# Stranger's Guide

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***Stranger's Guide*** is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher, based in Austin, Texas and Oakland, California. It features articles in the fields of travel, literature, and place-based journalism.[1]

It was founded in 2018 in Austin, as ***Stranger's Guide***, a literary and travel quarterly magazine “that explores the power of place-based journalism to break down stereotypes and foster global citizenship.”[2] Rather than sending reporters into foreign locations, the magazine features original works by local sources.[3] Writers for *Stranger's Guide* volumes have included renowned journalists and writers such as [Elena Poniatowska](/source/Elena_Poniatowska), [Colum McCann](/source/Colum_McCann), [Wole Soyinka](/source/Wole_Soyinka), [Viet Thanh Nguyen](/source/Viet_Thanh_Nguyen), [Dan Rather](/source/Dan_Rather) and [Jason Rezaian](/source/Jason_Rezaian).[4]

## Praise

In 2021 the [American Society of Magazine Editors](/source/American_Society_of_Magazine_Editors) nominated *Stranger's Guide* in two categories, and it won in both categories, for “General Excellence” and in “Photography.”[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

In 2022 the organization honored *Stranger's Guide* with a “General Excellence” award, and it was also again nominated for Photography and for the ASME Award for Fiction.[12][13][14][15]

In 2021, *[The Best American Travel Writing](/source/The_Best_American_Travel_Writing)* collection featured work by Courtney Desiree Morris for S*tranger's Guide*.[16]

## Format and business model

The magazine is distributed at [Barnes & Noble](/source/Barnes_%26_Noble), [Whole Foods Market](/source/Whole_Foods_Market), and independent bookstores, with the majority of their readership coming from digital-only subscriptions.

## Ownership

The magazine is owned and operated by Kira Brunner Don and Abby Rapoport.[17]

## References

1. ["'Stranger's Guide', Peter Harrington Rare Books and 'Hä?', The Stack 443 - Radio"](https://monocle.com/radio/shows/the-stack/443/). *Monocle*

1. ["Covering the other side of the world from around the world: Inside publisher Stranger's Guide's remote model"](https://www.worklife.news/culture/covering-the-other-side-of-the-world-from-around-the-world-inside-publisher-strangers-guides-remote-model/). January 26, 2022.

1. Blough, Jessica (November 17, 2021). ["Alta Live: Stranger's Guide's Kira Brunner Don"](https://www.altaonline.com/events/a38282736/alta-live-strangers-guides-kira-brunner-don/). *Alta Online*

1. Sifton, Sam (March 20, 2022). ["What to Cook This Week"](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/20/dining/what-to-cook-this-week.html). – via NYTimes.com.

1. ["THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGAZINE EDITORS ANNOUNCES WINNERS FOR 2021 NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARDS"](https://www.asme.media/the-american-society-of-magazine-editors-announces-winners-for-2021-national-magazine-awards). *www.asme.media*

1. ["THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGAZINE EDITORS ANNOUNCE FINALISTS FOR 2020 NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARDS"](https://www.asme.media/the-american-society-of-magazine-editors-announce-finalists-for-2020-national-magazine-awards). *www.asme.media*

1. ["NYT Mag Wins Big at Virtual National Magazine Awards"](https://archive.foliomag.com/new-york-times-mag-wins-big-virtual-national-magazine-awards/). *Folio*. May 29, 2020.

1. Palmeri, Tara; Bade, Rachael; Daniels, Eugene; Lizza, Ryan. ["POLITICO Playbook: How Europe can help Biden snuff out Trump(ism)"](https://politi.co/2TgcY1Y). *POLITICO*

1. staff, T. H. R. (February 6, 2020). ["Hollywood Reporter Scores National Magazine Award Nomination for 'General Excellence'"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hollywood-reporter-scores-national-magazine-award-nomination-1276926/)

1. ["Sisters Celebrate Their Ancestral Roots By Revolutionizing Chocolate Bars in Ghana"](https://www.blackenterprise.com/sisters-celebrate-their-ancestral-home-by-revolutionizing-chocolate-bars-in-ghana/). May 18, 2021.

1. ["‘The 1619 Project' helps NYT Mag snag a record number of National Magazine Award nominations"](https://adage.com/article/media/1619-project-helps-nyt-mag-snag-record-number-national-magazine-award-nominations/2235106). *Ad Age*. February 6, 2020.

1. ["Car and Driver Wins National Magazine Award for General Excellence"](https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a39659827/car-and-driver-national-magazine-award-general-excellence/). *Car and Driver*. April 7, 2022.

1. ["ESSENCE Wins A 2022 National Magazine Award for Photography"](https://www.essence.com/entertainment/essence-2022-national-magazine-award-photography/)

1. Rapoport, Abby & Don, Kira Brunner. ["We won two of the biggest awards in journalism"](https://strangersguide.com/articles/we-won-two-biggest-awards-journalism/). *Strangers Guide*

1. ["The Georgia Review Wins National Magazine Award | UGA Libraries"](https://libs.uga.edu/news/georgia-review-wins-national-magazine-award). *libs.uga.edu*

1. ["The Best American Travel Writing 2020"](https://www.libraryjournal.com/review/the-best-american-travel-writing-2020). *Library Journal*

1. ["MASTHEAD"](https://strangersguide.com/masthead/). *Strangers Guide*

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.strangersguide.com/)

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