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ATTENTION AUTHORS!
The Chicago Tribune’s Printer’s Row Book Fair

Reserve June 7 and/or June 8.
 
Join us under the IWPA tent at the largest free outdoor literary event in the Midwest!
 
To register and for further information contact Susan or Art Bauer at susan@dreamerstapestry.com or phone them at 708-361-8107.

IWPA Spring Awards Luncheon

Honoring winners in the Mate E. Palmer Communications Contest for Members and the High School Journalism Contest

 Speaker: Megan Mawicke is the sports anchor for CBS Channel 2 Weekends at 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. on CBS2 TV in Chicago. A Chicago native, she was a four-time Big Ten Women’s Tennis Team champion.

Time:11:00 Registration, 12:00 Luncheon, followed by the speaker and awards

$35.00 IWPA members, students and their guests: $45.00 all others

Location: 7th Floor, French Room, Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson, Chicago

Parking: Located behind the Union League Club at 318 S. Federal St. Saturday rates are $8.50 all day but you must stop at the Front Desk to have your parking validated as you leave the building. Validation expires after 15 minutes.

Reservations: By May 14

Special meals: Vegetarian and special dietary requests will be honored with advance notice of reservation.

Business Casual: No T-shirts, sweatshirts, jeans

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NFPW to honor long-time members—deadline is May 1

Have you been a member of NFPW for 25 years or more? (before 1982?) Those marking the following anniversaries will be honored: 25th, 30th, 35th, 40th, 45th, 50th and beyond. Special acknowledgement will be made at the Idaho conference and in the program book. Please send your 75-word bio to Historian Barbara Micek by May 1. Contact Barbara by e-mail at bamicek@hamilton.net or by mail at Barbara Micek, POB 203, Fullerton, NE 68638.

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IWPA FOUNDED IN 1885                                      IN THIS ISSUE:

FOUNDED IN 1885

April 2008

PenPoints

Page1

Citizen

Journalism

Page2

Annual Awards

 Luncheon

Page 3

Member

Profile

Page 4

February

Luncheon

Page 5

Top Notch

Judges

Page 6

WITASWAN

Event

Page 7

Members In

The News

Page 8

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