Illinois Woman’s Press AssociationChicago, Illinoiswww.iwpa.org Chicago – May 3, 2019– The Illinois Woman’s Press Association (IWPA), an affiliate of the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW), honors the best student journalists, writers and communicators in the state with the annual Illinois High School Communications Contest. Students enter their best work published or broadcast through [...]
Illinois Woman’s Press AssociationChicago, Illinoiswww.iwpa.org Chicago – April 14, 2019 – The Illinois Woman’s Press Association (IWPA), an affiliate of the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW), honors the state’s best and brightest student communicators in announcing the 2019 winners of its High School Contest. Students submitted work in 23 categories including: Editorial, News, Opinion, [...]
Illinois Woman’s Press Association Chicago, Illinois www.iwpa.org Chicago – May 18, 2018 –The Illinois Woman’s Press Association (IWPA), an affiliate of the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) is proud to announce the state’s winners in the national High School Communications Contest. The annual competition honors and celebrates student journalists and the communications programs of [...]
Illinois Woman’s Press Association P.O. Box 180150, Chicago, Illinois 60618 www.iwpa.org Chicago - September 15, 2017 – The Illinois Woman’s Press Association (IWPA) is proud to announce that Marianne Wolf-Astrauskas, the association's Past President, and current Historian/Archivist, has been elected President of the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW). The National Federation of Press Women [...]
Illinois Woman’s Press Association P.O. Box 180150, Chicago, Illinois 60618 www.iwpa.org Chicago - April 18, 2017- The Illinois Woman’s Press Association (IWPA), an affiliate of the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW), honors the state’s best and brightest high school student communicators in announcing the 2017 winners of its High School Contest. Students submitted work [...]
“Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” - First Amendment to the United States Constitution As disparate as our nation’s politics, lifestyles, races, genders, or economic opinions may be we agree on one thing. Freedom of speech and of the press are critical. The ability to express [...]
The winner of Illinois Woman’s Press Association’s 2016 Silver Feather Award is Becky Sarwate, IWPA’s current and 49th President. Her work growing a community for the state’s communicators embodies IWPA’s historic mission of support and opportunity. The Silver Feather Award is bestowed annually by IWPA in recognition of excellence across multiple Mate E. Palmer Communications [...]
