2022 VPA News and Advertising Contest

Feature Story Writing (excluding Obituaries) ( Daily Group 3) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Richmond Times-Dispatch
    Entry Title: Eagles’ K’Von Wallace goes home to Creighton Court one last time
    Entry Credit: Eric Kolenich
    Judge Comment: An obvious "time spent" story, with lots of great details that showed how K'Von Wallace's childhood still informs who he is today.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: The Washington Times
    Entry Title: Everglades python hunt draws hundreds of snake wranglers
    Entry Credit: Susan Ferrechio
    Judge Comment: Even people who dislike snakes would be entranced by this fascinating read.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: The Virginian-Pilot
    Entry Title: History
    Entry Credit: Matt Cahill
    Judge Comment: A property history that manages not to be dry and by-the-book.
  • Place Name: Alternate Winner
    Contestant Name: The Virginian-Pilot
    Entry Title: Holidays
    Entry Credit: Colin Warren-Hicks
    Judge Comment: A nice profile of a nice man.
  • Competition Comment: Lots of good writing in this selection of stories.