Here’s a collection of my headlines, some of which have been in award-winning portfolios.
My headline awards include:
- American Copy Editors Society national headline writing contest, newspapers 100,001 to 250,000 circulation, first place, 2007; second place, 2011; honorable mention, 2001, 2002.
- Society for Features Journalism national writing contest, first place, 2013; second place, 2009.
- Best of the West regional writing contest, first place, 2015, 2016; second place, 2011, 2013; third place, 2010.
- Nevada Press Association Better Newspaper contest, urban dailies, first place, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2015.
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Also, The Atlantic online in 2011 did a story on me and headline writing titled, “Google Doesn’t Laugh: Saving Witty Headlines in the Age of SEO.”
