(43 entries)

Judge: Steve Giegerich, Asbury Park Press
Giegerich, a 1998 Pulitzer finalist for feature writing, has been a reporter and feature writer for the Asbury Park Press for 16 years. His non-fiction book, "Body of Knowledge," about four med students and a cadaver, will be published next year by Scribner & Sons.

First place
BILL COATES
Arizona Capitol Times
"Wolves back from the brink"
"An excellent use of multiple sources to paint what could have been a bureaucratic portrait in human terms. Well-written, thorough, illuminating. A pleasure to read."

Second place
ALLEN KALCHIK
HeatStroke News
"Daddy¹s little girl"
"A nicely nuanced, well-told story that really captured the essence of Doug Henderson."

Third place
KATY WHITEHOUSE
The Payson Roundup
"Crawlin¹ with crawdads"
"Fun, lively and informative, the writer put the reader up the creek, or the river as the case may be."