Alta Editors

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.

Twelve new CBC authors, including Karen Tei Yamashita, Luis J. Rodriguez, and Kim Stanley Robinson, yielded an outpouring of literary coverage.

Capturing crime scenes, eyeballs, and even Mark Twain, these talented artists crafted an intricate visual experience throughout the pages of Alta Journal.

From the best bookstores in the West and someone finally explaining NFTs to a reflection on the legacy of Tupac Shakur and an examination of accusations of plagiarism, these articles are among our editors’ overall favorites.

Original and excerpted fiction stories from authors including Marianne Wiggins, Susan Straight, and Karen Tei Yamashita brought new worlds to life in Alta.

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.

Not another teen show.

Kendrick Lamar’s sixth studio album makes art out of big personal steps.

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.

Folio’s Eddie and Ozzie Awards will honor the magazine and website’s entire team, editors, and creative director at a gala ceremony in New York City.

Writers, designers, and illustrators including Griffin Dunne, Sands Hall, and Steve Carroll are recognized for their exceptional work in the pages of our magazine.

The Los Angeles Press Club honors 20 Alta contributors for writing, criticism, design, and illustration.

Mark Smith recognized for artwork in a Jane Doe cold case story.

Our talented writers, photographers, and illustrators are recognized for their work.

Contributing illustrators win six awards in national contest.

Illustrations by Thomas Ehretsmann, Chris Sickels, and Mark Smith have been recognized in a national contest and exhibition.