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!

Report For America – Jan. 30 Deadline to Apply

Report for America has 50+ journalism jobs open throughout the country, and the application deadline is one week away! Graduating journalism students, alumni and colleagues have until January 30th to apply, you can find the application here. As you can see here, it’s an incredible range of beats and news organizations—large and small; radio, TV,…

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NSNC January Newsletter – Out Now

NSNC January Newsletter Out Now: https://conta.cc/3QHzyKn Don’t forget to register for “Indie Publishing: What’s the Big Deal?” with Jim Azevedor on Feb. 3 at noon. Sign up by 11:159 p.m. on Sun., 1/15 and save!

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Join Us for Student Press Freedom Day – Feb. 23

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. The Student Press Law Center (SPLC) created Student Press Freedom Day to give student journalists a platform to…

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Submit Your Entries – Annual Columnist Contest

Annual Columnist Contest National Society of Newspaper Columnists Annual Columnist Contest Opens: January 1, 2023, 8:00 a.m. (EST). Closes: March 31, 2023, 11:59 p.m. (EST). Details at this link. General Guidelines Please be aware that if you are new to Submittable, you will have to create an account on the Submittable site in order to submit your…

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