NSNC 2026 Columnist Contest - Now Open

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NSNC 2026 Columnist Contest - Now Open

Contest submissions now open! We are accepting entries from columnists, bloggers, and serial essayists  for our 2026 Annual Columnist Contest (for work published in 2025). We will accept entries from columnists, bloggers, and serial essayists published in 2025.  Everyone is welcome to submit. You don’t have to be an NSNC member.

Sunshine Week March 15-21, 2026

We’re counting down to #SunshineWeek 2026, March 15-21. Together, we champion #OpenRecords and #OpenGovernment nationwide March 15-21. #FOIA #transparency. Free resources: sunshineweek.org

Consider a Gift to the NSNC Education Foundation

The National Society of Newspaper Columnists Education Foundation is a tax-exempt charitable organization [501(c)3] devoted to the education and training of new and experienced columnists everywhere. Donate here: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/NSNCEdFnd

Join NSNC and Reap the Benefits!

We are excited for What’s in-store for NSNC members this year. We are gearing up to launch the NSNC Annual Columnist Contest on January 15, so you’ll want to be sure your membership is up-to-date. Also, if you have ideas, suggestions, etc., please share them with our President Meredith Cummings at meredithcummings@gmail.com or Executive Director Ginny McCabe at nsncdirector@gmail.com. Thank you for your support of NSNC!

Online Payment for Macon 2012 Conference

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  After signing up for the May 3-6, 2012, NSNC Conference via the online registration form, please pay by the secure PayPal buttons below.  You may have already paid during the registration process. Member — Early Bird Rate ($249) (Deadline, March 31) ________________________________________ Guest — Early Bird Rate ($199) (Deadline, March 31) ________________________________________ Non-member Rate…

Caneday’s Book Now on Kindle

Los Angeles columnist Patrick Caneday reminded fellow NSNC members at NSNCdiscussions@yahoogroups.com that his book is now available on Kindle and is free to borrow for Amazon Prime members. Crooked Little Birdhouse: Random Thoughts on Being Human is a collection of Caneday’s “Small Wonders” columns that have appeared in the Glendale News Press and Burbank Leader. But,…

Member has New Book on Constitution

Pat O’Malley’s book, “A More Perfect Union” is now available. It’s a handy, portable edition of the U.S. Constitution, along with several brief articles on its history, details, how our government works, and how YOU can influence your elected officials. You can order it through her website. Pat also teaches American Civics and Government at…

No Taking Ulysses for Granted

  Ben S. Pollock President National Society of Newspaper Columnists Spring — OK, this is winter but I’m an optimist — is busy-time for the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. • We’re halfway through gathering entries for the annual Column Contest. Have you sent yours in? Bloggers: You can’t win if you don’t enter. Like…

New Book for Jennifer Grant

NSNC member Jennifer Grant’s second book, MOMumental: Adventures in the Messy Art of Raising a Family will be published by Worthy Publishing in May 2012. Worthy describes the book: “One mom’s humorous and candid memoir shows would-be  supermoms how to create a realistically balanced family life without  losing their minds.” Her first book, also a…

A Column’s Purpose: Fetch a Contest Win

By Mike “Doop” Deupree NSNC Contest Chair If you are particularly proud of that cleverly phrased “to do” list you put on the refrigerator, can you enter it in the annual writing contest of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists? Sorry, no. But if you wrote something that was read outside your kitchen, chances are…