Stranger's Guide

Stranger's Guide is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher, based in Austin, Texas and Oakland, California. It features articles in the fields of travel, literature, and place-based journalism.^[1]

Stranger’s Guide

Editor-in-chief	Kira Brunner Don
Categories	Literature travel lifestyle
Frequency	4 issues a year
Founder	Kira Brunner Don and Abby Rapoport
Founded	2018 (2018)
Country	United States
Based in	Austin, Texas
Language	English
Website	strangersguide.com
ISSN	2639-3638

It was founded in 2018 in Austin, as Stranger's Guide, a literary and travel quarterly magazine “that explores the power of place-based journalism to break down stereotypes and foster global citizenship.”^[2] Rather than sending reporters into foreign locations, the magazine features original works by local sources.^[3] Writers for Stranger's Guide volumes have included renowned journalists and writers such as Elena Poniatowska, Colum McCann, Wole Soyinka, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Dan Rather and Jason Rezaian.^[4]

Praise

In 2021 the American Society of Magazine Editors nominated Stranger's Guide in two categories, and it won in both categories, for “General Excellence” and in “Photography.”^{[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]}

In 2022 the organization honored Stranger's Guide with a “General Excellence” award, and it was also again nominated for Photography and for the ASME Award for Fiction.^{[12][13][14][15]}

In 2021, The Best American Travel Writing collection featured work by Courtney Desiree Morris for Stranger's Guide.^[16]

Format and business model

The magazine is distributed at Barnes & Noble, Whole Foods Market, and independent bookstores, with the majority of their readership coming from digital-only subscriptions.

Ownership

The magazine is owned and operated by Kira Brunner Don and Abby Rapoport.^[17]