For a distinguished example of feature writing giving prime consideration to high literary quality and originality, One thousand dollars ($1,000).
The Baltimore Sun , by Alice Steinbach
For her account of a blind boy's world, "A Boy of Unusual Vision."
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Feature Writing in 1985:
Michele Lesie
For her story of Jennifer Brandt, teen-age suicide.
Scott Kraft
For his story about a family's search for the man who raped their daughter.
The Jury
The Jury
Katherine Fanning(Chair)
Editor, The Christian Science Monitor
Joel R. Kramer
Executive Editor, Star Tribune, Minneapolis
William H. Lee
Publisher, Observer Newspapers, Sacramento, Calif.
Susan K. Sajdak
Executive Editor, The Oakland Press, Pontiac, Mich.
John C. Sullivan
Editor and Publisher, Livingston (Mont.) Enterprise
Winners in Feature Writing
Peter Mark Rinearson
For "Making It Fly," his account of the new Boeing 757 jetliner.
Nan Robertson
For her memorable and medically detailed account of her struggle with toxic shock syndrome.
Saul Pett
For an article profiling the federal bureaucracy.
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.)
1985 Prize Winners
Murray Kempton
For witty and insightful reflection on public issues in 1984 and throughout a distinguished career.
Howard Rosenberg
For his television criticism.