Bloom Magazine

Bloom is honored to have received recognition from various organizations for our editorial work and in our efforts to support the local community in the arts, culture, and business. Below is a list of some of the honors awarded by various community organizations, followed by the awards for editorial excellence. In April 2010, the Indiana chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists presented Bloom with 15 awards, more than any other magazine or periodical in the state.

Community Awards

2010 Media Advocate
Downtown Bloomington, Inc. Award

2009 Community Enhancement
Bloomington Chamber of Commerce Award

2008 Community Service
Fuse Business Award

2008 Entrepreneurial Growth
Fuse Business Award

2008 Retail Promotion
Downtown Bloomington, Inc. Award

2007 Community Enhancement
Bloomington Chamber of Commerce Award

2007 Downtown Revitalization
Downtown Bloomington, Inc. Award

Editorial Awards

2009 Best Arts/Entertainment Feature (Magazine), First Place
"Bloomington Grande Dames," Debra Kent

2009 Best Feature Photograph, First Place
"Denis Sinor," Steve Raymer

2009 Best Education Coverage, First Place
"Harmony, a School Like No Other," Elisabeth Andrews

2009 Best Multiple Picture Group, First Place
"A Hoosier 4th of July," Daniel Orr

2009 Best Sports Reporting (Magazine), First Place
"Roller Derby," Ron Eid

2009 Best Editorial (All publications), First Place
"Van Wanted," Malcolm Abrams

2009 Feature (Magazine), Second Place
"The Killer Who Fell from the Sky," Pamela Keech

2009 Medical/Science Reporting, Second Place
"The Origins of Everything," Jeremy Shere

2009 Best Multiple Picture Group, Second Place
"The IU Campus in Spring," Daniel Orr

2009 Lifestyle Feature (Magazine), Second Place
"Art Lives Here," Lee Ann Sandweiss

2009 Arts/Entertainment Feature, Second Place
"1,000 Nights of Jazz," David Brent Johnson

2009 Best Design (Magazine), Second Place
"The Killer Who Fell from the Sky," Carla Miller

2009 Best Headline Writing: Features (Magazine), Second Place
"A Woman and Her Morels," Malcolm Abrams

2009 Best Sports Reporting (Magazine), Second Place
"Good Guys to Have Around," Ron Eid

2009 Personality Profile (Magazine), Honorable Mention
"Denis Sinor: Scholar with a Dash of Derring-Do," Janet Mandelstam

2008 Best Non-Deadline Reporting, First Place
"Jill Bolte Taylor: Bloomington's Gift to the World," Elisabeth Andrews

2008 Best Layout/Design Cover, First Place
"One Fine Day in Bloomington," Page designed by Carla Miller, cover photo by Domingo "Ding" Prud'homme

2008 Best Lifestyle (Magazine), Second Place
"The Cozy Homes of Prospect Hill," Nancy Hiller

2008 Coverage of Children's Issues, Second Place
"From the Heart of Indiana to the Heart of Africa," Janet Mandelstam

2008 Best Lifestyle Feature (Magazines), Third Place
"Old Cars and the People Who Love Them," Elisabeth Andrews