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Julia Duin on Muck Rack

Julia Duin

Seattle
Covers:  religion. travel. Arctic affairs, mental health, culture wars and politics
Doesn't Cover: sports and courts
Religion writer for Newsweek (2021-2023), author of 7 books, mom of Veeka and lover of Alaska, Greenland, Mongolia, mountains, skiing and Puget Sound ferries.

Awards

Wilbur Award

2015 - magazines - national/top 15 markets

"From Rebel to Reverend," by Julia Duin for More magazine, published in December 2014. Awarded by the Religion Communicators Council.

RNA, various press association and Wilbur awards

2015 - various

2015 - First place, Wilbur Award/best magazine article for More magazine. 2012 - For work done for the Washington Post: Two 2nd places for religion feature writer of the year and best magazine religion article; 3rd place for best writing for religion reporting/large newspapers 2010, 2005 - First place for religion reporting for dailies over 75,000 from the Maryland Delaware-D.C. Press Association 2009, 1989 - Second place, Religion Reporter of the Year 2007 - Best news series, Chesapeake Associated Press Mark Twain Award Three-time Washington Times Pulitzer nominee in 2006, 2004 and 2002 2004 - First place, Virginia Press Association, features; 2nd place George Cornell award 2002 - First place, Wilbur Award/religion reporting 1996 - Second place, Louis Cassels Award, best religion reporting 1987, 1989 - Second place, best religion section 1986 - First place, Louis Cassells Award, best religion writing/small newspapers

Religion Newswriters Association

2022 - Religion reporting/online; magazine, feature writing

First Place, Religion Reporting/Online News Second Place, Religion Reporting/Feature writing Second Place, Religion Reporting/Religion Story of the Year