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

Call for Entries - 2024 NSNC Annual Columnist Contest

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Registration Open - Erma Home Schooling

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) Closes: April 15, 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!

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!

Registration Open - Erma Home Schooling

The Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop is sold out, but it’s not too late for writers to experience the conference’s special blend of joy and laughter, support, and inspiration. Registration is open for Erma Home Schooling, a package that includes five keynotes live-streamed from the in-person workshop as well as four exclusive workshops. Early bird rate: $199 by March 1. The fee is $225 after March 1. Go to https://udayton.edu/blogs/erma/2023/12/doordash_erma.php for details.

NSNC recalls Oklahoma City

During the Will Rogers Writing Workshop held in Oklahoma City in 2007, many NSNC participants were privileged to visit the Oklahoma City National Memorial, only a short walk from the conference hotel and convention center. The inspiring memorial is dedicated to the remembrance of victims and survivors of the April 19, 1995, Federal Building bombing. This April marks…

Member’s Novel on Leadbelly Reprinted

Ed Addeo tells us, “My new book is now available! It’s “The Midnight Special,” a novel about the violent and tragic life of legendary folksinger Huddie “Leadbelly” Ledbetter. This book was actually first published years ago, sold out its first printing, got rave reviews, and I was on the “Today” show to plug it.  But…

Rose Valenta has new book

Rose A. Valenta writes, “My new book is out! A new way to describe Murphy’s Law, political scandals, our screwed up economy, and life in general – ‘Sitting on Cold Porcelain.’” Some of the satirical essays within the pages of Sitting on Cold Porcelain include “Giuliani’s Gaffe Could Qualify for Political Darwin Award,” “Rush Limbaugh:…

National Columnists’ Day – April 18

Ernie Pyle

By Sheila Moss Web Editor Tom Curley, president and CEO of the Associated Press, recently said that journalists need reasonable access to battlefields to provide the public a realistic view of what is happening in Afghanistan and other war zones.  Curley’s speech kicked off a conference on war and journalism at the University of Kentucky.…

Bill Tammeus Writing New Column

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…

HuffPost 10th Place in Online News Sites

The Huffington Post came out in the 10th place spot for online News Sites bringing current events and global news, according to recently released  Neilsen ratings.  Its closest competitor was Google News at number nine.  Google had 13.3 million unique hits, while Huffington had 13 million.               A number of NSNC columnists are frequent contributors to…