My Bloom Magazine story "The Duanys' Amazing Journey" won 1st place for coverage of government and politics (any publication other than a daily newspaper) at the Society of Professional Journalists statewide awards. I also earned second and fourth place wins for two of my personality profiles and a 3rd place in sports reporting. It was a good year! 

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The new Bloom Magazine is out, with my "as told to" feature on Michael Waterford's epic motorcycle ride to Mongolia. This story was a staff favorite -- it will be interesting to see what our readers think. 
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My article on Bloomington's big brain statues appears on the cover of Indy Monthly (top, second from the right)! 
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I've been writing for Indianapolis Monthly since last fall, and this month I earned a coveted spot on the contributor page for my work on the cover story about the future of Indianapolis. I wrote about androids. 

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I wound up writing all three features for the Dec/Jan issue of Bloom Magazine. Check them out here: http://www.magbloom.com/issues/index.html. Designs by Kaye Lee Johnston. 
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My latest cover story for Bloom Magazine chronicles the journey of the Duany family from the killing fields of North Africa to Bloomington and back again to help found the new nation of South Sudan. Read the story here: http://www.magbloom.com/PDF/bloom32/duany.pdf. Composite mage by Kaye Lee Johnson. 

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Bloom Magazine celebrates its fifth anniversary this month with a special double issue! I'm a contributing editor for the magazine, and wrote most of the main feature, "50 Reasons to Love Bloomington," available online at http://www.magbloom.com/PDF/bloom31/wondertown.pdf. (Items with an "EA" at the end are mine.)

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Check it out... I am now "Contributing Editor" for Bloom Magazine!
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Several of my publications are out! From left to right, the magazine I produced for the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, the magazine of the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs with my cover story on disaster management, and Columbia Magazine with my story on the Gibault social services program. 

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 I wrote the cover story on service learning for the Spring 2011 issue of SLIS Network, the magazine of Indiana University's School of Library and Information Science. This story describes how students gain experience in a rapidly changing field so they can hit the ground running upon graduation. Here's the PDF of the magazine.
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Designer extraordinaire Kaye Lee Johnston added a testimonial to my LinkedIn page. Kaye is Bloom Magazine's design director. We have collaborated on a great many projects, from feature articles to ads to business websites. She is fantastically talented and I am proud to be associated with her!

She writes:

"Elisabeth Andrews is a consummate professional. On-time. Accurate. A flair for language that can't be beat. She writes little articles and big articles with the same amount of heart. Her feat...
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I received one of the Society of Professional Journalists' "Best in Indiana" awards for the third year running: Second Place for Medical/Science reporting for my story on the IU School of Medicine in Kenya with Sylvia McNair. Here's a link to the article. I'm told there are hundreds of entries for these! 

I also got honorable mention for my story on Bloomington artisans. Designer Kaye Lee Johnston got Second Place for the article's layout!

Previous wins were First Place for Education Reporting ...
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The new Bloom Magazine is out with my cover story on longtime Congressman Lee Hamilton. 

My idea was to present the last half century of history through his insider's eyes. 

Access the article here. 

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