By Sunni Brown, Contest Chair The 2026 NFPW Professional Communications Contest is open — and it’s your chance to showcase your talents and creativity across the nation — celebrating work from the 2025 calendar year! Whether you’re a writer, photographer, designer, editor, public relations professional or communicator in any field, this contest is designed...
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By Sunni Brown, Contest Chair NFPW has announced the winners of the 2025 national communications contest, and VPC members were well-represented among those honored — 13 members received 18 national awards, including eight first-place awards! More than 1,900 entries were submitted in this year’s contest, and all state-level, first-place awards advance to the national...
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Over a wide-ranging career, Haycock, a lifelong pianist and writer, makes music with words – and a major impact on the people, communities and nonprofits she serves RICHMOND, Va. — Terry Haycock, of Midlothian, a lifelong pianist who channels her musical talents into communications, has received the Virginia Professional Communicators’ 2025 Communicator of...
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By Sunni Brown, Contest Chair Virginia Professional Communicators celebrated the winners of the state-level 2025 communications contest on May 3 at its annual Spring Conference, held at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown. The NFPW National Communications Contest is a two-tiered contest recognizing outstanding work by communicators from various fields,...
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VPC members take home nearly 20 awards, including three 1st-place awards By Sunni Brown Communicators from throughout the United States were honored June 22 when the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) announced the winners of its 2024 Professional Communications Contest as the final event of the organization’s 2024 National Conference in St. Louis, Mo. Nearly...
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By Sunni Brown, Contest Chair VPC celebrated the winners of the state-level 2024 communications contest earlier today at its Spring Conference. The contest recognizes outstanding work by members of the organization. The contest also attracted several non-members, who have since joined VPC. By the Numbers This year’s contest drew 64 entries from more than 20...
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