by Linda Heacox, IWPA Membership Chair
Consider IWPA Membership Today
by Linda Heacox, IWPA Membership
Chair
Membership in the Illinois Woman's Press Association offers networking
activities and benefits that enhance professional life for communicators whether
they work in newsrooms, universities, corporations, or as book authors. Whether
they write for a living, edit, teach or use a camera, they have a home in the
IWPA. There may be no other organization that can bring together such diversity
and find the common ground for all of us. Members are proud of being part of
a professional association that champions First Amendment issues and sponsors
a national high school journalism contest. They also enjoy some great benefits.
One low fee, $76.50 yearly for professional members and $35 yearly for students,
pays for membership in both the IWPA and the National Federation of Press Women
(NFPW). Members of the IWPA enjoy five local meetings a year featuring outstanding
speakers. Nationally, they are entitled to attend and be represented at the
national and regional conferences of NFPW.
Additionally, members may participate in the nationally acclaimed Mate E. Palmer
Communications Contest. The IWPA's Communicator of Achievement award also honors
excellence in our field. Grants and scholarships are available for members as
well as national and international study tours. Members also receive both the
publication of the IWPA, PenPoints, and the NFPW's AGENDA. Finally, IWPA members
enjoy leadership opportunities and professional recognition on local and national
levels.
If you think membership is for you, find out more by visiting us online at www.iwpa.org.
I hope to see you soon at the meeting of your choice.