New Times Writers and Designers Up for Six National Journalism Awards

New Times has come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass — and we’re all out of bubblegum.

New Times writers and designers have been nominated sixfold for this year’s Association of Alternative Newsmedia’s AltWeekly Awards.

This comes a month after raking in 30 journalism awards, including first places for investigative reporting, immigration coverage, news and opinion blogging, and design from the Arizona Press Club.

And the finalists are:

• Stephen Lemons — political column: Recalling Russell Pearce; His Own Worst Enemy; and Kissing His Political Career Goodbye

•  Jason Woodbury — music reporting/criticism: Premier Queensryche Tribute Band Lived the Dream; Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, and The Walkmen; and Is Aaron Lewis the World’s Most Obnoxious Country-Western Wanna-Be?

• Chow Bella — staff blog: Tucson’s Cafe 54 Serves the Mentally Ill; Horchata Bread Pudding; Kim Porter’s Ham Taco Christmas; Five Tips for Making the Perfect Eggnog; and Where’s the Last Great Restaurant You Dined?

• Kyle T. Webster — illustration: Hindsight

• Staff — innovation/format buster: Best of Phoenix Map

• Robrt L. Pela — arts criticism: Weird-Looking Churches; Leave It to the Kids; and Refugee Community Training Garden

The winners will be announced on June 8, during the annual AAN Convention in Detroit.