Hed & Dek 2023

The category of Hed & Dek looks at the quality of the headline display text and ability to draw the reader into the article.

Gold

Hocus Pocus
Texas Highways
Matt Joyce

This has everything I want from a hed & dek. I adored the play on words and double meaning of “Hocus Pocus,” and I appreciated that the dek clarified what this story would be about while maintaining a sense of mystery.
— IRMA Awards Jury

Silver

The Tale of a Donkey
Arizona Highways
Robert Stieve

Bronze

A Warm Welcome
Downhome
Linda Browne

Merit

Hot Take
Cottage Life
Liann Bobechko

Merit

Grape Expectations
Louisiana Life
Kevin Rabalais