. . .but, really, I want to win. Turns out the profile of Deadspin founder Will Leitch that I wrote for Illinois magazine has caused the magazine to be nominated for an Eddie. Yeah! Until this happened, I’m not positive that I knew what an Eddie was, but as it turns out, it’s an award for journalism presented by Folio, the eminent magazine association, which I’ve definitely heard of. In any event, Illinois has been named a Finalist in the category “Association/Non-Profit >> Consumer, Frequency less than 6 times a year >> Single Article.” The other finalists are Lupus Now and Nature Conservancy. Congratulations to Hugh Cook, the editor of the magazine, and thanks to him for asking me to write the piece. The awards will be presented on Halloween. Come on now, I want to hear everybody say it: Beat Lupus!
