Indianapolis Monthly Gets Seven 2015 CRMA Award Nominations

The national contest will announce its winners in June.
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Time to break out the celebratory tenderloins! We’re proud to announce that Indianapolis Monthly has been named a finalist in seven categories for the 2015 City and Regional Magazine Association (CRMA) awards. More than 100 judges from the likes of Vanity Fair, ESPN the Magazine, and The New Yorker picked the finalists. Here are IM‘s nominations, from our 2014 issues:

General Excellence 2
March, April, and August 2014 (pictured at right: the latter)

Magazine Section
Circle City (edited by Megan Fernandez, Taylor Ellis, and Daniel Comiskey)

Column
Deborah Paul’s “Modern Family,” “War Torn,” and “Class Dismissed”

Reader Service
“Let’s Get Down to Business” (March 2014, edited by Daniel Comiskey)

The Ticket 2014 coverLeisure/Lifestyle Interests
“Little Homestead in the City” (April 2014, edited by Amanda Heckert)

Food or Dining Feature Package
“Best New Breweries” (September 2014, edited by Daniel Comiskey)

Ancillary: General Interest
The Ticket (Fall 2014, by Kelly Kendall and Allison Edwards)

Congratulations go out to our Emmis colleagues at Atlanta, Cincinnati, Texas Monthly, Orange Coast, and Los Angeles for their nominations.
For a full list of nominees, click here. Winners will be announced in Dallas on June 1 at the CRMA Annual Conference.
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Amanda Heckert
Amanda Heckert
A native of Inman, South Carolina, Amanda Heckert graduated from the Honors College at the University of South Carolina and began her career in journalism as an intern at Atlanta magazine. She then edited Newcomer magazine, a monthly covering Atlanta real estate, entertainment, arts, dining, and education, and helped launch a sister publication, Atlanta School Guide. In 2006, Heckert returned to Atlanta magazine and worked her way up from associate editor covering fashion and lifestyle to senior editor. In that position, she edited and wrote features on topics such as Dasani bottled water and The Real Housewives of Atlanta; contributed to and edited the front-of-book; and edited service and non-service packages, including the September 2011 Hollywood Issue, nominated for a City and Regional Magazine Association Award. Heckert joined Indianapolis Monthly in February 2012 and enjoys getting to know the Circle City with her husband, writer Justin Heckert, and their dog, Cooper.
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