The Woman’s Press Club of Indiana awarded 17 first place prizes among in its annual professional communications contest, the club announced today.
Nine communicators representing fields such as journalism, publishing, public relations, graphic design and photography, submitted 36 entries they created during 2020.
“We are so impressed by the entries, produced during a year in which these professionals had to adapt to restrictions at home and at work,” said WPCI contest director Gena Asher. “All the entries showed resilience as our talented members and other entrants figured out how to get the job done, and do it well.”
First-place winners’ entries have been forwarded to the National Federation of Press Women, where they will compete with other first place entries from around the country. Those winners will be announced at the NFPW annual conference in June. WPCI is a founding affiliate of NFPW.
WPCI usually hosts an in-person luncheon to present award, but as with last year, that celebration will be virtual this year on May 15. Stay tuned for ways to attend the virtual celebration.
WPCI congratulates all award winners (in alphabetical order) for their fine work:
Sophia Chryssovergis
Second place, graphics (college division), “Aquaponics.”
Beth Edwards
First place, writing (green/environmental), “A question of scale.”
Second place, in-depth reporting, “Contaminated ground.”
Third place, online publication, “From blight to light.”
Honorable mention, video for web, “In the water.”
Natalie Hoefer
First place, personality profile, “An act of faith.”
First place, continuing coverage, “The other front line.”
First place, editorial, “Can we talk now?”
Second place, editorial, “Executed Catholic’s story of conversion offers hope in redemption.”
Second place, continuing coverage, series on federal executions from July-October.
Third place, single poem, “The heart’s Lenten challenge.”
Honorable mention, photographer-writer, “If not us, then who?”
Carol Michel
Second place, books, humor, “Creatures and Critters: Who’s in My Garden?”
Viv Sade
First place, personal website, Vintage Chicks.
First place, personal blog, “Being vintage in the age of coronavirus.”
First place, crisis communications, “Busco Neighbor Helping Neighbor.”
Second place, corporate/for-profit website, Blackburn & Green.
Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp
First place, newsletter (nonprofit, government, educational), On the QT.
First place, personal newsletter, November News from the Hoosier Gardener.
Jessica Shrout
First place, website (nonprofit, government, educational), PPEEC Website Management.
First place, newsletter (nonprofit, government, educational), Forward Wayne County Newsletters.
First place, newsletter (corporate or for-profit), Landess Farm Newsletter.
First place, public relations campaign, Borden Waste-Away Holiday Cards.
First place, web copy, “Why does forge your path exist?”
First place, specialty articles (business), “Coronavirus, communication and ROI.”
Second place, newsletters (personal), Holiday Cards for Haulers.
Second place, marketing program or campaign, Single Stream Recycling Flyer.
Second place, public service program or campaign, Forge ECI: Themed Adventures.
Second place, ghost writing, “Thomas Butler: Stepping Up to Take Care of Students’ Needs.“
Third place, editorial, “Get the message out there. We don’t need marketing.“
Honorable mention, online publication, “Five Tips for Crisis Communication.”
Eunice Trotter
First place, novellas, “Black in Indiana.”
Steph Weber
First place, personality profile, “All the Angles.”
