2023 NSNC Columnist Contest Winners
General (Print)
FIRST PLACE: Renée Schafer Horton, Arizona Daily Star
SECOND PLACE: Dave Lieber, The Dallas Morning News
THIRD PLACE: John W. Fountain, Chicago Sun-Times
HONORABLE MENTION: Zachary Clifton, The Louisville Courier-Journal
General (Online)
FIRST PLACE: Mary C. Curtis, Roll Call
SECOND PLACE: Max McCoy, Kansas Reflector
THIRD PLACE (TIE): Bonnie Jean Feldkamp, Creators Syndicate & Meredith Cummings, Woman of a Certain Rage
Humor (Print)
FIRST PLACE: Burton Cole, Tribune Chronicle
SECOND PLACE: Tracey O’Shaughnessy, Republican-American
THIRD PLACE: Jerry Zezima, Tribune News Service
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Callum Borchers, The Wall Street Journal & Rob Perez, Cook County News Herald
Humor (Online)
FIRST PLACE: Beverly Potter, bevpotter.substack.com
SECOND PLACE: Mary Kay Jordan Fleming, Brevity & Next Tribe
THIRD PLACE: Denise Thiery, Levity & Brevity
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Tracy Brady, Weekly Humorist & Festival of Need & Lee Gaitan, leegaitan.com
Sports
FIRST PLACE: Rick Morrissey, Chicago Sun-Times
SECOND PLACE: Neil Steinberg, Chicago Sun-Times
THIRD PLACE: Derrick Z. Jackson, American Prospect Magazine
Lifestyles
FIRST PLACE: TIE Amanda Beam, News and Tribune & Neil Steinberg, Chicago Sun-Times
SECOND PLACE: Janie Emaus, AARP-The Ethel
THIRD PLACE: Lisa Murtha, Cincinnati Magazine
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Meredith Cummings, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette & Bonnie Jean Feldkamp, Creators Syndicate
Crisis Commentary
FIRST PLACE: Norberto Santana Jr., Voice of Orange County
SECOND PLACE: Gordon Hopkins, Fairbury Journal-News
THIRD PLACE: Rini Jeffers, The Chronicle-Telegram & The Medina Gazette
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Mary C. Curtis, Roll Call & Dave Lieber, The Dallas Morning News
Social Justice
FIRST PLACE: Naomi Ishisaka, The Seattle Times
SECOND PLACE: John W. Fountain & Samantha Latson, Chicago Crusader
THIRD PLACE: Bonnie Jean Feldkamp, The Louisville Courier-Journal
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Suzette Hackney, USA Today & Norberto Santana Jr., Voice of Orange County
Editorial Cartoon
FIRST PLACE: Sage Stossel, The Boston Globe
HONORABLE MENTION: Dan McConnell & Paul Lander, Humor Outcasts
Congratulations to all of the winners and finalists!
