As if you didn’t have enough reason already to submit your stories to The Goats, here are some of the people who have agreed to help judge the contest.
Christopher Goffard, Pulitzer finalist, reporter, Los Angeles Times, author of Snitch Jacket.
Hank Stuever, Pulitzer finalist, reporter, purveyor of the conceptual scoop, Washington Post, author of Off Ramp: Adventures and Heartache in the American Elsewhere.
Luke Dittrich, freelance writer whose work has appeared in Esquire.
Jan Winburn, enterprise editor, Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Lon Wagner, narrative team leader, The Virginian-Pilot.
Louise Kiernan, Pulitzer winner, writing coach, Chicago Tribune.
Wright Thompson, senior writer, ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine.
Jim Sheeler, Pulitzer winner, reporter, Rocky Mountain News, author of the forthcoming bestseller Final Salute.
Look at it this way. Even if you don’t win, this is your chance to have your best work read by some of the best in the business. Chances like that don’t come along every day.
The deadline is Tuesday. As long as you send in the e-mail by then, it’s OK if your check arrives a little later.
Get to it.
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