It was a banner weekend for Seattle Weekly when the Society of Professional Journalists announced the winners of this year’s Northwest Excellence in Journalism Contest at a banquet at Safeco Field. Weekly staffers took home 15 awards total (more than any other weekly in the region), including first place all-around for staff, portrait photography, and page design. See a full list of our winners with links to their work after the jump.It should be noted that due to some kind of error we haven’t figured out yet, Seattle Weekly Managing Editor Caleb Hannan was marked as the winner of every one of the paper’s awards. Mr. Hannan did not in fact win 15 awards (though he did win one). But since he’s now on his fifth bottle of celebratory champagne, we just haven’t had the heart to tell him.Anyhow, without further ado, here our winners. General ExcellenceFirst PlaceStaffInvestigative Reporting2nd PlaceRick Anderson”Watching the Protestors”Crime and Justice ReportingSecond PlaceNina Shapiro”Streetwise He Wasn’t”Environment and Science ReportingSecond PlaceLaura Onstot”Atom’s Eve”Health ReportingFirst PlaceVernal Coleman”Load Warriors”Social Issues ReportingThird PlaceNina Shapiro”Downed by Law”Arts ReportingThird PlaceVernal Coleman”Thread Man Walking”Personalities ReportingFirst PlaceCaleb Hannan “Meet Robert Gagno, The Rain Man of Pinball”Business ReportingSecond PlaceLaura Onstot”Lush Lie”Sports ReportingSecond PlaceMike Seely”Free in the Key”Page DesignFirst PlaceBoo DavisPhotographySecond PlaceBoo Davis”Free At Last”Portrait PhotographyFirst PlaceJohn Keatley”The John Report”Graphics and IllustrationsFirst PlaceBoo Davis2010 Spring Arts GuideSecond PlaceHannah K. Lee”The Wrath of Con”Great job, everyone!Follow The Daily Weekly on Facebook and Twitter.
More Stories From This Author
SBA offering loans for property, business losses from December flooding
Deadlines to apply for personal property loans, which includes damages to personal property and homes, is April 27.
By
Ray Miller-Still • February 27, 2026 11:30 am
Man sentenced for murder behind Muckleshoot Casino
The man received a 20-year sentence.
By
Joshua Solorzano • February 26, 2026 3:25 pm
‘Never again is now’: Remembering 125k incarcerated Japanese-Americans
“Never again is now” is the refrain that echoed through the Puyallup Valley Japanese American Citizens League’s 2026 Day of…
By
Keelin Everly-Lang • February 24, 2026 11:24 am
