27 New Mexico Entrants Placed in Nationals

36 Entries Submitted for National Contest on June 22, 2024 at the NFPW Conference in St. Louis.  (Each line represents a placement in the national contest) May 6 is the deadline to apply for First-Timer’s grant from the NFPW Education Fund  May 10 is the deadline to send NFPW photos for the awards slide show May 20 is the last day […]

Authors Guild is Sponsoring NMPW’s 75th Anniversary Conference

The Venerable Authors Guild, which has been “supporting working writers and protecting authors’ rights since 1912,” is co-sponsoring New Mexico Press Women’s 75th Anniversary Conference at the Isleta Resort, scheduled for March 15-16, 2024. Conferences | New Mexico Press Women There are several special connections between the Guild and our organization this year. George RR Martin, […]

#GivingTuesday Supports Doris Gregory Scholarship Fund

#GivingTuesday is a global movement to encourage people to contribute to their communities. Please consider making a donation today to the Doris Gregory Scholarship Fund, which supports students who are currently studying journalism in New Mexico universities. Since NMPW’s normal path to refurbish the Fund–the silent auction–was cancelled this year and will not take place […]

Renew your membership – or join today!

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 […]

Congratulations to 2014 NM-Arizona Book Award Winners

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 […]

New Mexico Press Women win several national awards

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 […]