• April 14, 2005

Martha Stewart, who is still serving a house arrest sentence as part of her felony conviction last year, accepted her first two National Magazine awards on Wednesday during a ceremony at New York's Waldorf Astoria Ballroom. Stewart, who is allows 48 hours out of her home each week for work, accepted awards for Martha Stewart Weddings and for Kids: Fun Stuff To Do Together. The big winner of the prestigious awards, which are bestowed by the American Society of Magazine Editors, was Conde Nast's The New Yorker, which took five awards in this year's competition. The winners included:

Glamour for General Excellence (over 2,000,000 circulation)
The New Yorker for General Excellence (1,000,000 to 2,000,000 circulation)
Wired for General Excellence (500,000 to 1,000,000 circulation)
Martha Stewart Weddings for General Excellence (250,000 to 500,000 circulation)
Dwell for General Excellence (100,000 to 250,000 circulation)
Print for General Excellence (under 100,000 circulation)
Baby Talk for Personal Service
Sports Illustrated for Leisure Interests
The New Yorker for Reporting
The New Yorker for Public Interest
Esquire for Feature Writing
The New Yorker for Profile Writing
National Geographic for Essays
National Journal for Columns and Commentary
The New Yorker for Reviews and Criticism
Popular Science for Magazine Section
Newsweek for Single-topic Issue
Kids: Fun Stuff to Do Together for Design
Gourmet for Photography
Time for Photo Portfolio/Photo Essay
The Atlantic Monthly for Fiction
Style.com for General Excellence Online

Click here to access articles of the winners and finalists. -- Joe Mandese