Connecticut Press Club Announces 2017 Communications Contest

Annual competition has 64 writing and editing categories and is open to all Connecticut-based writers and editors.

Did you publish a book in 2016? Start a blog? Write an article or essay you're particularly proud of?

The recently relaunched and reinvigorated Connecticut Press Club is now accepting entries for its popular Communications Contest, which rewards excellence in communications in a wide range of categories. Entries in 64 categories will be judged by out-of-state professionals with corresponding expertise.

Categories include:

  • online and print news articles and columns
  • social media campaigns
  • nonfiction, fiction, poetry, YA and children's books
  • specialty articles in the arts, food, business, education, travel and more...
  • page design, editing, photography and graphics
  • radio and TV
  • podcasts and blogs
  • advertising and PR

Click here to download instructions on how to enter your work in the contest. If you have questions, email contest director Lynn Prowitt lynnprowitt@gmail.com If she can't help, we'll put you in touch with someone at NFPW who can.

Things to keep in mind:

Contest Fees: If you are a member of the CT Press Club, the fee is $25 for the first entry and $15 for each additional entry. Non-members pay $30 for the first entry and $20 for each additional entry.

Eligibility: Anyone who is a member of the CT Press Club or either lives or works in Connecticut is eligible to enter (you can join the CT Press Club when you enter the contest; dues are $35/year). Work published between January 1st and December 31st, 2016 is eligible.

Deadlines: The Connecticut early bird deadline is January 17th and the regular deadline is February 6th. (After January 17th, a one-time late fee of $25 will be added, whether you have one entry or many).

We will celebrate the winners with a cocktail party and awards ceremony in May.

Anyone who receives a first place award in the Connecticut contest will be eligible to enter the National Federation of Press Women National Communications Contest, providing 2017 NFPW membership dues have been paid. (Membership dues can be paid when you register for the contest.)


The Connecticut Press Club is an affiliate of the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW), which administers the state affiliate contests. You do not have to join the NFPW to enter our statewide contest, and if you'd like to join the CT Press Club, you can pay the fee online or send a check made out to Connecticut Press Club to: P.O. Box 45, Cos Cob, CT 06807.

The Connecticut Press Club is an affiliate of the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW), and includes both male and female members. Though inactive in recent years, the Club has been relaunched under the leadership of Michele Turk, a Greenwich-based writer/editor and owner of A Bloc of Writers, Inc. The club’s base was once comprised solely of print and broadcast journalists, but now welcomes all types of communicators: writers, editors, bloggers, authors, educators, public relations professionals, media photographers, students and more. Plans for the coming year include lectures by sought-after speakers, professional development workshops, networking and social outings.

For more information, e-mail ctpressclub@gmail.com

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