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Thursday May 3, 2012

Laura Rafaty

Laura Rafaty, a columnist for the St. Helena Star, took first place for humor writing in both the 2012 and 2013 National Society of Newspaper Columnists award competition (newspapers with 50,000 and under circulation). She resides in the Napa Valley where she bases her law firm, Napa Valley Immigration Law. She is producing director of the Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater and operates an online retail site and perfume company. A Tony-nominated theatrical producer, she co-authored the book, Straight Women, Gay Men: Absolutely Fabulous Friendships. She blogs at Up the Valley with Laura Rafaty. Read one of her winning essays here.

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Woodstock of humor

For three days, we laughed. OK, howled. We left renewed, inspired, motivated. Fresh from the 2012 Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop, some of the 350 attendees and faculty tapped out humorous and, often, heartfelt columns and blogs. Here's a sampling: "Postcards From the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop" from Yuliya Patsay of the She Suggests blog "Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop 2012: Will Somebody Please Remove the Ferret from my Toe?" by Dave Fox, author of Getting Lost: Mishaps of An A ...
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Bob Dyer

A nearly 30-year veteran of the Akron Beacon Journal, Bob Dyer has earned 52 regional and national writing awards - including this year's top humor award from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists for large newspapers. In 2008, the National Society of Professional Journalists voted him Best Columnist in the Nation. He has been named Best Columnist in Ohio by at least one professional journalism organization for six consecutive years. He was one of the lead writers f ...
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