Arkansas Press Women will recognize the award winners in its 2025 Professional Communications Contest at a luncheon on Saturday, June 21.
The luncheon will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Community Room of the Mabee Student Center at Central Baptist College in Conway. The cost to attend the awards presentation is $20 per person, payable at the door in cash, by check or with a debit/credit card.
Those who plan to attend the luncheon should RSVP to Richard S. Plotkin, APW treasurer, by June 6 at (501) 920-9429 or rsplotkin@conwaycorp.net. Advance notice of attendance is needed to plan catering for the event. Those with special dietary needs should notify Plotkin.
A total of 321 entries were submitted in the Arkansas contest. All awards – first, second, third and honorable mention – will be presented at the luncheon. Each entrant will receive an award certificate and a judge’s comment about their entry, required to have been published, posted or broadcast in calendar year 2024.
First-place winners in the Arkansas contest are eligible to compete in the national tier of judging overseen by the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW).
NFPW will recognize national winners during the 2025 NFPW Conference, scheduled Sept. 11-13 in Golden, Colorado. The national awards dinner will be on Saturday, Sept. 13. Details about the conference are available at https://www.nfpw.org/2025-conference-golden-colorado.