Our contributors are recognized in categories including feature writing, illustration, design, and commentary.
The two days of book festival programming included a panel on writing the American West and a busy day for Alta at the Outdoor Fair.
The Society of Publication Designers cites work by Thomas Ehretsmann, Philip Burke, Victor Juhasz, and creative director John Goecke.
Stories by Allie Rowbottom, Karen Tei Yamashita, and Daniel A. Olivas were among this year’s finalists.
James Cagney, Marcus Crowder, and Mary Ladd headlined the special event.
These 10 book reviews explore myriad themes as beautifully as the books they highlight.
Relive the digital magic of Alta Journal’s weekly Zoom events with a roundup of highlights from the series’ third year.
Fourteen columns that examined place and places.
Readers were drawn to stories about WWII, literary theft, mind-altering drugs, and, of course, Joan Didion.
A new gallery and its inaugural exhibition celebrate artists without borders.
Above one of San Francisco’s busiest roads rests an urban oasis.
The physical and emotional weight of the Sierra.
2022’s top magazine was also the year’s best comeback.
Kendrick Lamar’s sixth studio album makes art out of big personal steps.
Not another teen show.
A technologically inclined thriller. Also of note: a novel for the people of California.
2022’s poet laureate holds tight to our very recent history.
A genre-bending everything bagel of a movie. Also of note: the perfect space cowboy thriller.
Empowered restaurant employees made our mouths water this year. Also of note: a great bagel battle.
A positively sexy podcast for our unsexy times.
We need to talk about this docuseries.
This bookfair on steroids is a reader’s paradise.
Alta Journal contributor wins big from SPJ NorCal.
The magazine and website received 6 wins and 21 honorable mentions at an awards ceremony in New York City.
Works by James Cagney and Brenda Hillman are featured in the new anthology.