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✔️ APW Contest Entry Checklist
Are you ready to enter the Arkansas Press Women Professional Communications Contest? Before you click “submit,” make sure you’ve checked every box: Entry Basics ☐ Work was published, posted, or broadcast in 2025 ☐ Correct category selected ☐ Required number of work...
Want to Win an APW Contest Award? Start Here.
Every year, the Arkansas Press Women Professional Communications Contest showcases some of the best work by communicators across the state, and every year, a few small mistakes can trip up even the strongest entries. Contest Director Kristin Netterstrom Higgins has...
Enter Your Best of 2025 into APW Communications Contest
We invite you to enter your favorite pieces of work in the annual Arkansas Press Women's Professional Communications Contest. Prospective entrants should note the early deadline for entries vying for state and, possibly, national...
Arkansas Press Women Celebrates the Remarkable Career and Retirement of Mary Hightower
After nearly three decades of elevating agricultural communication in Arkansas, guiding young professionals, and helping shape Arkansas Press Women into a stronger, more connected organization, longtime APW member Mary Hightower is officially retiring from the...
Two reporters hard at work after receiving Arkansas Press Women mini-grant
By Josie Lenora Little Rock Public Radio is wrapping up the first chapter of a big investigative project. Two Little Rock Public Radio Reporters, Josie Lenora and Maggie Ryan, are working to make an anthology news podcast for the station. This year, Josie received the...
Arkansas Press Women Board Members Elected to Top Roles with National Federation of Press Women
Two longtime leaders of Arkansas Press Women have been elected to top positions with the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW). Debbie Miller, secretary of APW, has been elected president of NFPW, while Kristin Netterstrom Higgins, APW’s immediate past president,...
Higgins Recognized as National Communicator of Achievement Nominee
Kristin Netterstrom Higgins of Bryant, Arkansas, was recognized as a nominee for the 2025 Communicator of Achievement Award from the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW). The honor, given annually for 67 years, is the organization’s highest individual award....
Arkansas Members Earn National Awards in NFPW Contest
Dozens of Arkansas Press Women (APW) members earned national recognition in the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) 2025 National Communications Contest. The awards were announced Sept. 13 during the 2025 NFPW Conference in Golden, Colorado, where more than 250...
Young Author Advocates for Kindness Through Award-Winning Children’s Book
Meet Aly Hobson, Arkansas Press Women’s Youngest Winner of 2025Aly Hobson, a 17-year-old rising senior at White Hall High School, is the youngest winner of the Arkansas Press Women’s 2025 Professional Communications Contest. She received third place in the category of...
Arkansas Press Women Honors Richard Plotkin with Inaugural Distinguished Service Award
Arkansas Press Women (APW) has named Richard Plotkin as the recipient of its inaugural Distinguished Service Award, created to recognize and celebrate individuals who have demonstrated outstanding service and leadership within the communications industry, particularly...