Membership is open to anyone who works in a newsroom, journalism professors and freelancers whose work is published in newspapers. The best news: Dues are an affordable $25 a year and entitle you to meeting invitations, participation in PWPA’s listserv, and entry in the contest.
THE TOP 10 REASONS TO JOIN
PENNSYLVANIA WOMEN’S PRESS ASSOCIATION
10. You get to meet newspaper writers, editors and photographers from all regions of Pennsylvania.
9. We hold meetings and workshops at minimal expenses so you can sharpen your skills.
8. You get story ideas from other members.
7. You might learn of a job opening.
6. We’ve had some great speakers over the years: White House correspondent Helen Thomas; columnist Jack Anderson; ethics columnist Randy Cohen; author Kay Mills.
5. You help support a budding newspaper journalist because PWPA annually awards a college scholarship.
4. The membership is connected via listserv. Have something to share with fellow journalists? We’ve got a way for you to do it.
3. Need to sharpen your leadership skills? In PWPA, you can be a leader.
2. Our annual journalism contest has 20 categories: general news story, sports story, home story, feature story, series, editorial, education, health/science, layout, headline writing, travel/arts/entertainment story, interviews/profiles, in-depth report, business/consumer story, columns, multimedia projects, photography, religion, outdoors/environmental, rookie reporter.
1. You could win the contest, collect a $250 prize and be Newswriter of the Year.
*You will also need to send a $25 check made out to PWPA to: Theresa Hegel, 4712 Buckeye Road, Emmaus, PA 18049
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