The award-winning CL columnist, Jon Kile. Credit: Via Jon Kile

The award-winning CL columnist, Jon Kile. Credit: Via Jon Kile

Congratulations to CL's columnist Jon Kile, who received first place in "Arts and Culture Blog" from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia.

Kile, a novelist, started penning "Self-Publishing Notebook" in January 2016. Here are the three columns that factored into the AAN decision: I, II, III

The AAN chose winners from 67 alternative newsweeklies from the US and Canada. The entries, CL's editor-in-chief David Warner said, offer a broad look at how alt weeklies are covering issues important to Americans.

"It's a good representation on the best work being done by alternative newsweeklies around the country," Warner said.

Please check out Jon Kile's latest SPN here.

Cathy's portfolio includes pieces for Visit Florida, USA Today and regional and local press. In 2016, UPF published Backroads of Paradise, her travel narrative about retracing the WPA-era Florida driving...