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.
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(Four paragraphs have been added at the end of this article.) Chicago Sun-Times movie critic Roger Ebert died Thursday, April 4, 2013, his newspaper reported. Ebert had been the film critic of the Chicago Sun–Times since 1967, and his reviews were syndicated in more than 200 newspapers around the world. He won the Pulitzer Prize…
If there’s anything you want to know about Samuel Langhorne Clemens — better known as Mark Twain — author and journalist Steve Courtney can tell you. And he will, if you sign up for the annual conference of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists at Hartford, Conn., June 27-30. As publicist and publications editor at…
Lifestyles and the Writing Life 37th Annual Conference – June 27-30, 2013 National Society of Newspaper Columnists Hilton Hartford Hotel — Hartford, Conn. Click for general information about the conference, including hotel reservations and registration Thursday, June 27, 2013 2 – 6 p.m. — Registration 3 – 4:30 — Board of Directors Meeting 5 –…
The newsletter is now being distributed to members at mid-month instead of the first day of the month. March-April, emailed March 15, is a special Conference Preview Issue. Here’s a digest of what you will find: A complete schedule of the 37th annual Conference, to be held June 27-30 at the Hilton Hartford Hotel in…
By Mike Deupree NSNC Contest Chair You know that terrible feeling of impending doom, the barely suppressed panic, the sweaty palms, the sleepless nights, when you haven’t yet met a deadline? Well, for heaven’s sake, why go through that when all you have to do to avoid it is get your entries submitted for the…
Lifestyles and the Writing Life 37th Annual Conference – June 27-30, 2013 National Society of Newspaper Columnists Hilton Hartford Hotel, Hartford, Conn. Click for general information about the conference, including hotel reservations and registration Eric Heyl is president of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. As vice president, he succeeded President Larry Cohen when he…
Save the Date NSNC 2026 Columnist Contest Virtual Awards Ceremony – July 23, 2026 at 7 p.m. EST Mark your calendar for the 2026 NSNC Virtual Awards Ceremony, which will be held on Thursday, July 23 at 7 p.m. EST. Winners will be announced at an online celebration on July 23 at 7 p.m. EST.…
NSNC 2026 Columnist Contest Deadline Extended – Enter by May 1 National Society of Newspaper Columnists Annual Column Contest Deadline Extended – Contest Closes: May 1, 2026 11:59 p.m. (EST) For Registration & General Guidelines visit: nsnc.submittable.com/submit Email Joanne Browkaw, contest chair, with any questions at joannebrokaw@gmail.com. “The NSNC Annual Columnist Contest gives columnists a chance to…
National Society of Newspaper Columnists Annual Column Contest Last Call to Enter! Closes: April 17, 2026 11:59 p.m. (EST) For Registration & General Guidelines visit: nsnc.submittable.com/submit Email Joanne Browkaw, contest chair, with any questions at joannebrokaw@gmail.com. “The NSNC Annual Columnist Contest gives columnists a chance to win awards for their submissions and be acknowledged by their peers.”…
Christine Heinrichs recently published a significant story that is raising awareness of elephant seals. Here is a link to the story: https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/avian-flu-strikes-californias-northern-elephant-seals-area-quarantined/ Heinrichs has published other important works about elephant seals. Her articles and books are featured at www.christineheinrichs.com.
