2020: Nikoleta Morales
Nikoleta Morales is an award-winning entertainment journalist and author. She won five awards in this year's IWPA Mate E. Palmer Communications contest: first place in the reviews category, second place in personal essays, third place in the print-based newspaper category, and third place in the arts and entertainment category, as well as an honorable mention [...]
5 Things Frank Lloyd Wright Taught Me About Starting a Freelance Career
On Saturday, March 24, IWPA members and guests took a guided tour of the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio in Oak Park, IL. As a budding writers, here are my 5 takeaways from this event. Branding is critical to marketing your work for building an image to consumers. Today, we’re oversaturated with advertising logos [...]
Opening Doors
In the long-fought battle to achieve equal opportunities for women, opening the doors to men can be a powerful weapon When I joined the Illinois Woman’s Press Association (IWPA), a decade ago, I felt a lot like the protagonist in Lost in the Ivy, the contemporary mystery I had published: lost and confused. It isn’t [...]
IWPA Member Fanny Butcher to Be Inducted Into Chicago Literary Hall of Fame
Illinois Woman’s Press Association P.O. Box 180150, Chicago, Illinois 60618 www.iwpa.org CHICAGO – March 28, 2017 — Chicago Literary Hall of Fame (CLHOF) and Illinois Woman’s Press Association (IWPA) are proud to announce the induction of Chicago Tribune writer and critic Fanny Butcher into the CLHOF. A celebratory event will be held at Newberry Library [...]
Indie Creative Law
Joey Vitale is an attorney for creatives. Based in Chicago, he works with creative small business owners across the country, helping them protect their passion. His firm, Indie Creative Law, offers innovative monthly subscription plans, flat-rate packages, and legal consultation calls. By offering these options, Indie Creative Law helps creatives budget, cover basic needed documents, [...]
2017 Communicator Of Achievement: Randy Richardson
Randy Richardson has been selected 2017 Communicator of Achievement by the Illinois Woman’s Press Association. This prestigious award is the highest honor given by the IWPA to members who have distinguished themselves within and beyond their profession. Each year an award recipient, chosen from nominees selected by state affiliates is nationally recognized for exceptional achievement [...]
AAUW & IWPA Celebrate Jane Addams Day on UIC Campus on December 10th
Illinois Woman’s Press Association P.O. Box 180150, Chicago, Illinois 60618 www.iwpa.org CHICAGO - November 2, 2016 -- American Association of University Women-Illinois (AAUW-IL) and Illinois Woman’s Press Association (IWPA) are proud to announce the 10th Annual Jane Addams Day Celebration. The event will be held at the University of Illinois-Chicago Student Center at 1pm on [...]
Pat Szpekowski Recognized by Catholic Press Association
Longtime IWPA Member Pat Szpekowski Pat Szpekowski, APR, a 20-year member of the Illinois Woman's Press Association, recently received a first place recognition in the category of "Best coverage of a routine, sacramental event: weekly Diocesan newspaper, circulation 25,000 or less," from the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada at [...]
Photographer Takes Honors at NFPW High School Contest!
Nellie Murphy, a student at Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School in Chicago, took third place honors in the Yearbook Photo category at the NFPW High School Contest. Murphy's winning photo, Lollapalooza, was awarded first place in the same category in the IWPA High School Communications Contest. The IWPA contest judge said of Murphy's photo: [...]