

Sponsored by the American Society of Magazine Editors, the ASME NEXT Awards for Journalists Under 30 were established in 2016 to support the development of print and digital media. The awards honor outstanding achievement by early-career journalists. Any full-time or freelance writer, photographer, editor, social-media journalist, designer or photo editor is eligible for nomination. Five award winners are chosen each year and receive medals bearing the likeness of Alexander Calder’s “Elephant Walking.” The ASME NEXT Awards are judged and presented with the National Magazine Awards. 

For more information, or to submit an entry, visit asmeawards.org. 

View the 2025 Winners and Finalists Gallery