I Won! I Won!
On a budget, so I entered only one piece in LA Press Club Awards this year, and in case you haven't seen it or want to read it again, here's a link:
OMG. I forgot to look. Turns out, on Oct 16, I won First Prize for Political Commentary in the (highly competitive!) Southern California Journalism Awards, @LAPressClub.
— Amy Alkon (@amyalkon) October 20, 2021
My piece for awesome @Quillette, edited by awesome @jonkay, that took First Prize: https://t.co/tNCKVQUIrF pic.twitter.com/4vpHanjQZh
Props!
Crid at October 21, 2021 9:37 PM
Congratulations!
I read that piece in Quillette at the time.
David Chisholm at October 22, 2021 1:33 AM
Well deserved
Joe J at October 22, 2021 4:55 AM
Outstanding.
Kudos.
Conan the Grammarian at October 22, 2021 5:12 AM
Speech! Speech!
I R A Darth Aggie at October 22, 2021 6:14 AM
Congratulations. It was a wonderful article.
Isab at October 22, 2021 7:00 AM
As well as it was written, let us not even begin to forget that it is savagely wrong that any of the things described are being allowed.
Your mayor should just be recalled - he should be beaten. Introduce him to that biker thug.
Radwaste at October 22, 2021 9:13 AM
Just read the article again. I'm glad your situation got better. Great article by the way. I like that you thought about both sides of issue and came up with possible solutions to a very difficult situation. Congrats on a well deserved award.
Shtetl G at October 22, 2021 9:26 AM
Well-deserved, Amy.
Gog_Magog_Carpet_Reclaimers at October 22, 2021 9:29 AM
The article, like its author, is awesome.
Ken McE at October 22, 2021 9:42 AM
Brava, Amy!
As for the substance of the article, this is a description of how civilization withers and dies.
Jay R at October 22, 2021 11:09 AM
Congratulations!
Sixclaws at October 22, 2021 11:15 AM
Amy, that's fantastic!! Congratulations to you!! And keep up the wonderful work.
the other Patrick at October 22, 2021 11:42 AM
Well done, Amy! Congrats!
Wait... we have two Patricks?
NicoleK at October 22, 2021 12:16 PM
Congratulations, Amy!
JD at October 22, 2021 12:57 PM
Congratulations!
crella at October 22, 2021 4:19 PM
That is GREAT, Amy! Long time, no see, BTW. I'm soon to be moving to sunny Florida from Maryland, so I will be perusing your blog again from the Pensacola area!
mpetrie98 at October 22, 2021 4:33 PM
I read that back then, bookmarked it, and used it in several "we don't have a homeless crisis, we have a drug and mental illness crisis" arguments back then. Very good article! Well-deserved win.
bobby b at October 22, 2021 6:45 PM
Mazel tov!
Ben David at October 24, 2021 4:21 PM
The situation is sad but the writing is fantastic!
Dave M. at October 25, 2021 9:42 AM
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