One category was omitted from the official  awards announcement.  It follows:

38. Serious Commentary
1. “Lauren” Laurel Mills, Lipstick Magazine (Birmingham)
2. “Simple Pleasures We Enjoy” Mark W. Maguire, Cobb Life Magazine (Marietta, GA)
3. “Bambi Bump-off, Che Who?, Wacko Like Winton” Chuck Strouse, Miami New Times (Miami)

The St. Petersburg Times’ Lane DeGregory took the top Green Eyeshade Award in the 59th  annual competition for her moving story of “The Girl in the Window.”

The awards were announced Sunday, June 15, in a press release.

The full release is attached.

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