The Illinois Woman’s Press Association (IWPA) is proud to announce the winners of the 2023 IWPA Mate E. Palmer Professional Communications Contest. 103 awards will be presented on May 27 at the annual awards luncheon to be held at The Public Landing in Lockport, Illinois. This year, 40 First Place winning entries have moved on [...]
Outstanding communications entries from throughout the United States have won honors in the 2022 National Communications Contest sponsored by the National Federation of Press Women. Nearly 300 professional communicators earned honors during the celebration at the 2022 NFPW Conference in Fargo, ND on June 25, 2022. Over 2,000 entries were submitted in this year’s contest. Winners [...]
The Illinois Woman's Press Association (IWPA) is proud to announce that Suzanne Hanney has won its Silver Feather Award in the 2022 Mate E. Palmer Professional Communications Contest. A long-time member of IWPA, StreetWise Editor-in-Chief Suzanne Hanney is doing what she set out to do in high school and college: editing a news magazine in her hometown [...]
The Illinois Woman’s Press Association is proud to announce the First Place winners of the 2022 Mate E. Palmer Communications Contest. Begun in 1941, the writing contest was established in memory of the ninth president of IWPA. The state contest has expanded widely since those early years to parallel categories set forth by the National [...]
The Illinois Woman’s Press Association is proud to announce the winners of the 2021 Mate E. Palmer Communications Contest. Begun in 1941, the writing contest was established in memory of the ninth president of IWPA. The state contest has expanded widely since those early years to parallel categories set forth by the National Federation of [...]
The Illinois Woman’s Press Association is pleased to announce the following First Place Winners in the Mate E. Palmer Communications Contest. These entries have moved forward to compete on the national platform at the 2021 National Federation of Press Women Communications Contest. National results will be announced in April. Katie Scarlett Brandt Writing > 05 [...]
February is a great time to reflect back on your accomplishments from the past year. It is a time to celebrate your successes and make new goals. If you or someone you know had a successful 2020, consider entering the results of those accomplishments in the 2021 NFPW Communications contest. The contest has categories for all [...]
The 2021 NFPW Communications Contest is now live! Launched on Oct. 1, 2020, like last year, the contest will use the OpenWater software system to submit entries. It is open to members and non-members alike, although IWPA/NFPW members receive an application fee discount. Affiliates, including Illinois have finalized entry fees for those entering the contest. [...]
The National Federation of Press Women, Inc. 140B Purcellville Gateway Dr., Suite 120, Purcellville, VA 20132 · (571) 295-5900) ·info@nfpw.org · www.nfpw.org Media contact: Teri Ehresman, NFPW High School contest director, 208-521-5171, islandpark723@gmail.com PURCELLVILLE, VA – Students from throughout the United States are being honored for their outstanding communications efforts. Thirteen winners [...]
The Illinois Woman’s Press Association proudly celebrates the winners of the 2020 High School Contest. This year, IWPA will move 12 first-place winners, representing three Illinois High Schools, on to compete in the National Federation of Press Women High School contest. Those students, categories and their schools are: Nick Decatoire, Jacob Habel, Lauren Courtney, Andrew [...]
