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Also Coming Soon: our latest edition of Shop Talk!    
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Back by Popular Demand: ANWC's      'Red' Holiday Party

Revelers gather for last year's "Red" party while members Patty Raine play guitar and Joan Cushing play the piano.

Come join us at our historic townhouse on Wed., Dec. 11th at 6:30 PM as we celebrate the holiday season. Also back by popular demand, our new members/sponsors gathering to raise our glasses in the Berryman room from 6:30 - 6:50 PM.  Overall cost for evening is $35.00 for members, $40.00 for guests. Proceeds go to our local charity of choice. Chairman: Tish Van Dyke. Contact us at anwclub@comcast.net or call us at the office 202-332-6770 to reserve spot and/or bring a guest. 

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NEW MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Elissa Blake Free joins us as executive director of communications for the Georgetown University Law Center. Previously, she spent more than two decades at CNN. "The Club holds a very special place in my heart, and I am honored to join such accomplished and fascinating women." Elissa's mother, Ann Cottrell Free, was one of the early members of the ANWC and the first woman in the Washington bureau of Newsweek, the Chicago Sun and the New York Herald Tribune.  (More in our upcoming Shop Talk.)
Lifetime honorary member, First Lady Eleanor Rosevelt with Legacy member Ann Cottrell Free, Elissa Blake Free's mother.

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MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY

Our 2013-2014 ANWC Membership Directory is in. Please contact the club office 202-332-6770 if you would like yours.
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Upcoming Events

December 11, 2013
ANWC 'Red' Holiday Party

January 2014 TBA
Media 101: Tricks of the Trade II

February 2014 TBA
Congress: The Art of Compromise

March 2014 TBA  Meet the Ambassadors/International Women

May 6, 2014
Books and Causes

May 19, 2014  Roast/Benefit for Excellence in Journalism, National Press Club

June 17, 2014 Annual Meeting and Program

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ANWC Membership
Become an ANWC member! Download, complete the form (pdf or doc) and email it to anwclub@comcast.net or mail it to the address below:

The American News Women's Club
1607 22nd Street, NW
Washington, DC  20008
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Club Office Hours
Monday - Wednesday - Friday
10 AM to 4 PM

Call us at 202-332-6770.

Advancing Journalistic Excellence Since 1932

The American News Women's Club promotes professional pursuits and intellectual programs; supports women in to excel in their chosen field; provides a place for members to find helpful assistance and encouragement in their professional development and community endeavors and awards scholarships to outstanding journalism students.

Welcome new members!

New members and sponsors gather in the Berryman room at our new member reception before our featured program, 'Tricks of the Trade.'
 
(From left to right: *Jane Pennewell, board member Julie Chase, ANWC President Claire Sanders Swift, *Alix Murdoch, President Elect Natalie DiBlasio,
VP of Membership Cristina Del Sesto, *Jessica Kartalija, *Katafa Hall-Reed and PR liaison *Anna West)  Photo by Neshan Naltchayan/ANWC  *new members


MEET OUR LUMINARIES 

 ANWC President Claire Sanders Swift with 2013 Excellence in Journalism Recipient Barbara Walters and Ted Koppel at the Press Club

(Photo by Neshan Naltchayan/ANWC)

 The Recipients of our ANWC Excellence In Journalism Award

It is with great pride that we remind you of the recipients of the ANWC's Excellence in Journalism Award to the candidate who possesses the attributes that make him or her standout above the rest in this highly competitive field of journalism. In the past, the award was presented in the form of a formal “Roast and Toast” event at one of the elegant hotels in Washington, D.C. More recently the award has been bestowed in more of a “Toast” cocktails and dinner or luncheon format at the National Press Club, also in Washington, D.C.  MORE...

Members from the ANWC include professionals in journalism, public relations, news media, and publishing.  Marked in history as one of the first women's press club, The American News Women's Club is a non-profit 501(C)(3) organization offering educational and professional development programs in support of women and excellence in the journalism.  The majority of the proceeds from the annual ANWC "Excellence in Journalism Award" benefit gala provide scholarships to aspiring students of journalism. In 2003, the organization was named an historic site in journalism by the National Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).