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!

In the October Newsletter

NSNC’s monthly newsletter is written by, for and about columnists. In the October edition of the e-Columnist, distributed to members by email on the first of the month: President Ben Pollock gives a lesson on creating humor … In “you, the columnist” Dave Lieber shows how to “Tune Up Your Creativity Chamber” … Membership Chair…

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Sun-Times Reporter Wins On TV Quiz Show

Chicago Sun-Times journalist Kara Spak struck it big on the TV Game Show Jeopardy with winnings after six appearances totaling $85.401.  On her sixth day, Spak lost after a meek Daily Double wager, and a few bad responses. Still her final earnings were not bad for a day of taping shows. Spak says she was nervous…

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People Spending Half Their Day With Media

Do you find yourself spending a lot of time with your web-enabled smartphone? You are not alone. A study cited in an article by Brent Lang for TheWrap.com found that people spend more than half their day consuming media.  Bruce Friend, president of Ipsos OTX MediaCT, the business that conducted the study of 7,000 online consumers,…

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Astor’s Weird Post

All the talk around NSNC today is the weird post Dave Astor put on Huffington Post about his NSNC job of scrapbooking.  Well, scrapbooking itself is on the weird side considering we are in the computer age and it involves paper, glue, scissors and tape.  But Dave is a weird guy and a good sport so…

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Strandring Authors New Book

Suzette Martinez Standring

Suzette Martinez Standring, a popular workshop leader at the Oklahoma City meeting, has announced a new book project. “The Height of Power: Petite Women Speak of Stature” is about women, 5′ 3″ and under, who successfully navigate the world at armpit level. Standring said she captured the spirit of the book in an essay which…

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Will Rogers Remembered in Varied Tributes

Will Rogers Memorial

In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the deaths of Will Rogers and Wiley Post in an Alaskan plane crash, observances were held at four widely scattered sites on August 15. More than 60 pilots and over 1,000 spectators participated in the annual fly-in at the Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch at Oologah, Okla. Steve Gragert,…

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