1st Place Winner, 2009 Idaho Press Club Award of Excellence in the category Magazine Writing – Serious Feature
Winner, Excellence Award, Capital City Communicators 2009 IMPACT Awards in the category Feature Writing
“Memories Of Minidoka” is the story about Minidoka, Idaho’s WWII Japanese internment camp, and the people who were forced to live there more than six decades ago.
August 9th, 2010
Tags: Japanese internment camp, Minidoka, Patti Murphy, Sun Valley Magazine
Posted in Magazine Feature Writing, Portfolio
Posted by Patti
Southwest Idaho has the largest per capita population of Basques, outside of the Basque country and lucky for the rest of us, they brought with them their music, their dance, and their delicious cuisine. This article takes a look at the history of how Basque food arrived in Idaho and how it has thrived over the past century.
http://www.sunvalleymag.com/Sun-Valley-Magazine/Summer-2010/Idaho-rsquos-Basque-Tables/
June 15th, 2010
Tags: Bar Gernika, Basque food, Basque Market, Boise Basques, Epi's, Leku Ona, Patti Murphy, Sun Valley Magazine
Posted in Magazine Feature Writing, Portfolio
Posted by Patti
“The Elegant Barn” celebrates the beautiful partnerships – and friendships – formed during the design and construction of an unusual Sun Valley home. (Click photo to go to story).
March 28th, 2010
Tags: Elegant Barn, Patti Murphy, Sun Valley Magazine
Posted in Magazine Feature Writing, Portfolio
Posted by Patti
“SAVING THE BIRDS OF PREY” takes a look at the history of the Peregrine Fund headquartered at the World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise Idaho and how the organization’s research has saved scores of near extinct bird species throughout the world. (Please click on photo to go to article).
December 29th, 2009
Tags: birds of prey, falconry, Patti Murphy, Peregrine Fund, Sun Valley Magazine
Posted in Magazine Feature Writing, Portfolio
Posted by Patti
“Characteristic Lines, Uncharacteristic Results” is about the unusual pairing of materials used to create this lovely home in Sun Valley, Idaho.
December 26th, 2009
Tags: Patti Murphy, Sun Valley Magazine
Posted in Magazine Feature Writing, Portfolio
Posted by Patti
“ENDANGERED ART” The ancient sport of falconry and how it has changed – and stayed the same – over the centuries. (Please click on photo to go to article).
December 15th, 2009
Tags: birds of prey, falconry, Patti Murphy, Peregrine Fund
Posted in Magazine Feature Writing, Portfolio
Posted by Patti