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Bill Shrum Starts Journalism Scholarship
Bill Shrum gives back to his community in many ways, from working at the local newspaper to serving on the city council. Now the Arkansas Press Women member gives back in another way: raising money for high school journalists to go to college. Two years ago, the Bill...
2017 Communications Contest Open
Greetings, professional communicators! The 2017 Arkansas Communications Contest is now open for entries! You will find complete information for entering the all-electronic 2017 competition on the Communications Contest pages on the NFPW website...
Membership Renewal Time
The 2017 contest deadline is around the corner but there's a step along the way that you can't skip. January means renewal time for APW members. Renew online at http://nfpw.org/join.php#forms.
Women in Media Summit is Oct. 29
Arkansas Press Women has joined forces with the Society of Professional Journalists student chapter and the Lemke Department of Journalism at the University of Arkansas to host a Women in Media Summit on Oct. 29. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m., followed by a welcome...
2016 High School Contest Winners
Fifteen talented Arkansas high school students won awards in the 2016 National Federation of Press Women High School Communications Contest. There were six winners from Bryant High School; four from Haas Hall Academy; two from Southside High School; and one each from...
Apply for an APW Scholarship by the April 1 Deadline
Supporting Our Future APW awards a $1,000 scholarship each spring to an undergraduate student – male or female – who is planning a career in mass communications or journalism at an Arkansas college or university.The deadline to apply is April 1, 2015. Click on...
New Deadline for High School Journalism Contest
Arkansas Press Women has moved its deadline for the high school journalism contest from Tuesday, March 3 to Monday, March 9 because of the winter weather and recent school closings. For more information about the contest, click here.
High school contest forms now available
Attention high school journalism teachers and students - contest deadlines are right around the corner. The postmark deadline for the 2015 high school contest is March 3, 2015 and contest fees are still only $3 per entry. Did you know that your first place winners are...
Contest countdown is underway
The countdown to the 2015 Communications Contest's first deadlines are underway! For details see the contest page on this blog.
Je Suis Charlie
In an effort to show U.S. solidarity for those journalists killed in the deadly terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris, media organizations, including NFPW, have joined together, deploring this act and others that target freedom of expression. As part of the...