Save the Date - NSNC 2024 Virtual Conference - July 19 and 20

Call for Entries - 2024 NSNC Annual Columnist Contest

National Columnists Day & Ernie Pyle Remembrance Day April 18

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Call for Entries - 2024 NSNC Annual Columnist Contest

Submissions Now Open - NSNC Annual Columnist Contest - Enter Today! National Society of Newspaper Columnists Annual Column Contest Open: January 15, 2024 8:00 a.m. (EST) Contest Extended to May 3, 2024 11:59 p.m. (EST) For Registration & General Guidelines visit: nsnc.submittable.com/submit Email Adam Earnheardt, contest chair, with any questions at acearnheardt@ysu.edu. Submit your best work! You could be one of this year's winners!

National Columnists Day & Ernie Pyle Remembrance Day April 18

Join Us in Celebrating National Columnists Day & Ernie Pyle Remembrance Day - This April 18th, we're paying tribute to the legendary Ernie Pyle, a symbol of the courage, integrity, and human touch that define the best in journalism. But this isn't just about looking back—it's about sparking conversation on the enduring relevance of columnists in our lives today. For more details, go to https://www.columnists.com/2024/04/celebrate-with-us-on-april-18/

Join NSNC and Reap the Benefits!

Hope your New Year is off to an amazing start. We are excited for What’s in-store for NSNC members this year. We will also be launching our annual contest in January, so you’ll want to be sure your membership is up-to-date. Also, if you have ideas, suggestions, etc., please share with our president, Lori Duff, at lori@loriduffwrites.com or myself at nsncdirector@gmail.com Blessings to all!

Scholarship Winners Announced

Jocelyn Rousey of Boston College was announced as First Place winner of the NSNC Education Foundation College Student Scholarship Contest. Second Place went to Gavin Mathis, Washington State University and Third Place winner was Jillian Werthei of  UC  Berkeley. First prize is $1,000 and a trip to the Annual NSNC Conference as a guest of…

Column about Detroit

By Susan Young susandyoung@hotmail.com The Observer The city of Detroit, or as Aretha Franklin pronounces it, “Day-Twah”, gets a much undeserved bum rap and might not be your choice of vacation destinations. However, my recent visit was a pleasant, safe and educational experience. We stayed in the core of the city at a renovated historical…

President’s Message – Axis of Nice

By Ben S. Pollock NSNC President   Had a bizarre dream the other night, that World War III had started. I saw Dianne Feinstein, she having moved up from senator to secretary of state or vice president, holding a news conference. She announced the U.S. ambassador to Turkey had died in a suspicious plane crash. A…

Rochelle Riley wins Humanitarian Award

Crusading columnist Rochelle Riley of the Detroit Free Press is the winner of the 2011 Will Rogers Humanitarian Award.  She will receive the prestigious award sponsored by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists at the organization’s annual conference, which is being held in Detroit June 23-26. Riley, who writes commentary on social, political and cultural…

In the May Newsletter

This year’s Will Rogers Humanitarian Award winner won’t have to go far to accept the award. She’s one of Detroit’s own. President Ben Pollock’s monthly contribution makes you want to say, “hmmm.” Suzette Standring has an interesting essay on “Writing to Heal.” Lots of news about your fellow members of the NSNC … and much…

The royal wedding will have to go on without me!

By Bonnie Squires Published April 27, 2011 Main Line Media Well, I must confess that I do not plan to set my alarm for 4 a.m. tomorrow morning in order to watch the royal wedding. I mean, I have been trying to understand what all the fuss is about. So Prince William is going to…