Tag Archive | Chrisann Dawson
May 21, 2025  

Winners At-Large Communications Contest!

Congratulations to APW members who won awards in the At-Large Division of the NFPW Communications Contest this year! Arizona Professional Writers no longer has it’s own contest, but instead competes against entries from 20-some state affiliates that also do not have their own contest. Winning and placing is quite an honor! First place winners go on to compete at the national level contest. Winners of the national contest will be announced in June.

Carol Baxter
First place in Public Relations materials for “Day Tripping”

Chrisann Dawson
First place in Writing novels for adult readers for Congo Ebola

Jody Sharpe
First place in Novellas for adult readers for The Dog Who Came For Christmas

Nancy Marshall
Second Place in Writing novels for adult readers for Finding Zachariah in a Community Garden

Susan Anderson
Honorable mention in writing fiction children’s books for Cool, Cool Cactus Critters

April 20, 2022  

Chrisann Dawson – two awards!

In the At-large division of the 2021 NFPW Communications Contest, Chrisann Dawson won 2nd in General Non-fiction for her devotional, Principles and Proverbs from Pride and Prejudice. And she received an honorable mention for her novel in the Fiction for Adult Readers category, Congo Crisis.

Chrisann will be recognized at the 2022 APW State Conference on May 14 (see tab above) and  will be selling her books at the Payson Book Festival on July 23.

This year’s At-large division of the Communications Contest had strong entries from 18 states, the District of Columbia and Spain.

Congratulations, Chrisann!

 

 

 

April 10, 2022  

APW wins big in the At-large contest!

Arizona winners in the 2021 At-large NFPW communications contest

From Teri Ehresman, Contest Director: “You have an outstanding number of winners again this year in the NFPW at-large communications contest.”

Bobbi Bennett – 2nd place, Publication regularly written by entrant; 3rd place, Publication regularly written by entrant; two honorable mentions for Publication regularly written by entrant

Wynne Brown — Honorable Mention, Books, Biography or History

Jan Cleere — 1st place, Books, Biography or History

Chrisann Dawson – 2nd place, general fiction; Honorable Mention, Fiction for adult readers

Jodi Decker — Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, History

Marie Fasano — 2nd place, photo/writer; 2nd place, Informational Column, 2nd place, Feature story

Rebecca Goodrich — 1st place, Short Stories

Brad Graber – 1st place, Fiction for adult readers

Janelle Molony – Honorable mention, specialty articles, history

Jody Sharpe — 3rd place, Novellas

We had an extremely competitive at-large contest again this year. We had strong entries from entrants from Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Spain, Washington D.C. and Washington state.

Congratulations to all! First place winners in their category move onto the national contest.

October 31, 2021  

Marketing opportunity – Payson

APW member, Chrisann Dawson, has a request to share a December marketing table in Payson. It’s a great opportunity.

 

Common Grounds Christmas Holiday Fair.

Vendor Fee is $60.
Chrisann would like to share a table with at least one other APW member. Vendors must provide our own table, canopy, and way to handle purchases. She has a 4 foot table but no canopy.

If you are interested contact Chrisann at dawsonchrisann@gmail.com,