{"product_id":"the-best-american-newspaper-narratives-george-getschow-9781574415490","title":"The Best American Newspaper Narratives of 2012","description":"This anthology collects the ten winners of the 2012 Best American Newspaper Narrative Writing Contest at the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, which is hosted by the Frank W. Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism at the University of North Texas. The contest honors exemplary narrative work and encourages narrative nonfiction storytelling at newspapers across the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst place winner: Eli Saslow, \"Life of a Salesman,\" published by the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, is about a Manassas, Va., swimming pool salesman experiencing the unraveling of his decades-long success story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSecond place: Kelley Benham, \"Never Let Go,\" published by the \u003ci\u003eTampa Bay Times\u003c\/i\u003e, is her personal account of the months following the birth of her premature daughter. \u003cbr\u003eThird place: Anne Hull, \"Breaking Free,\" published by the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, traces a teenage girl's climb out of poverty as she prepares for college. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRunner-ups include: John Branch, \"Snowfall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e); Dan Barry, \"Donna's Diner: In the Hard Fall of a Favorite Son, a Reminder of a City's Scar\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e); Rosalind Bentley, \"The Nation's Poet\" (\u003ci\u003eAtlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e); Mark Johnson, \"I Boy\" (\u003ci\u003eMilwaukee Journal Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e); Monica Rhor, \"Homelessness\" (\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e); Louis Hansen, \"The Girl Who Took Down the Gang\" (\u003ci\u003eVirginian-Pilot\u003c\/i\u003e); and Martin Kuz, \"Soldiers Recount 60-Second Attack That Left Them Reflecting on Life and Death\" (\u003ci\u003eStars and Stripes\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Getschow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1574415492\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781574415490\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.20w x 0.62d","brand":"George Getschow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48623269904639,"sku":"9781574415490","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-best-american-newspaper-narratives-george-getschow-9781574415490","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}