NSNC 2026 Columnist Contest - Deadline Extended to May 1

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NSNC 2026 Columnist Contest - Deadline Extended to May 1

Contest submissions will be accepted through May 1! 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.

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 Us for The Craft of Humor Writing with Jerry Zezima

Join us at 7 p.m. EST on Oct. 21 for The Craft of Humor Writing with Jerry Zezima https://www.canva.com/design/DAG1IXq0D88/sJEsXi7DbNeTQiK2BRaTYA/view?utm_content=DAG1IXq0D88&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h1586e77787

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Join us for ‘The Craft of Humor Writing’ with Jerry Zezima

NSNC Presents an Upcoming Webinar: The Craft of Humor Writing with Columnist Jerry Zezima Whatever you write, from column writing to fiction and beyond, it’s always good to know how to bring humor into your writing, because there are many things in life that are universally funny. Award-winning columnist Jerry Zezima has been a humor…

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Share Your Favorite NSNC Memories

“For all that we’ve accomplished on our personal writing projects through the twice weekly NSNC Writing Zoom sessions, thank you.” – Suzette Martinez Standring, NSNC treasurer and former executive director “Traveling to New Orleans to accept the NSNC Will Rogers Humanitarian Award was a truly memorable experience. To make the most of this opportunity, we…

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Give a Gift to NSNC and Honor a Friend

We hope that everyone will consider a gift to NSNC in honor of a friend, peer or colleague! Your support will help to shape the future of our organization. Please consider a gift, no matter how big or small. We genuinely appreciate each and every one of you! https://givebutter.com/lhV0c9. #nsncgivinggratitudechallenge

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Bob Hill’s Column on the Passing of Richard Des Ruisseaux

“Richard Des Ruisseaux, long time Louisville Times humor columnist, fine left- handed golfing partner, tennis player, sandlot baseball dude, proud grandpa, journalism professor, copy editor, gentle consumer of Pappy Van Winkle bourbon, overall funny good guy and co-founder and a guiding force behind the National Society of Newspaper Columnists died on Sunday, Sept. 14. He…

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NSNC Mourns the Passing of Richard Des Ruisseaux

The passing of Richard Des Ruisseaux of Taylorsville, Kentucky leaves a void in the hearts of many, as we bid farewell to a loving soul who departed on September 14, 2025. He was loved and cherished by many people including: his parents, Robert and Ruth; his wife Susan; his son Douglas; his daughter-in-law Jess; his…

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