NORTH of the JAMES 2023 Virginia Press Association Awards

NORTH OF THE JAMES magazine won multiple awards in a trifecta for design, writing, and photography from the Virginia Press Association at this year’s conference held earlier this month. 

Catherine McGuigan won an award for her design of the covers for “Noah Scalin,” “Ramps RVA,” and “Dawoud Bey.”

Fran Withrow was recognized for her book reviews of “Foster,” “Master, Slave, Husband, Wife,” and “Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet”  

Charles McGuigan won an award for feature story writing with the cover story “Meghan Varner: A Silver Lining.”

Charles McGuigan and Rebecca D’Angelo won awards in the combination story and photography category for the cover story titled “Alleys.” 

NORTH OF THE JAMES wishes to congratulate all journalists, photographers and designers across the Commonwealth who were also recognized for their hard work, and commitment to a free press in an era when certain politicians routinely attack the Fourth Estate.