NSNC is pleased to announce the winners and finalists of the 2024 Annual Columnist Contest. Congratulations to all of the winners and finalists: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rsKFedu_jH5tYw6_hN1pRltusDBuJ2sX7QIv4hhGp1E/edit?usp=sharing
Hope your New Year is off to an amazing start. We are excited for What’s in-store for NSNC members this year. We will also be launching our annual contest in January, so you’ll want to be sure your membership is up-to-date. Also, if you have ideas, suggestions, etc., please share with our president, Lori Duff, at lori@loriduffwrites.com or myself at nsncdirector@gmail.com Blessings to all!
NSNC today announced the slate of candidates recommended by the nominating committee for 2012-2014 offices. President Ben Pollock made the announcedment in an email to the Board. The candidate for WebEditor later changed when Tracy Beckerman decided not to run for office. • Larry Cohen, President, several clients, with business humor at http://www.hartfordbusiness.com, search for…
“It’s official. Dedra Grizzard, widow of the late Lewis Grizzard, the South’s most famous newspaper columnist, is on the program.” announced Ed Grismore, Conference Chair of the 2012 Conference in Macon, Georgia, May 3-5. Ed tells us Mrs. Grizzard is not only honored but thrilled to come. And furthermore, she is going to ask Jim…
Jeff Zaslow, photo courtesy of Indiana University Columnists, indeed journalists and all of America, lost a strong voice with the death on Feb. 10 of Jeffrey Zaslow, best-selling author and “Moving On” columnist of The Wall Street Journal. The National Society of Newspaper Columnists Education Foundation now honors Zaslow by naming its scholarship program after…
The NSNC Board of Directors met online the evening of February 13 to discuss the business of the Society. Luenna Kim, NSNC Director, reported that membership renewals are coming in and she expects an increase later as people send in writing contest entries. Rose Valentia and Bob Haught are busy working on an informative booklet to direct…
By Mike Leonard H-T Columnist Courtesy HeraldTimesOnline.com 2012 February 13, 2012 The last time I saw Jeff Zaslow was in June at the annual conference of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists in Detroit. As soon as we made eye contact, he walked over and delivered an aw-shucks apology. He said he felt bad…
Virginia R. Degner, NSNC member from Castro Valley, California, has announced the release of a stunning new mystery novel called “Without Consent.” (Stragetic Book Pub.) Ms. Degner is a retired social worker and former newspaper reporter. She has a master’s degree in psychology and is currently working on her next book. The main character of…
CONTACT: Ginny McCabe Executive Director, NSNC NSNCdirector@gmail.com For Immediate Release National Society of Newspaper Columnists Announces Elected Officers The National Society of Newspaper Columnists (NSNC) recently elected its Board of Directors. Members voted on the positions via an online ballot. The NSNC Board of Directors is pleased to present the following officers: President: Meredith Cummings…
Join or Renew Your NSNC Membership Online Whether you write for newspapers, magazines, newsletters, trade journals or you create a podcast or write digital content, or you manage your own blog … whether you’re on staff, a freelancer, syndicated, self-syndicated or independent, if you write opinion or provide commentary, we invite you to join the…
NSNC is pleased to announce the winners and finalists of the 2024 Annual Columnist Contest. Congratulations to all of the winners and finalists: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rsKFedu_jH5tYw6_hN1pRltusDBuJ2sX7QIv4hhGp1E/edit?usp=sharing 2024 NSNC Columnist Contest Winners (for work done in 2023) Social Justice 3rd Naomi Ishisaka, The Seattle Times 2nd Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY 1st Amelia Robinson, Columbus Dispatch Crisis Commentary Honorable…
Congratulations to NSNC member Mary C. Curtis who contributed an essay in a just released book of essays: “We Refuse to Be Silent: Women’s Voices on Justice for Black Men,” along with other notable women such as Isabel Wilkerson, Donna Brazile, Michelle Duster and Darnella Frazier (a citizen journalist who recorded the George Floyd murder). For more about…
Dave Astor’s third book — “Misty the Cat…Unleashed” — has just been published. It includes several mentions of the NSNC, for which Dave was a board member from 2009 to 2023 and he remains copy editor of the NSNC newsletter. In Dave’s part-factual/part-fictional book, the asthmatic Misty slips his harness during one of his daily leashed walks…
