Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Distinction Magazine Entry Title: Eric J. Wallace | A Vision from Another Time; Biking Fire Mountain; Virginia Beach to Corolla, the Hard Way Entry Credit: Eric Wallace Judge Comment: I loved these stories. They are all very well written and make me wish I'd been in on some of the adventures. I can tell the writer was having fun.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Distinction Magazine Entry Title: Matthew Korfhage | Surf Tacos; Long Time Coming; For the Sake of Virginia Entry Credit: Matthew Korfhage Judge Comment: I love how the writer took something mundane -- fish tacos -- and created such interesting vignettes.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Style Weekly Entry Title: Jason Roop feature writing portfolio Entry Credit: Jason Roop Judge Comment: Sharp, smart enterprise reporting. I enjoyed all of the pieces.
