The A-Mark Prizes award $15,000 per state, presented by press clubs and associations as part of their journalism contests in the states highlighted below. Winners will be listed below the map once they are announced in each state.
Mouse over a highlighted state for basic information or click on the state for details on the A-Mark Prize in that location.
2026 A-Mark Prize Recipients (alpha order)
The results below are for the current year only. See the winners from previous years by clicking on a state in the map above.
Wisconsin Newspaper Association
First Place
Second Place
Danielle DuClos, “High-speed police chases,” The Cap Times
Third Place
Todd Milewski and Jim Polzin, “Shattered Dreams,” Wisconsin State Journal
Wyoming Press Association
First Place
Sarah Squires and Marit Gookin, “(Tax) Money and Politics,” Riverton Ranger
Second Place
Sarah Squires and Marit Gookin, “Premature Publication,” Lander Journal (behind a paywall)
Third Place
Alex Taylor, “Wyoming AD Tom Burman under contract until 2027,” Laramie Boomerang