Devra Māza is honored to receive two Southern California Journalism Award nominations for Angels In Lockdown, a bicoastal reverie on the early days of the pandemic. The article is nominated in the categories of Humor/Satire Writing (Print/Online), and for best Blog, Individual (Online). The nominations for Devra’s inaugural Blog post for her Renaissance Girl Column…
Devra Māza has received the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards 2nd Place Prize for her article Angels in Lockdown, in the Entertainment Blog by an Individual Not Tied to an Organization Online category. The article, originally published as the inaugural Blog post on DevraMaza.com is also the first to receive awards recognition for this…
Devra Māza‘s article “Angel’s in Lockdown” has been awarded Honorable Mention in the Los Angeles Press Club’s “Life in the Time of Coronavirus Contest” in the category of Essay Writing. Devra’s article, as well as those of other contest prize winners, can be found on lapressclub.org’s Archives page where it will be permanently preserved as…
Devra Māza moderated a post-screening panel discussion of director Tom Donahue’s documentary This Changes Everything at The Los Angeles Press Club on July 25. Panelists, including Donahue, actor/executive producer Geena Davis, and featured writer-directors Catherine Hardwicke and Kimberly Peirce, joined Devra in a lively discussion of the documentary’s courageous exploration of the pervasive gender inequality and systemic…
Devra Māza has won two 3rd Place prizes at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards for her playful HuffPost pop quiz “Are You Christian Grey? Take the Fifty Shades Test“. The article was honored in the categories of Best Humor Writing, all media platforms. and Best Celebrity Feature, Online, while also receiving a nomination for Best Entertainment Blog by an Individual,…
Devra Māza is nominated for three National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards for her playful HuffPost pop quiz “Are You Christian Grey? Take the Fifty Shades Test“. The article received nods in the categories of Best Humor Writing, all media platforms. Best Celebrity Feature, Online and Best Entertainment Blog by an Individual, Online. While a ten-question tongue-in-cheek multiple choice test explores how…
Devra Māza has been nominated for a Los Angeles Press Club Award for her HuffPost feature story “Are You Christian Grey? Take the Fifty Shades Test“ in the category of Best Humor/Satire Writing, all media platforms. The article, in the guise of a tongue-in-cheek pop quiz for fervent fans, explores reasons for the franchise’s popularity while exposing a…
Devra Māza‘s feature story Art of Resistance: Charlie Hebdo’s Antonio Fischetti and Judea Pearl on the War on Journalists won 2nd Place for Best Commentary/Analysis/Trend, Online at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards at its December gala. The honor is the latest awards recognition for the Huffington Post article which has received eight nominations for…
Devra Māza is nominated for two National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards for her Huffington Post feature stories. For Best Entertainment Blog by an Individual, Online, Devra’s nomination is represented by her articles: The Kings of Comeback: Five Lessons for Success From the World Series Becoming Fearless: A Conversation With A Girl Undone Author Catherine Linka…
Devra Māza‘s playful pop quiz Are You Christian Grey? Take the Fifty Shades Test has been published by the Huffington Post. With this tongue-in-cheek test, fans of the wildly popular books and films can reveal their own inner-erotic novel heartthrob. Ten simple questions with five multiple choice answers gives you fifty chances to find out what shade of Grey…
Devra Māza won four prizes for her Huffington Post feature stories at the Southern California Journalism Awards with the top honor going to The Kings of Comeback: Five Lessons for Success From the World Series. The Best Sports Commentary winner was acclaimed in the judges’ statement: “This is a masterful commentary because it has all of the necessary elements—a…
Devra Māza is nominated for a record 13 Southern California Journalism Awards for her Huffington Post Articles. The nominations, led by Entertainment Journalist of the Year (all media platforms) and Best Blog by an Individual (Online), span her feature, news and commentary columns in Entertainment, Sports, Politics, In Appreciation and Lifestyle categories. The five articles receiving…
Devra Māza is a big winner at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism (NAEJ) Awards for her Huffington Post feature stories. For Best Entertainment Blog by an Individual, which recognizes the year’s best body of work by an Online writer nationwide, Devra’s win is represented by “The Adaptation Game: Playing With Fifty Shades of Sex for Film”…
Devra Māza‘s feature story “The Kings of Comeback: Five Lessons for Success From the World Series” has been published on The Huffington Post‘s Sports page. The article, which showcases exhilarating comebacks in each of the five World Series games, shines a spotlight on the unique qualities of character, exemplified by the heroics of corresponding individual…
Devra Māza is nominated for five National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards for her Huffington Post feature stories. For best Entertainment Blog by an Individual, Online, Devra’s nomination is represented by her article “The Adaptation Game: Playing With Fifty Shades of Sex for Film” which takes a sensuously speculative look at how the graphic sex in the…
