Lots of contests open for columnists
Posted on January 20th, 2011
Archived in Awards
It’s awards season at the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Now’s the time to enter nominations for three contests: the Annual Column Contest, the Student Columnist Competition and the Will Rogers Humanitarian Award.
The Annual Column Contest is open to columns published in 2010 in print, online or through multimedia. Separate categories are available for general interest and humor columns. Prizes range from $100 to $300. Entries must be postmarked by March 15.
The contest rules changed significantly for this year’s contest, so be sure to read the details carefully before submitting entries.
The Scholarship Contest will award scholarships to three outstanding student newspaper columnists who write for U.S. college or university undergraduate newspapers. First prize is $1,000. Second prize is $500. Third prize is $250. The deadline for entering is March 1.
Finally, the Will Rodgers Humanitarian Award recognizes a columnist whose work has positively affected readers’ lives and produced tangible benefits for the community served by the columnist’s newspaper.
Nominations may be submitted by a newspaper editor, managing editor, executive editor, publisher or community leader and must be signed. A community leader’s nomination must include a letter of support from the columnist’s newspaper. Nominations must be postmarked by March 15.
To learn more, visit the NSNC’s website: