LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Results from 2012 APSE contest judging held at the Doubletree Lake Buena Vista Hotel. Category: Explanatory writing under 30,000.

Listed in alphabetical order by name of newspaper. Final top 5 and honorable mention to be announced.

David Henry, Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise
Christopher Dabe, David Henry, Jared Ainsworth, Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise
Christopher James, Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.)
Anthony Zilis, DeKalb (Ill.) Daily Chronicle
Kalle Oakes, Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine)
 Andrew Wagaman, Missourian (Columbia, Mo.)
Ryan Wood, Opelika-Auburn (Ala.) News
Michael Bonner, The Post-Star (Glens Falls, N.Y.)
Julie Jag, Santa Cruz (Calif.) Sentinel
Jim Seimas, Santa Cruz (Calif.) Sentinel