Firefighting helicopters gather at Payson Airport by Marie Fasano

Marie Fasano, Rim Country District member and President of APW, won a First Place Award in the National Federal of Press Women’s At Large Communications Contest. The First Place award is for Photographer-Writer,  for her article and photo, “Firefighting helicopters gather at Payson Airport by Marie Fasano special to the Roundup May 11, 2018.”

From NFPW: In recognition of your outstanding communications efforts in 2018 you have won a First Place Award in the NFPW At-Large Communications Contest. Your entry was judged and ranked by professional communications experts from throughout the United States.

Winners of the national contest will be announced in Baton Rouge at the national conference in June.

Congratulations, Marie!

From the National Federation of Press Women, Inc. to Marie Fasano:

In recognition of your outstanding communications efforts in 2018, you have won a Second Place  award in the National Federation of Press Women’s At-Large Communications contest in Non-Fiction Books for Adults, Biography . Your entry was judged and ranked by professional communications experts from throughout the United States.

This is what the judges had to say about your book: Tessie’s Tales: This was obviously a labor of love. Tessie’s stories helped me visualize a time and place I’ve never been. She describes easily what could have been a very discouraging world, with no anger. You can tell that trials only strengthened her love for her family. The author gave important context to these stories making the book an interesting read.”

Congratulations, Marie!

Marie is a member of the Rim Country District and is President of Arizona Press Women.