2026 IRMA Awards Judges
We are just days from IRMACON2026 and the 2026 IRMA Awards. We are immensely grateful for the hard work of our esteemed judging panel, who evaluated more than 350 entries in 45 categories. Watch for an announcement after the awards are presented Friday September 18, 2026.
Thank you to the 2026 IRMA Awards Jury
Design Judges
Kristopher Andres, Photographer
Huck Beard, Creative Director, Pittsburgh Magazine
Phoebe Flynn Rich, Creative Director
David Halloran, Creative Director, Midwest Luxury Publishing
Nicola Hamilton, Creative Director, Serviette Magazine
Joshua Hardin, Photographer, Editor, and Writer
Mason Hastie, Graphic Designer and Illustrator
Kim Larson, Creative Director, Edify
Amélie Legare, Art Director, Mountain Life
Deanna Lowe, Designer and Creative Director
Robert Newman, Creative Media Director, Newmanology
Danielle Sayer, Art Director, Quebec Science magazine
Drue Wagner, Graphic Designer and Illustrator
Paige Weir, Visual Designer, Photographer and Stylist
Writing and Editing Judges
Alan J. Bartels, Author and Photographer
Trevor Battye, Magazine instructor, Simon Fraser University
Liann Bobechko, Content Editor, The Globe and Mail
Alan Bonowitz, Editor, Automobile Club of Southern California
Harriet Brown, Magazine Professor, Newhouse School, Syracuse University
Melissa Chessher, Professor, Belo Foundation Endowed Distinguished Chair in Journalism, Southern Methodist University
Tara Cox, Creative Director, Epicure
Sara Harowitz, Editor
Jennifer Hewett, Editor, Georgia Magazine
Nick Jackson, Editor
Andrea Kaneko, Associate Editor, Missouri Life
Brian Kevin, Features Editor, National Geographic
Ryan Krogh, Freelance Writer
Jeff Labreque, Editor, Princeton University Magazine
Jacquie Marino, Professor, Kent State University School of Media and Journalism
Sharon McAuley, Magazine Consultant
Megan McPhaden, Digital Audience Development, The Globe and Mail
Eithne McCredie, Publisher and Circulation Consultant
Dan Oko, Freelance Writer
Jack Saul, Editor, Northern Woodlands Magazine
Bob Sexton, Editor
Suzanne Trudel, Executive Director, Alberta Magazine Publishers Association
Jim Vickers, Editor, Ohio Magazine
Lisa Whittington-Hill, Publisher, This Magazine