Finalist: Dallas Times Herald , by Douglas J. Swanson
Winners
Prize Winner in Feature Writing in 1981:
Teresa Carpenter
(The prize was first awarded to Janet Cooke of The Washington Post, but it was returned two days later after The Post learned that the winning story was fabricated.)
Feature Writing
The Jury
The Jury
Judith Crist(Chair)
Contributing Editor, Saturday Review & TV Guide
Joel Dreyfuss
Managing Editor, Black Enterprise
John O. Emmerich, Jr.
Editor and Publisher, Greenwood (Miss.) Commonwealth
Robert C. Maynard
Editor, Oakland Tribune
Edward K. Shanahan
Editor, Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, Mass.
Winners in Feature Writing
Madeleine Blais
For "Zepp's Last Stand."
Jon D. Franklin
For an account of brain surgery.
1981 Prize Winners
Dave Anderson
For his commentary on sports.
Jonathan Yardley
For his book reviews.