About VPW

Membership

If you are a professional in the field of communications, there is an easy way for you to meet and connect with others who share your professional interests.

Through Virginia Press Women, you will see that your peers can empower you! Members continually learn more about their profession through conferences and other programs. Your continued professionalism can help you advance in your career and the opportunity to network allows you to discover new job opportunities.

Members who accept a position on the VPW Board or participate on a committee gain valuable leadership skills. Members also find it rewarding to receive recognition through our popular annual communications contest.

What VPW offers

Two statewide conferences each year, with professional development seminars, plus annual national conference
District-level programs with speakers
Prestigious annual communications contest, with first-place winners forwarded to national contest
Networking and mentoring: shared advice, experience, encouragement and guidance
Membership directories, state and national
Newsletters, state and national
Access to current job listings, group insurance programs and loan opportunities
Annual scholarship for a communications student at a Virginia university or college

Application

Application form [pdf, 169K, requires Acrobat Reader]

Mail your application with three writing samples and your annual dues ($78 active, $25 student, $32 retiree) payable to "NFPW" to the VPW first vice president for membership:

Gwen Woolf
Editor, Town and County magazine
The Free Lance-Star
616 Amelia St
Fredericksburg VA 22401
540-374-5432
gwoolf@freelancestar.com

Updated 28-Dec-2007 Norma Pierce