Results of the 2021 VPA News & Advertising Contest

The Virginia Press Association will announce the winners in the 2021 VPA News & Advertising Contest during a weeklong celebration beginning on April 25.

  • Third-Place award winners spreadsheet to be made available on Monday, April 25 at Noon.
  • Second-Place award winners spreadsheet to be made available on April 26 at Noon.
  • First-Place award winners spreadsheet to be made available on April 27 at Noon.
  • Best in Show, Sweepstakes and Major Award winners will be celebrated virtually on April 28 at 11 a.m.. The video airs on the VPA’s YouTube Channel Here.

View the Winners Gallery 

(The gallery includes access to the entries and judges’ comments if provided)

You can watch the 2021 The Best in Show, Sweepstakes and Major Awards on the VPA's YouTube channel, here!

2022 Virginia Press Association Lifetime Achievement Award

The Virginia Press Association recognized Bob Brown, a longtime Richmond Times-Dispatch photojournalist, with the 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award on April 28.

Brown, who retired from the newspaper on March 31, has recorded the history of the Commonwealth and its people since 1968. Thousands of his best images were published in print and on the web during his more than 50-year-career, and millions more were captured on film and digital cards.

“It’s hard to overstate the impact that Bob Brown has had on the photojournalism community in Virginia,” wrote Steven Helber, a staff photographer with the Associated Press. “As he concluded his 52nd legislative session, it seemed like his work had gotten better and more nuanced as the days went on.”

VPA's Major Award Winners - Past and Present

The Virginia Press Association Award for Journalistic Integrity and Community Service

List of winners (1947-2021)

The Virginian-Pilot was awarded the Virginia Press Association’s top honor – 2022 VPA Award for Journalistic Integrity and Community Service – during the association’s virtual awards ceremony held April 28, 2022.

D. Lathan Mims Award for Editorial Leadership in the Community

List of winners (1986-2021)

The Virginia Press Association awarded Steve Stewart, publisher of The Smithfield Times, the 2021 D. Lathan Mims Award for Editorial Leadership in the Community on April 28, 2022.