Be sure your work is represented in the 2015 New Mexico Press Women Communications Contest for men and women the final electronic deadline 6 days away, February 9. Well, actually five days, but if you wait til Monday, you might be scrambling if you have to wrestle with the online site and are trying to get help at the eleventh hour (Mountain Standard Time). Totally stuck and abysmally confused by the electronic website? Contact NMPW Communications contest chair Diane Schmidt at dianeschmidt22@hotmail.com or 505-890-8363, and arrange an evening time to go through the process over the phone. Attached is a handy reference for creating .pdfs. All award places, including honorable mentions, receive certificates. All certificates are presented at the sexy new 2015 NMPW Conference, The Power of Storytelling, held at Ghost Ranch this year, featuring Valerie Plame Friday night, Saturday workshops, the Zia Awards lunch, and the Awards Banquet with keynote speaker Bruce McKenna. First place winners who are members of NMPW and the National Federation ofPress Women are eligible to compete nationally.
Be sure your work is represented in the 2015 New Mexico Press Women Communications Contest
New Mexico Press Women invites students to apply for three higher education scholarships offered this year, open to students regardless of gender. Main criteria for the awards are career potential, although scholastic standing is a consideration. The deadline is Friday, March 6. NMPW offers one $1,275 Cary Herz scholarship to a student studying photojournalism. […]
Have you renewed your membership in NMPW/NFPW yet? If not, it’s time! Why? For one, the amazing conference at Ghost Ranch is rapidly approaching and you get the best rate as a member who registers before the early bird opportunity slips away. Speaking of conferences, the NFPW conference will be in Anchorage, Alaska, this September […]
The New Mexico Press Women 2015 Communications Contest is now open! New Mexico Press Women invites entries for the 2015 Communications Contest, recognizing excellence in print or electronic media, books, photography, advertising, public relations, graphic arts, blogs/websites, and academic journalism throughout New Mexico. You don’t have to be a member of NMPW to participate in this open competition, and both men and women are encouraged to enter and join.
The 2015 Contest is now open! www.nfpw.org/communicationsContest.cfm to review rules and categories, and start submitting your entries!
Work published in 2014 is eligible. Deadline for online entries Feb. 9, books Feb. 2.
Do we have a category for you! Choose from 64 categories from general reporting to specialty communications, it’s your chance to be recognized. Competition is open. You don’t have to be a member. Men are encouraged to enter and join. Nationally recognized professional judges and feedback. AWARDS BANQUET AT GHOST RANCH CONFERENCE April 25th, 2015. And, 1st place winners are eligible to enter the National Federation of Press Women contest
Congratulations to members of Albuquerque and New Mexico Press Women who have won their categories at the New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards. Business Book Sherri Burr for “A Short & Happy Guide to Financial Well-Being.” West Academic Health Book Janet Yogoda Shagam for “An Unintended Journey.” Prometheus Books Science Book Loretta Hall for “Space Pioneers” Rio Grande Books Fiction […]
We are about to announce this year’s contest as soon as the electronic website is live, which we are expecting very soon. We have a contest deadline of Feb. 9, with an earlier Feb. 2 deadline for hard copy such as books. Entry fees remain lower: $10 for the first entry, $5 for each additional entry for members, and newsrooms can enter under one membership fee with a minimum ten entries.
2015 Zia Book Award: An outstanding New Mexican writer will be honored for her work in non-fiction next spring when her book receives the prestigious Zia Award given by New Mexico Press Women.
Members of the Albuquerque Press Women and New Mexico Press Women have won a number of awards in the National Federation of Press Women contest. The individual winners are listed below. Lauren Camp First 61A Creative verse – Single poem Lauren Camp First 61B Creative verse – Book or chapbook of poetry Margaret Cheasebro First 1B News story […]
