IWPA Celebrates 1st Place Mate E. Palmer Communications Contest Winners

Katie Scarlett Brandt

“The Great Unequalizer: Chicago faced severe health inequities long before Covid-19. Whose job is it to solve the problem?”

Eve Becker and Katie Scarlett Brandt

Editing for Print or Online Publications > 19 – Publication Regularly Edited by Entrant > 19B – Magazine/Magapaper (newspaper format with magazine-style writing and design)

“Chicago Health Magazine – fall 2020 print issue”

Lorna Collier

“In Covid-19 Long-Haul Syndrome, Symptoms Continue for Months

Marlene Cook

Writing > 10 – Publications Regularly Written by Entrant > 10C – Newsletter/other publication, non-profit, government, or educational “Fenger High School Class of June 1952”

Writing > 08 – Columns > 08A – General “Marlene’s Musings”

Michelle Cox

Writing > Books, Short Stories, Verse > 11 – Fiction for Adult Readers > 11A – Novels (More than 40,000 words) “A Child Lost”

Joshua Friedberg

Writing > 07 – Specialty Articles > 07L – Personal essay (article from author’s perspective with single thesis, supporting statements and conclusion) I’m So Proud of My Gay Grandson!’

Web and Social Media > 41 – Video for Web > 41E – Special interest video

“Redefining Creativity as an Autistic Person”

Writing > 09 – Headlines “Four Essay Headlines”

Writing > 05 – Feature Story > 05C – Online publication “Rethinking Race and Gender in

Country: Four Essential Books”

Suzanne Hanney

Writing > 07 – Specialty Articles > 07D – Education “Parent groups question CPS pace for remote learning”

Fair tax ‘is not communism, it’s math;’ it brings revenue to fix state’s woes”

“You Still Count! The state of the 2020 census”

Timothy Libretti

Writing > 07 – Specialty Articles > 07A – Agriculture (agribusiness, aquaculture)

“Coronavirus Makes Us Re-think How We Value Labor and Lives”

Writing > Books, Short Stories, Verse > 17 – Essay, Chapter, or Section in a Book

“Getting Fooled Again by Populism: Detecting the Origins of American Hate in Spike Lee’s Summer of Sam”

Writing > 07 – Specialty Articles > 07H – Green/environmental

007-h IL-4573 “Can an economy destroy the environment and still be considered ‘strong’?”

Writing > 07 – Specialty Articles > 07B – Arts and entertainment (enter reviews in 7O)

“Queen’s Gambit Portrays Damage of Sexism, Class System for All”

Writing > 07 – Specialty Articles > 07R – Sports “The Last Dance: What Michael Jordan teaches about defeating Trumpism”

Writing > 07 – Specialty Articles > 07I – History “Tom Cotton’s 1619 Project Legislation Highlights Ignorance Of Political Economy and History”

Writing > 02 – Continuing Coverage or Unfolding News “The Supreme Court’s Vexed Relationship with Civil and Democratic Rights”

Writing > 03 – In-depth Reporting “Coronavirus Offers Ongoing Lessons for Addressing America’s Social Problems”

Writing > 04 – Editorial/Opinion “Opinion: Are We All in This Together? Not When Republicans Funnel Relief to Millionaires”

Writing > 01 – News Story > 01C – Online publication

“Stripping protection for federal workers, Trump squeezes experts out of government”

Writing > 08 – Columns > 08D – Personal opinion (bylined, not editorial) “Opinion: When It Comes to Really Valuing Essential Workers, Gretchen Whitmer Puts Michigan’s Money Where the Nation’s Mouth Is; Opinion: The GOP’s False Choice between Saving Lives and Saving the Economy Is a Failure of the Imagination”

Writing > 07 – Specialty Articles > 07C – Business “Trump Believes Making America Competitive Depends on Slashing Americans’ Wages”

Bonnie McGrath

Web and Social Media > 37 – Blog > 37C – Personal

“On dishwashing, ATMs, walking the neighborhood and shopping for food during the time of “we’re all in this together….”

Janice Newman

Radio and Television > 30 – Interview “Y? Why Not! Show Topic: Parenting Without Losing Your Mind with Guest Anthony Ward, Jr.

Radio and Television > 31 – Talk Show “Y? Why Not! Getting Financially Sound Part 3 with Susan Pfeiffer”

Radio and Television > 29 – Special Programming > 29B – Television “Y? Why Not! Show Topic: Solutions for the Racial Tension in America with guest Dr. Isaiah D. Simpson”

Web and Social Media > 39 – Social Media Presence > 39A – Nonprofit, government or educational

“Ywhynot (Facebook Web Page)”

Becky Sarwate

Writing > 07 – Specialty Articles > 07O – Reviews (any subject, must express a personal opinion)

‘Hedda Gabler: a Play with Music’ Delivers an Inventive Take on Ibsen’s Classic

Loni Strach

Writing > Books, Short Stories, Verse > 16 – Creative Verse > 16A – Single poem

“Hide and SeeK”

Erin Sullivan

Graphics and Design > 25 – Page Design > 25B – Magazine or magapaper (newsletter format with magazine-style writing and design)

“Power to the People: Senior Activists Make Their Voices Heard”

Pat Szpekowski

Writing > 05 – Feature Story > 05A – Print-based newspaper “Vaping Vigilance”

Writing > 07 – Specialty Articles > 07N – Religion “Catholic Chaplains Change Normal Routines

“The Passions Project: Capturing lives filled with enthusiasm, vitality and meaning”

Mary Wagner

Graphics and Design > 26 – Book Designed by Entrant “Finnigan the Lionhearted”

Michele Weldon

Writing > Books, Short Stories, Verse > 12 – Nonfiction Book for Adult Readers > 12A – Autobiography or Memoir “Act Like You’re Having A Good Time: Essays”

Marianne Wolf-Astrauskas

“NFPW Zoom Communicator of Achievement Ceremony”

“Meet Our National COAs / 2020 Celebrating COA History”