Email Author Amy Silverman

Awards

• 2012 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published January 20, 2011

  "Unbalanced"

• 2012 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing

  "Shadow Dwellers"

• 2010 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published December 17, 2009

  "Suicidal Tendencies"

• 2010 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published November 5, 2009

  "Losing Erica"

• 2010 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published October 8, 2009

  "Saving Alex"

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published December 17, 2009

  "Suicidal Tendencies"

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published November 5, 2009

  "Losing Erica"

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published October 8, 2009

  "Saving Alex"

• 2010 - National Mental Health Association Media Awards, published December 17, 2009

  "Suicidal Tendencies"

• 2010 - National Mental Health Association Media Awards, published November 5, 2009

  "Losing Erica"

• 2010 - National Mental Health Association Media Awards, published October 8, 2009

  "Saving Alex"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published December 17, 2009

  "Suicidal Tendencies"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published November 5, 2009

  "Losing Erica"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published October 8, 2009

  "Saving Alex"

• 2010 - Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, published December 17, 2009

  "Suicidal Tendencies"

• 2010 - Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, published November 5, 2009

  "Losing Erica"

• 2010 - Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, published October 8, 2009

  "Saving Alex"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 17, 2009

  "Suicidal Tendencies"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published November 5, 2009

  "Losing Erica"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published October 8, 2009

  "Saving Alex"

• 2009 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published September 11, 2008

  "Mommy Dearest"

• 2009 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published August 7, 2008

  "Postmodern McCain"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published October 16, 2008

  "Love the War, Neglect the Warrior"

• 2009 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published August 7, 2008

  "Postmodern McCain"

• 2009 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published August 14, 2008

  "The Daily Show"

• 2007 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published November 2, 2006

  "Teenage Wasteland"

• 2006 - Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards, published November 25, 2004

  "Up the Down Staircase"

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1999 Stories by Amy Silverman

• Pol Pot Luck

  published December 30, 1999

  Carr Crash The Arizona Democratic party's downward spiral continues. While party chairman Mark Fleisher was making national headlines... More >>

• Mystery Science 2000

  published December 16, 1999

  Steven took his first punch on the playground at Mitchell Elementary School in west Phoenix. He was five. He didn't defend himself, because his... More >>

• Poli-Psyche

  published December 9, 1999

  John McCain released his medical records over the weekend, and now we know all about our senior senator's skin cancer (cured), colon polyps... More >>

• The Gift That Keeps On Giving Access

  published November 25, 1999

  Senator John McCain doesn't get high ratings from the League of Conservation Voters or the Sierra Club, but he and environmentalists have worked... More >>

• Twisted Ecologic

  published November 11, 1999

  Sandy Bahr has a lonely job. As conservation outreach coordinator of the Grand Canyon chapter of the Sierra Club, Bahr is the only full-time... More >>

• Claire-Voyance

  published October 7, 1999

  Until this fall, the only thing that Republican John McCain and Democrat Claire Sargent had in common was the fact that both ran for the United... More >>

• Pols Posturing for Promotions

  published September 30, 1999

  All is deceptively quiet on the Arizona political front. There are some rumblings -- to the east, as Scottsdalians wonder who might challenge... More >>

• Sculpt Friction

  published September 23, 1999

  Frank Crerie loves modern art. He loves the Sonoran Desert. And at 80, the retired venture capitalist has cash to spend and not a lot of time to... More >>

• Out of God's Hands

  published September 16, 1999

  Can a model car save a kid from the mean streets of Phoenix? On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Isaac Avila, 11, focuses all his attention and... More >>

• Net Loss

  published September 16, 1999

  Robert is in his mid-teens and has been involved in gangs since he was 10. That kind of admission has become almost a cliché in the... More >>

• POW PR

  published September 9, 1999

  In the early Eighties, a guy named John McCain moved to Mesa to run for Congress. When opponents cried "carpetbagger," McCain simply told... More >>

• Proposition ZZZZZZ

  published September 2, 1999

  Phoenix is poised to elect its mayor and half its city council next week. Did you even know? I've heard of sleeper races, but this... More >>

• The No-Show-Me State

  published August 19, 1999

  United States Senator John McCain spent last weekend in Arizona, vacationing with his family. The news shocked me because I can't recall the last... More >>

• It's a Jungle in There

  published August 12, 1999

  The Phoenix Zoo spared no expense when it came to trying to save the life of Ruby the elephant -- or so it appeared. Last fall, zoo officials... More >>

• Reservations Required

  published August 5, 1999

  The city of Phoenix has created a monster, and his name is Steve Cohn. In the past three months, Cohn -- the managing director of the Crowne... More >>

• McCain's Arizona Problem

  published July 22, 1999

  Last week, John McCain's presidential campaign machine cranked out a press release touting the candidate's rise in a poll of New Hampshire... More >>

• Captive Audience

  published July 15, 1999

  Bill Clinton came to town last week in search of some good tamales and a legacy. While Hillary was sipping lemonade with retiring Senator... More >>

• Lodging Complaints

  published July 8, 1999

  Last week, the Phoenix City Council crammed a $112 million hotel down our throats. Is the Marriott deal good public policy? I don't know.... More >>

• Four Bore Years

  published June 24, 1999

  HELP WANTED: CANDIDATE for mayor of nation's sixth-largest city. Qualified applicants must have some name ID and a vision for the future of this... More >>

• The Terminator

  published June 17, 1999

  Step inside the "Vaginal Vault," Dr. Brian Finkel's nickname for the clinic where he performs more than 2,000 abortions a year. Finkel's... More >>

• Just Plain Wong

  published June 3, 1999

  Most Arizonans have never heard of Doug Norton, but we all owe him our thanks. For more than two decades, Norton has served us as state... More >>

• Ranch Handout

  published May 27, 1999

  Spur Cross Ranch has long been a jewel in Maricopa County's environmental crown, but it's fast becoming a political hot potato. U.S.... More >>

• Big Red's Back

  published May 20, 1999

  The official word is that Governor Jane Dee Hull was hospitalized for a week in March with a kidney infection, but I think I've learned the... More >>

• Prog Spring

  published May 13, 1999

  Our state legislators wrapped up their work and went home quietly last week. Some limped. This was a mean session--tears in conference committees,... More >>

• Confessions of a Gay, Right-Wing Mormon

  published April 29, 1999

  The date is February 24, but the calendar pages in Steve May's office haven't been flipped since January 11, the first day of his first session as... More >>