{"id":624720,"date":"2026-04-18T13:34:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T18:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/?p=624720"},"modified":"2026-04-20T08:45:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:45:14","slug":"2025-literary-arts-magazine-pacemakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2025-literary-arts-magazine-pacemakers\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Literary Arts Magazine Pacemakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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NSPA names \u2018best of the best\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pacemaker competition recognizes nine literary arts magazines for publishing excellence<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

April 18, 202<\/em>6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 Honoring the nation\u2019s best, National Scholastic Press Association named nine scholastic literary arts magazines as prestigious Pacemaker winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The literary arts magazine winners, plus the 2026 Innovation Pacemaker, 2026 Online Pacemaker and 2025 Yearbook Pacemaker winners, were announced during the closing awards ceremony of the JEA\/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention, on April 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Pacemaker is the association\u2019s preeminent award,\u201d Executive Director Laura Widmer said. \u201cNSPA is honored to recognize the best of the best.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NSPA Pacemaker, one of the oldest awards for scholastic journalism, has a rich tradition. The association started presenting the prestigious award to high school newspapers soon after the organization was founded in 1921. Throughout the years, yearbooks, magazines, online sites and broadcast programs were added to the competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A team of three judges studied every entry, discussing its strengths. The status of each entry was agreed upon by at least two of the three judges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe literary arts magazines selected by the judges reflect both classic and contemporary formats,\u201d said Gary Lundgren, associate director and coordinator of the Pacemaker competition. \u201cThe quality of the art, photography, poetry and prose showcased on the pages of these magazines is amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Award-winning literary arts magazine advisers from three states served on the judging team. Judges did not participate in the evaluation or discussion of magazines from their own schools.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2025 Spring convention awards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

2026 Innovation Pacemaker
2025 Literary Arts Magazine Pacemaker
2026 Online Pacemaker
2025 Yearbook Pacemaker<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Individual Best of Show
Staff Best of Show<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pacemaker finalists<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

2026 Innovation Pacemaker finalists
<\/a>2025 Literary Arts Magazine Pacemaker finalists
<\/a>2026 Online Pacemaker finalists
<\/a>2025 Yearbook Pacemaker finalists<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2025 Literary Arts Magazine Pacemakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

listed by state<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Labyrinth<\/strong>
Little Rock Central High School
Little Rock, Arkansas
Editor-in-chief: Robert Fullen
Adviser: Shawna Shannon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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La<\/strong> Pluma<\/strong>
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California
Editors-in-chief: Ashley Kwong, Alyssa Yang
Adviser: Vennessa Nava<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reflections Literary & Arts Magazine
<\/strong>Gulliver Preparatory School
Miami, Florida
Editors-in-chief: Gina Copetti, Valentina Mouhaffel Mattey
Adviser: Monica Rodriguez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Literati
<\/strong>Our Lady of Lourdes Academy
Miami, Florida
Editor-in-chief: Mia Rodriguez
Adviser: Rebecca Retana<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Artifex
<\/strong>Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Parkland, Florida
Editor-in-chief: Grace Brill
Adviser: Melissa Falkowski<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Iliad Literary-Art Magazine
<\/strong>Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia
Editor-in-chief: Olivia Hendershot
Adviser: David Ragsdale<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Melodrama
<\/strong>Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Editor-in-chief: Arti Jain, Emily Liu
Advisers: Abby Eisenberg, Sarah Kirksey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Perspectives
<\/strong>Sacred Heart Greenwich
Greenwich, New York
Editors-in-chief: Ellie Dodman, Moira Marangi, Emily Shull
Advisers: Cristina Baptista, Danielle Gennaro, Marnie McLaughlin, Bill Mottolese<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Roars & Whispers
<\/strong>Providence Senior High School
Charlotte, North Carolina
Editors-in-chief: Akshara Gudipati, Molly Young
Adviser: Pamela Mann<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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