Awards
In the past decade, American Spirit magazine has been honored with many prestigious awards including the following.
2021 Awards
APEX
- Magazines, Journals & Tabloids — Grand Award for the entire November/December 2020 issue
- Award of Excllence for design and illustration for "Symphonies of Stone & Steel" layout from the January/February 2020 issue
2020 Awards
APEX
- Magazines, Journals & Tabloids — Custom-Published for the entire March/April 2020 issue (includes “Visions of America: Where Women Made History,” “A Century of Women’s Suffrage,” and “Remembering the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Massacre”
2019 Awards
APEX
- Magazines, Journals & Tabloids (Print + 32 pages) Award of Excellence, January/February 2019 issue (gold seal cover)
- Feature Writing Award of Excellence for "A Stage Revival: Restoring the Heart of Constitution Hall" by Courtney Peter
2018 Awards
APEX
- Magazine Writing Award for the entire January/February 2018 issue (includes America's Passion for Collecting the Past; The Revolution's Western Campaign; Lost Colonies of North America; How American Independence Sparked Global Revolt; Salt-Rising Bread)
- Feature Writing Award for the "Wreaths Across America" in the November/December 2018 issue
2017 Awards
APEX
- Grand Award, July/August 2017 American Spirit Feature Writing: "Long May She Wave: The Story of Annin Flagmakers"
- Award of Exellence, March/April 2017 Cover
2016 Awards
APEX
- Award of Excellence, May/June2015
- Grand Award, Feature Writing: ”A Lasting Legacy: DAR Schools,” July/August 2015
2015 Awards
APEX
- Award of Excellence, Magazine Writing (Entire Issue): November/December 2014
- Grand Award for Feature Writing, “A Proud Pedigree: Tracing the History of Scottish Ancestors and Their Journey to the New World,” September/October 2014
MARCOM
- Platinum: “Benson A. Lossing’s Revolutionary Travelogue,” May/June 2015
- Platinum: Illustration/Graphic Design/Infographic: “Freedom Fighters,” September/October 2015: Feature Article
- Gold: Magazine “A Lasting Legacy: DAR Schools,” July/August 2015
- Gold: Feature Article, “Lessons in Preservation: Historic Schoolhouses,” September/October 2014
- Gold: Feature Article, September/October 2015; Magazine Cover American Spirit, November/December 2014
- Honorable Mention: “Black Kings and Governors in Early New England,” January/February 2015: Feature Article
2014 Awards
APEX
- Grand Award, November/December 2013
- Photography Award for “The Role of Another Lifetime”
MARCOM
- Platinum: Feature Article: “A Proud Pedigree: Tracing the History of Scottish Ancestors and Their Journey to the New World,” September/October 2014
- Platinum: Entire Issue: March/April 2014
- Gold: Magazine Cover: “Early American Women of Distinction,” March/April 2014
- Honorable Mention: Photography/People/Portrait: “The Role of Another Lifetime: Historical Interpreters Illuminate Colonial Lives,” November/December 2013
2013 Awards
APEX
- Grand Award, November/December 2012
- Feature Writing Award for "Let in the Light," July/August 2012
2012 Awards
APEX
- Grand Award, March/April 2012
- Feature Writing Award for "The Book of Lives," July/August 2011
2011 Awards
APEX
- Grand Award, Nonprofit Magazine category
2010 Awards
APEX
- Publication Excellence in the Custom-Published Magazine Category
2009 Awards
APEX
Grand Award, January/February 2009- Magazine Writing Award (Entire Issue), July/August 2008
Custom Publishing Council
- Bronze Pearl Award for Best Overall Editorial
2008 Awards
APEX
- Grand Award, May/June 2007
- Design and Layout Award: "A Model Collection," May/June 2007
- Feature Writing Excellence: "She-Merchants," May/June 2007
2007 Awards
FOLIO Magazine Awards
- Bronze Ozzie Design for “The Violin: A Living Art,” September/October 2006
APEX
- Grand Award, May/June 2006
- Magazine and Journal Writing, March/April 2007
- Design and Illustration: Cover, March/April 2006
SNAP
- Bronze Award: General Excellence
2006 Awards
APEX
- Grand Award, July/August 2005
SNAP
- Bronze Award: Feature Writing Excellence: “Montpelier Reborn,” May/June 2005
2005 Awards
APEX
- Grand Award
- Feature Writing General Excellence: “When Women Lost the Right to Vote,” September/October 2004
- Design & Layout, General Excellence: “Voyage of the Periauger,” January/February 2005
SNAP
- Gold Award for General Excellence
ASPC Master Communications Awards
- Feature Writing, Honorable Mention: “When Women Lost to Right to Vote,” September/October 2004
2004 Awards
APEX
- Grand Award
- Feature Writing, Excellence: “Landscape of Power,” September/October 2003
- Design: Contents and Letters Pages
FOLIO Awards - Eddies
- Silver: September/October 2003
FOLIO Awards - Ozzies
- Bronze: Best Use of Black/White or Color Photography: “Pressed Flowers,” May/June 2004
ASPC
- Feature Writing, Honorable Mention: “Coverup! Hygiene in Colonial America,” September/October 2003
Magnum Opus
- Best Interview or Profile, Bronze: Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs, September/October 2003
- Best Column/Department, Gold: Collectibles, March/April 2003
- Best Regularly Featured Department, Honorable Mention: Historic Homes
- Best Overall Editorial, Honorable Mention: July/August 2003
- Best Use of Typography, Honorale Mention: May/June 2003
2003 Awards
APEX
- Grand Award: Covers General Excellence November/December 2002
- Design & Layout General Excellence: “Patriotism,” September/October 2002
- Feature Writing General Excellence: “Thanksgiving Myths and Realities,” November/December 2002
- Health & Medical Writing General Excellence: “Days of Hope,” March/April 2003
- Photographs General Excellence: “Treasure Hunt,” January/February 2003
