Finalist: The Wall Street Journal , by Michael M. Phillips
For his portfolio of deftly written stories that provide war-weary readers with fresh perspective on the conflict in Afghanistan.
Winners
Prize Winner in Feature Writing in 2011:
Amy Ellis Nutt
For her deeply probing story of the mysterious sinking of a commercial fishing boat in the Atlantic Ocean that drowned six men.
Feature Writing
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Feature Writing in 2011:
Tony Bartelme
For his engaging account of a South Carolina neurosurgeon's quest to teach brain surgery in Tanzania, possibly providing a new model for health care in developing countries.
The Jury
The Jury
Carole Carmichael(chair )
assistant managing editor, community engagement
Gerard Baker
deputy editor-in-chief
Jim Brady
digital consultant
Henry Freeman
former editor & vice president
Manuela Hoelterhoff*
executive editor
Kelly McBride
senior faculty, ethics, reporting and writing
Carolyn Washburn
editor and vice president
Winners in Feature Writing
Gene Weingarten
For his haunting story about parents, from varying walks of life, who accidentally kill their children by forgetting them in cars.
Lane DeGregory
For her moving, richly detailed story of a neglected little girl, found in a roach-infested room, unable to talk or feed herself, who was adopted by a new family committed to her nurturing.
Gene Weingarten
For his chronicling of a world-class violinist who, as an experiment, played beautiful music in a subway station filled with unheeding commuters.
Andrea Elliott
For her intimate, richly textured portrait of an immigrant imam striving to find his way and serve his faithful in America.
2011 Prize Winners
Jennifer Egan
An inventive investigation of growing up and growing old in the digital age, displaying a big-hearted curiosity about cultural change at warp speed.
Ron Chernow
A sweeping, authoritative portrait of an iconic leader learning to master his private feelings in order to fulfill his public duties.
Mike Keefe
For his widely ranging cartoons that employ a loose, expressive style to send strong, witty messages.
Kay Ryan
A body of work spanning 45 years, witty, rebellious and yet tender, a treasure trove of an iconoclastic and joyful mind.