Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Richmond Times-Dispatch Entry Title: Michael Martz government writing Entry Credit: Michael Martz Judge Comment: Blown away by his personalization of the mental health issue embodied by the story of Angel Fuller. Excellent work.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Daily Press Entry Title: 2019 body of work Entry Credit: Marie Albiges Judge Comment: To quote "Hamilton," I felt I was in the room where it happened in her tale of the anguished Virginia Governor.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Roanoke Times Entry Title: Friedenberger Government Writing Entry Credit: Amy Friedenberger Judge Comment: The story of the Back of the Dragon gave me the history and the personalities involved in this man-made tourism effort.