ASME NEXT Awards 2026 Honorees Announced. Read the press release here.

Sponsored by the American Society of Magazine Editors, the ASME NEXT Awards for Journalists Under 30 were established in 2015 to support the development of print and digital media by honoring outstanding achievement by early-career journalists. Any full-time or freelance writer, photographer, editor, social-media journalist, designer or photo editor is eligible for nomination. Candidates must be nominated or endorsed by a member of ASME and must be employed by or associated with a magazine or website edited by an ASME member. Eligible candidates must be under the age of 30 on December 31, 2025.

Nominations must include:
• an application form, including a video statement by the candidate no longer than two minutes, preferably recorded on a mobile device, explaining why they are pursuing a career in magazines or websites
• a nomination statement no longer than 300 words
• the candidate’s résumé
• no more than 10 examples of the candidate’s work from any time in the candidate’s career; each example must be accompanied by a statement no longer than 100 words describing the candidate’s role in the creation of the work