Feature Story Writing (excluding Obituaries) ( Non-Daily Group 2)Back
Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Rappahannock News Entry Title: Not hiding from history Entry Credit: Julia Shanahan Judge Comment: Great job of putting together what had to be a difficult story to obtain all the facts. Well written, interesting and timely. It checks all the boxes of a contest winner
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Rappahannock News Entry Title: Keir Whitson Entry Credit: Ben Peters Judge Comment: What an experience and what a fight to return to as normal a life as possible. Detailed chronicling of what the person and family went through and how fortunate it was that all turned out well
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Smithfield Times Entry Title: Bones Entry Credit: Stephen Faleski Judge Comment: As good as it gets for a story and the way it is told. Interesting to read and easy to follow. A job well done
Competition Comment: tough to judge as all were good. very talented and hard working writers in your state. I enjoyed the reads
