2019 VPA News and Advertising Contest

Feature Profile Writing (including News Obituaries) ( Daily Group 2)Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: The Free Lance-Star
    Entry Title: At 100, Millie Stroman is 'always ready to go'
    Entry Credit: Cathy Dyson
    Judge Comment: Fantastic profile of a centenarian woman who's longevity isn't the lone focus of the story. Her resilience is portrayed through friends and neighbors. The description of her day is also ideal. Well done.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: The Free Lance-Star
    Entry Title: Perspective paramount to car crash survivor
    Entry Credit: Cathy Dyson
    Judge Comment: Tight writing works well here. The after effects of the car accident are aptly detailed, but the writer also describes the woman's spirit. Nice work.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: The Free Lance-Star
    Entry Title: Film features former inmate turned barber
    Entry Credit: Adele Uphaus-Conner
    Judge Comment: Fine writing and storytelling. The barber openly describes the life he left behind as an inmate, with help from the comments by the filmmaker documenting it all. Great closing.