2019 VPA News and Advertising Contest

Feature Series or Continuing Story ( Non-Daily Group 2)Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Orange County Review
    Entry Title: The preacher feature
    Entry Credit: Hilary Holladay
    Judge Comment: The writer has a very nice style of writing, simple but elegant. She is also very good at providing descriptive details that give you a picture of local clergy. Also love the idea of doing these type of profiles. Nice work!
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: The Fincastle Herald
    Entry Title: Third generation of Harris family diagnosed with leukemia and Harris celebrates remission and first birthday
    Entry Credit: Aila Boyd
    Judge Comment: This is such a sad but hopeful story. Great job on the follow-through on the family. Great detail throughout stories (loved "Holden smashed his birthday cake").
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: The Fincastle Herald
    Entry Title: Educator of the Month
    Entry Credit: Aila Boyd
    Judge Comment: Good writing style and good enterprise reporting on an under-reported subject.