Bonnie Atwood

• First place for editorial opinion (7A) – print-based newspaper
• First place for personality profile (9B) – print or online publication, more than 500 words
• Third place for feature story (8B) – magazine, newsletter, or other non-newspaper publication

Nancy Beasley

• Third place for books and creative writing (59A) – young adult books, fiction

Frances Broaddus-Crutchfield

• First place for speech/speeches
• Third place for feature story (8C) – online publication
• Third place for books and creative writing (61A) – creative verse, single poem

Katherine Calos

• First place for feature story (8A) – print–based newspaper
• First place for specialty articles (10Q) – social issues
• Second place for specialty articles (10C) – arts and entertainment
• Second place for specialty articles (10S) – travel
• Honorable mention for personality profile – print or online, more than 500 words

Julie Campbell

• First place for editing and page design (15B) print publication regularly edited by entrant (magazine, newsletter, or other non-newspaper publication)

Paul Fletcher

• First place for columns – (11A) humorous
• First place for columns (11B) – general
• Second place for editorial/opinion (7A) – print-based newspaper

Cathy Jett

• First place for specialty article (10B) – agriculture, agribusiness, aquaculture
• Second place for specialty articles (10D) – business

Virginia Johnson

• First place for specialty articles(10O) – reviews
• First place for web and social media (27) – writing for the web
• Second place for web and social Media () – blogs, nonprofit, government, or educational

Patty Kruszewski

• First place for columns (11D) – personal opinion (bylined, not editorial)
• Second place for columns (11D) – personal opinion (bylined, not editorial)
• Second place for feature story (8A) – print-based newspaper
• Second place for specialty article (10O) – reviews
• Second place for specialty article(10Q) – social issues
• Third place for specialty article (10J) – history

Heloise “Ginger” Levit

• Second place for specialty article (10J) – history
• Third place for specialty articles (10C) – arts and entertainment
• Honorable mention for specialty article (10C) – arts and entertainment
• Honorable mention for personality profile (9A) – personality profile, 500 words or fewer

Kimberly Loehr

• First place for web and social media (28A) – website edited or managed by entrant (nonprofit, government or educational)
• First place for communications programs and campaigns (37) – community, institutional or internal relations
• First place for PR Materials (45) – brochures (nonprofit, government or educational)

Cynthia Price and Sunni Brown

• First place for Information for the Media (48) – news or feature release (single release)
• First place for Communications programs and campaigns (39) – marketing program or campaign for new or existing service or product

Cynthia Price

• Second place for Information for the Media (48) – news or feature release (single release)
• Second place for Communications programs and campaigns (37) – community, institutional or internal relations
• Third Place for Information for the Media (48 ) – news or feature release (single release)

Pamela Stallsmith

• Second Place for web and social media (27) – writing for the web
• Third Place for web and social media (27) – writing for the web

Martha Steger

• First place for column (11C) – informational (how-to, Q&A, advice)
• First place for specialty article (10C) – arts and entertainment
• First place for specialty article (10S) – travel
• Second place for specialty articles (10E) – education
• Second place for books and creative writing (61A) – creative verse, single poem

Joan Tupponce

• First place for specialty article (10M) – physical health fitness, mental health, self help
• First place for feature story (8B) – magazine, newsletter, or other non-newspaper print publication
• Second place for personality profile (9B) – print or online, more than 500 words
• Second place for feature story (8B) – magazine, newsletter, or other non-newspaper print publication
• Third place for personality profile (9B) – print or online, more than 500 words
• Honorable mentions: two for personality profile (9B) print or online, more than 500 words; and two for feature stories (8B) – magazine, newsletter, or other non-newspaper print publication

Diane York

• Honorable mention for photography and graphics (19) – photographer-writer
• Honorable mention for feature story (8B) – magazine, newsletter, or other non-newspaper print publication