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HUCK writer nominated for SJA Award

Written by Ed Andrews at 17:22 on February 25, 2009 Comments (1)
HUCK writer nominated for SJA Award
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Alex Wade has been shortlisted for Sports Feature Writer of the Year by the Sports Journalism Association.

The Cornwall-based writer has been nominated for Sports Feature Writer of the Year at the 2008 SJA British Sports Journalism Awards.

He was selected for his Stephanie Gilmore cover feature that was published exclusively in HUCK issue #012. He also submitted two other features on surfing and boxing that featured in This is the Order magazine.

Wade is also the author of Surf Nation: In Search of the Fast Lefts and Hollow Rights of Britain and Ireland and Wrecking Machine: A Tale of Real Fights and White Collars.

We'd like to say a massive congratulations to Alex for this awesome achievement and we'll have our fingers crossed for him on the night!

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Comments (1)

  • well deserved. no other sports writer out there, especially among the core magazines, writes prose with the precision, elegance and eloquence of alex wade. congratulations to alex and to huck for having one the world's best sports journalists on their team!

    Giuliano - February 25, 2009, 19:06 / Report abuse

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