2020 VPA News and Advertising Contest

Column Writing ( Online)Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Virginia Mercury
    Entry Title: Roger Chesley, column writing
    Entry Credit: Roger Chesley
    Judge Comment: None
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Virginia Mercury
    Entry Title: Bob Lewis column portfolio
    Entry Credit: Bob Lewis
    Judge Comment: Solid column, but way too long. Suggest shortening to half size.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: The Harrisonburg Citizen
    Entry Title: Elderly Aunt advice columns
    Entry Credit: Elderly Aunt
    Judge Comment: This is a solid, timely column with interesting topics. In reading them, however, I really wish the author would stop referring to themselves in the third person. This is cumbersome for the reader.