News about NSNC members
Humor columnist and author Ernie Witham, who writes “Ernie’s World” for the Montecito Journal in Montecito California has been added to the faculty of this year’s Cape Cod Writers Conference, which will be held August 15-20. Witham will lead a five-day workshop called “The Light Side” and a one-day workshop titled “What’s so Funny?” More…
Judy Gruen, a Los Angeles health care writer-turned humorist who has written three award-winning books and hundreds of columns and features, is the author of an article on self-publishing appearing in the June issue of The Writer magazine. Titled “Self-publishing: A few hard-earned lessons”, the article has this teaser on the magazine’s website…
After 31 years of continuous writing for Honolulu newspapers, Charley Memminger’s run will end with his last Charleyworld column on May 30. The new Honolulu Star-Advertiser, the result of a merger, will not be picking up his column on a freelance basis. Memminger began his three times a week humor column “Honolulu Lite” in 1992 during his 30 years of employment with…
Ray Hanania recently received the Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi award for a series of columns about a grocer in Oak Lawn, Illinois, who believed that the village had harassed him and eventually shut him down because he was an Arab. This serious reporting was not Ranania usual type of journalism. Hanania is…
Someone very special to National Society of Newspaper Columnists is celebrating his 80th birthday this week – Robert Haught. He has had an impressive career as columnist, journalist, correspondent, and political aide. His accomplishments are numerous, yet he remains unassuming and is a dedicated supporter of NSNC. In spite of his retirement from work and writing…
Dave Lieber, whose Summer Santa charity helped him win the 2002 Will Rogers Humanitarian Award, reports the organization recently raised $5,000 at a pancake breakfast. Lieber, “Watchdog” columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, adds: “We got tied into a TV pilot project with Pat Summerall (a longtime SS donor)…” Summerall, a former football…
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of writing a column for the Belleville, Ill. News-Democrat, Wally Spiers interviewed himself on video for the newspaper’s website. “Silly, but fun,” he said. * * * So… we were wondering… what other great events happened 20 years ago? The first McDonald’s opened in Moscow, Russia Nelson Mandela, a political prisoner…
Robert Haught, retired journalist and NSNC Newsletter Editor, is a lifelong fan and student of Oklahoma humorist, Will Rogers. Recently he helped headline a fundraiser for the Madison County Library in Virginia, giving two brief interpretations of Rogers. “I call what I do an interpretation of Will Rogers, rather than an impersonation,” said Haught. Bob…
Kansas City columnist Bill Tammeus reports he is writing a new biweekly column for the online edition of The National Catholic Reporter, an independent publication based in Kansas City. The first column went online March 10. To read it, click on this URL or paste it into your browser: http://tinyurl.com/ycwwf38 Tammeus says you…
Saralee Perel is currently represented by NYC agent Bob Mecoy for her first non-fiction book, The Dog Who Walked Me, which is about her dog who became her caregiver after Saralee suffered a major spinal cord injury, the devastating effects on her marriage, and her cat who kept her sane throughout. Saralee is a nationally…
Humor columnist and author Karen Rinehart will be among the featured speakers at Alpha Chi Omega’s 56th biennial convention in Washington, D.C.July 9-12, 2010. Rinehart, Beta Eta, Florida State University, will talk on the topic of “Maternal Revenge Phenomena: Resistance is Futile.” Rinehart has been writing her award winning syndicated newspaper column, “True To Life,…
Two and a half weeks after launching her hope and inspiration blog, new NSNC member Janis Lyn Johnson got it picked up by the Naples Daily News as a bi-weekly column for the Community sections of both the online and print versions of the newspaper. “It’s my attempt to own up to and take responsibility…
Mark Berryman in Cowboy Poetry Anthology Three poems written by Mark Berryman are included in the newly published anthology “Georgia Cowboy Poets”. David Fillingim, an award winning author, has written a section on the history and background of cowboy poetry and compiled works by a multitude of cowboy poets from the Peach State. The book is available…
Mike Leonard in CNN Opinion Mike Leonard, NSNC Conference Chair for 2010, is currently featured in CNN Opinion. Mike is a longtime columnist and reporter for The Herald-Times newspaper in Bloomington, Indiana. He’s covered John Mellencamp and his music for more than 25 years. Leonard also has written for Rolling Stone magazine and other publications and…
Brad Klontz, Psy.D. received an Innovative Practice Award from the American Psychological Association in December 2009 for his “…visionary and creative development of innovative practice strategies to apply psychological interventions to help people with money and wealth issues.” Brad’s new book, Mind Over Money: Overcoming The Money Disorders that Threaten Our Financial Health was released…
Rose A. Valenta, posted this discussion group comment about benefits of becoming a member of NSNC: “I had the opportunity to write an article for e-Columnist, acquired three new Facebook friends, some tweeps, author exposure, a free booklet in the mail about syndication.” (The booklet is sent to new members.) The Philadelphia humor columnist, who…
Jay Grelen of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is taking a seven-month leave from his human-interest column “Sweet Tea.” The NSNC member is still full time in the newsroom in Little Rock, working as a night-shift news copy editor. Jay’s column ran three days a week and every other Sunday, alternating with former NSNC board member Linda…
