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National Magazine Awards 2026 Nominations
1 Mar 2026
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The best writing of 2025 as chosen by the American Society of Magazine Editors

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Famous Fantastic Mysteries was a U.S. pulp magazine that specialized in reprinting classic tales of science fiction, fantasy, and adventure. It debuted in 1939 under the Munsey Company, already known for popular titles like Argosy, and quickly gained a devoted audience. The magazine revived olde

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Chris Ware on the New Yorker artist, who contributed dozens of covers about the wealthy Peabody family and their housemaid, Fay.

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We live in an era of genre. Browse through TV shows of the last decade to see what I mean: Horror, sci-fi, fantasy, superheroes, futuristic dystopias…. Take a casual glance at the burgeoning global film franchises or merchandising empires.

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The publication of the “Harper’s letter” attracted huge attention. Most people had stopped reading the magazine, which is stranger and better than you might expect.