Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Richmond Times-Dispatch Entry Title: Bill Lohmann feature writing Entry Credit: Bill Lohmann Judge Comment: Bill Lohmann's skills as a writer -- precise turns of phrase, no words wasted -- are the definition of lyrical prose. He makes the reader want to know more about his subjects and to be the friend he calls to tag along when he starts his next adventure.
Place Name: Alternate Winner Contestant Name: The Virginian-Pilot Entry Title: Community Hampton Roads Entry Credit: Colin Warren-Hicks Judge Comment: There's lots of heart in these great stories by Colin Warren-Hicks,
Competition Comment: These are all solid competitors. Their stories make you want to know more about the people they're writing about.
