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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/

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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!

Canadian Columnist Also Does Comedy

   Lori Welbourne of Kelowna, BC, has a career as both a columnist and comedy performer.  She teams with Lisa Redl, a media personality for the past five years in radio, television and web, to do comedy videos.   Lori writes a weekly column titled “On a Brighter Note”, which was first published in April 2009 in…

DreamWorks to Film Columnist’s Novel

W. Bruce Cameron

DW inks dog hit to flick Studio bones up on Bruce’s book Award-winning NSNC member W. Bruce Cameron, who last made headlines with the publication and quick rise to best-seller status of his first novel, A Dog’s Purpose, now is preparing its screenplay. His is not work on spec, though, hoping to run into Steven…

LaRocque Sells First Novel

   Writing coach and author Paula LaRocque has announced to Facebook friends that she has sold her first novel, a mystery titled Chalk Line.    “My career has been in nonfiction–I published three nonfiction books (you can see them on my website www.paulalarocque.com , but had this yen … ” she said.    The publisher…

Columnist Co-authors Book About POW

   Award-winning columnist Raymond Reid has co-authored with World War II POW Pete Edris a new book, Dying for Another Day.     It’s the true account of Edris, whose B-17 was shot down over occupied France on March 8, 1943. In July 1943, his mother in Long Island, N.Y., received a telegram that Edris had…

Time Inc. Ends Assignment Detroit

Time Inc. is wrapping up a giant yearlong journalism project called “Assignment Detroit,” which opened with a lengthy essay on the city’s history and plight. Locals felt there were few in-depth stories in the project about Detroit’s efforts to revitalize the region. Detroit journalism educator and newspaper columnist Jack Lessenberry said it would have been…

Horowitz Receives High Honor From Editorial Writers Group

   Syndicated columnist Rick Horowitz was honored with a Life Membership by the National Conference of Editorial Writers at its annual convention in Dallas on September 25.  A citation read as follows:    “Rick Horowitz has cultivated a national following through his words, wit, wisdom and wealth of talents. He is one of the National Conference of Editorial…