Devra Māza‘s feature story “Becoming Fearless: A Conversation With A Girl Undone Author Catherine Linka” has been published by The Huffington Post. The interview with Linka includes insights into her spectacularly successful first YA novel, A Girl Called Fearless and its sequel. The article looks at how the timely plot of the dystopian spec fiction series taps into global…
The following appears on the Writers Guild of America, West website in the August Buzz section under News & Events: Devra Māza‘s feature story “Art of Resistance: Charlie Hebdo‘s Antonio Fischetti and Judea Pearl on the War on Journalists” has been published by The Huffington Post. The article, featured on The World Post page, contains interviews…
The following appears on the Writers Guild of America, West website in the July Buzz section under News & Events: Devra Māza has again been honored at the Los Angeles Press Club’s Southern California Journalism Awards for her Huffington Post feature stories. “Shooting Diamonds: Directing The World Series” garnered 2nd Place for Best Sports News…
The following appears on the Writers Guild of America, West website in the June Buzz section under News & Events: Devra Māza has been nominated for two Los Angeles Press Club Awards for her Huffington Post feature stories. “Shooting Diamonds: Directing The World Series” is nominated for Best Sports News or Feature, Online. The article takes an…
For Earth Day I celebrate Caryn Hartglass, whose advocacy for responsible eating and living, animal protection and climate care makes this planet we share better. (And she sings, too! Check out her inspiring story here. She’s truly a “woman in gold.”) Happy Birthday, Earth Girl! I kiss the ground in your honor.
I am thrilled to share with everyone this wonderful note I received from the voice of Tobor the 8th Man, Jerry Berke, about my tribute feature story “A Tobor the 8th Man Valentine: My Secret Superhero Romance Revealed!” It just proves, if you put your mind to it, when you grow up, dreams (and cartoons)…
Devra Māza’s feature story “The Adaptation Game: Playing with Fifty Shades of Sex for Film” has been published by The Huffington Post on its Entertainment Page for Valentine’s weekend. The inventive article suggests sensuous ways in which the graphic sex in the book Fifty Shades of Grey might be adapted for film within the framework of an R rating. The playful analysis, which…
The following appears on the Writers Guild of American, West website in the February Buzz section under News & Events: Devra Māza‘s feature story “Ode to Joy: Robin, Joan and Laughter’s Long Life” has been published by The Huffington Post on its Entertainment and Comedy pages. The article pays tribute to the trailblazing comedians Robin Williams and Joan Rivers. As awards shows…
The following appears on the Writers Guild of American, West website in the January Buzz section under News & Events: Devra Māza‘s feature article “Shooting Diamonds: Directing the World Series” has been published by The Huffington Post as the lead feature story on its Sports and MLB pages. The article is the latest installment of an exclusive…
The following appears on the Writers Guild of America, West website in the November Buzz section under News & Events: Devra Māza is nominated for the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards (November 23, Los Angeles) in two Online categories. Her Huffington Post article “A Tobor the 8th Man Valentine: My Secret Superhero Romance Revealed!” is…
The following appears on the Writers Guild of American, West website in the October Buzz section under News & Events: Devra Māza’s feature story, “Baseball’s Library: Inside the Hall of Fame Archives” has been published by the Huffington Post. The article features an exclusive interview with Jim Gates, director of the HOF’s research center, who…
The following appears on the Writers Guild of American, West website in the March Buzz section under News & Events: Devra Māza‘s Valentine’s weekend feature story “A Tobor the 8th Man Valentine: My Secret Superhero Romance Revealed!” has been published by the Huffington Post’s Entertainment page. The article is a playfully romantic look at the…
The following appears on the Writers Guild of American, West website in the January Buzz section under News & Events: Devra Māza‘s feature article “Shooting Diamonds: Directing Sandman’s Exit and MLB’s Best TV” has been published by The Huffington Post as the lead feature story on its Sports, Baseball and Media pages. The article is…
The following appears on the Writers Guild of America, West website in their November Buzz section under News & Events: Devra Māza has been nominated for two National Entertainment Journalism Awards in this year’s Special Centennial Awards category, honoring exceptional entertainment writing over the past century. Maza’s Los Angeles Times cover story “Dance With Me”…
The following appears on the Writers Guild of American, West website in the August Buzz section under News & Events: Devra Māza‘s feature article, “A Midsummer Classic Scrapbook: MLB Great All-Star Game Moments”, has been published as lead story on the Huffington Post’s Sports page. The article looks at some of the most exhilarating plays…
The following appears on the Writers Guild of American, West website in the June Buzz section under News & Events: Devra Māza has been nominated for a Los Angeles Press Club Award for her feature story “When All-Star’s Align: The Streak, .400 and the Home Run of ’41”. The Huffington Post article looks back at…