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Caitlin Flanagan of the Atlantic Monthly is up for a National Magazine Award in the Reviews and Criticism category. Otherwise, it's pretty slim pickings for locals on the list of finalists announced today. Of possible interest: Martha Stewart Living received two nominations, Slate is nominated for General Excellence Online and Laura Hillenbrand's first-person story about the sudden onset of her debilitating illness is a finalist in the Essay category.
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