In the last twenty years of the old millennium, the North American Review won the National Magazine Award for Fiction twice and was a finalist for that award five times; placed stories in the annual O. Henry anthologies four times, in the Pushcart Prize annuals nine times, in Best American Short Stories eight times, in Best American Sports Writing and Best American Travel Writing. As for graphics, illustrations from the NAR have been chosen for inclusion in the Communication Arts’ annuals, the Society of Publication Designers’ annual, Print’s Regional design annuals, the Society of Illustrators exhibitions, and have twice won the Ozzie gold award for best cover among consumer magazines with a circulation of less than 100,000.