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I'm more curious, how many papers entered this year? I know of several that didn't pay dues, because it's just not in the budget. And others had to have said, is this really worth my time given the industry?

 

FWIW, judges do not get to grade their own divisions.

Now David has been around APSE for a couple of years and may have built up a good rep to score well in the judging, but it's well deserved.

 

Congrats to everyone who won.

 

Yeah, why would anyone want to feel good about themselves right now? Better to sit around and mope and hold a big pity party ...

 

If the Herald entered the special section I think it did, it didn't need Dave's judging to win. It still looks fishy, though.

 

40-100,000 EXPLANATORY

Eric Branch, Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Bob Heist, Lafayette (La.) Daily Advertiser
Brian Hiro, North County Times
Sal Interdonato, Middletown (N.Y.) Times Herald-Record
Rob Moseley, Eugene Register Guard
Chris Murray, Reno Gazette-Journal
Brian Rosenthal and Steven M. Sipple, Lincoln Journal Star
Paul Suellentrop, Wichita Eagle
Allen Vaughan, Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader
Dan Wiederer, Fayetteville Observer

 

OK, so a friend of mine is on this list....what does this mean for, um, him?

 

That you ... um ... he gets to put it on his resume.

 

Congrats to, um, your friend.

rb

 

Your check is in the mail. They're dishing out 5 Gs this year per winner, right?

 

10K, I hear.

 

I know it's a futile desire, but I wish that APSE would get the winning/placing entries up this year, ASAP. All of them. I think for those willing to put their pride aside and read through them, that could go a long way in providing some direction and instruction to writers young and old.