2022 VPA News and Advertising Contest

Feature Profile Writing (including News Obituaries) ( Daily Group 3) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: The Virginian-Pilot
    Entry Title: Holidays
    Entry Credit: Collin Warren-Hicks
    Judge Comment: Nice narrative storytelling that kept my attention from start to finish
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: The Virginian-Pilot
    Entry Title: You will never find another Mr. D: Ocean View
    Entry Credit: Caitlyn Burchett
    Judge Comment: None
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: Richmond Times-Dispatch
    Entry Title: Lohmann: Throughout her long, sometimes sorrowful life, letters kept Frances Nunnally in touch
    Entry Credit: Bill Lohmann
    Judge Comment: None
  • Place Name: Alternate Winner
    Contestant Name: Richmond Times-Dispatch
    Entry Title: Lohmann: For Nick Kafantaris, the man who made Joe's Inn what it is, a final trip home to Greece
    Entry Credit: Bill Lohmann
    Judge Comment: None
  • Competition Comment: This was a tough category with multiple standout entries. Congratulations to the winners, and keep up the great work!