Membership
NPW welcomes all women and men working as professionals in any area of communications for at least one year immediately prior to membership.
Conventions
NPW has a fall and a spring convention at various locations around the state. Each convention features workshops, speakers and panel discussions designed to enhance members’ knowledge and skills.
Scholarships
NPW has a fall and a spring convention at various locations around the state. Each convention features workshops, speakers and panel discussions designed to enhance members’ knowledge and skills.
What is
Nebraska Press Women?
Nebraska Press Women is an organization of women and men from all areas of the communications industry. NPW provides professional development opportunities and offers a forum for discussion of issues common to all.
News
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Pulitizer Prize Winners to Speak at Spring Conference
Two Pulitzer Prize winners will speak at the Nebraska Press Women (NPW) Spring Conference on Saturday, April 25, in Lincoln. Both are faculty members at the University of Nebraska College of Journalism and Mass Communications (CoJMC) where daytime sessions will be...
UNL, UNK students win NPW scholarships
Two students, one from Omaha and one from McCook, are the 2025 winners of $1,000 scholarships awarded annually by the Nebraska Press Women (NPW), a statewide organization of women and men involved in all fields of professional communications. Omaha native Josie Golka,...
NPW Members Win 26 National Awards
Nine members of Nebraska Press Women won a collective 26 awards at the 2025 NFPW Professional Communications Contest. The awards were presented Sept.13 at the annual National Federation of Press Women Conference in Golden, Colo. The contest drew more than 1,900...
NPW Members Win NFPW Communications Awards
Nine NPW members won 30 awards collectively in the NFPW Professional Communications Contest. The awards were presented June 24 at the annual NFPW conference in Cincinnati. Three members won first place awards: Erica Pritchard received two for her photography, both...
Nebraska Students Win 22 National Awards
Nebraska high school students earned three first places, five second places, seven third places and seven honorable mentions in the National Federation of Press Women High School Communications Contest. Winners were announced during a May 14 awards ceremony held via...
Two Inducted into Nebraska Women Journalists Hall of Fame
A veteran reporter for the Lincoln Journal-Star and the Omaha World-Herald and a Lincoln newspaper editor from the 1940s through 1971 were the 2025 inductees into the Marian Andersen Nebraska Women Journalists Hall of Fame April 12. Ceremonies were conducted during...
NPW Members Win Contest Awards
Thirteen members of Nebraska Press Women were winners in the 2025 Professional Communications Contest. The awards were presented April 12 at the NPW’s spring convention in Omaha. They entered work in 35 categories, including print and online articles, digital...
Nebraska Students win NPW Communications Contest Awards
Twenty-three first-place entries in the Nebraska Press Women (NPW) High School Communications Contest have advanced to the National Federation of Press Women competition. National award winners will be announced during an online celebration on May 14. Students from 16...
Nebraska Students Win 17 National Communication Awards
Nebraska high school students earned two first places, three second places, three third places and nine honorable mentions in the National Federation of Press Women High School Communications Contest. Winners were announced during a May 9 awards ceremony held via...
Nebraska Students Win NPW Communications Contest Awards 2024
Ten winners in the 2024 NPW High School Communications Contest were recognized during the spring conference lunch. Students attending were from Hastings High, Gretna East, Bellevue West and Adams Central. Twenty-three first-place entries in the Nebraska Press Women...
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