2012 National Magazine Awards Finalists: Profile Writing
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Game of Her Life (Tim Crothers, ESPN the Magazine) For 14-year-old chess progidy Phiona Mutesi, chess is a lifeline
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The Blind Man Who Taught Himself How to See (Michael Finkel, Men's Journal) Daniel Kish has been sightless since he was a year old. Yet he can mountain bike. How?
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Dewayne Dedmon's Leap Of Faith (Chris Ballard, Sports Illustrated)A young basketball player's choice between his mother’s faith and his own heart.
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Barrett Brown is Anonymous (Tim Rogers, D Magazine)On the young man who helped overthrow the government of Tunisia from a Dallas apartment.