NSNC 2026 Columnist Contest - Now Open

Sunshine Week March 15-21, 2026

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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!

Today is #StudentPressFreedom Day

Today is #StudentPressFreedom Day, and a great way to celebrate is by taking action for student press freedom! Join us and our friends @splc today and they’ll help you do just that in your own community. Sign up for one of the two advocacy sessions here: https://splc.org/2023/02/take-action-for-student-press-freedom-day/ FULL LIST OF TODAY’S EVENTS Bravely Advocate this Student…

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National Society of Newspaper Columnists Honors Roy Roberts

The National Society of Newspaper Columnists (NSNC) has honored Mr. Roy Roberts of Normal, Illinois as an “Honorary Lifetime Member” of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Lori Duff, president of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists was joined by Ginny McCabe, executive director of NSNC, to present the honor to Mr. Roberts on the…

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Student Press Freedom Day – Feb. 23, 2023

Join us for the fifth annual Student Press Freedom Day on Feb. 23, 2023, as student journalists across the United States raise awareness of the challenges they face, celebrate their contributions to their schools and communities, and take actions to protect and restore their First Amendment freedoms. National Society of Newspaper Columnists is a partner…

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NSNC Wishes Longtime Columnist Roy Roberts Happy 101st Birthday!

Ginny McCabe, executive director of National Society of Newspaper Columnists had the the honor of interviewing 100-year-old columnist Roy Roberts about his more than 70-years of column writing. (That’s about 3,500 columns – Wow!) Mr. Roberts of Normal, Illinois pens a weekly column for the Cass County Star Gazette called “Trivia Too” and he’s also…

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