Episcopal Publications Receive Awards at ACP Convention
Episcopal News Service. May 14, 1991 [91118]
Episcopal publications from across the country received several top awards at the 75th anniversary of the Associated Church Press (ACP) in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 29.
The ACP, an association of more than 200 denominational and interdenominational publications in Canada and the United States, received more than 800 entries in 29 categories in this year's competition, which was judged by a panel of five professors at the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
Episcopal News, the diocesan publication of Los Angeles, won three awards, including the General Excellence award for newspapers. The newspaper, edited by Ruth Nicastro, also received the award for best front page, and an honorable mention for best news story.
Episcopal Life was presented with three awards, including best photography for its November 1990 issue, best department, and an honorable mention in the General Excellence category for newspapers.
The Episcopal News Service received two awards, including best news story and best interview for a publication with a circulation under 10,000.
The Witness received three awards, including best feature writing for a magazine with a circulation under 10,000, and editorial writing by Susan Pierce.
The Record, diocesan newspaper in Michigan, received an award for best feature article in a newspaper with a circulation under 10,000.
Trinity News, magazine of Trinity Parish in New York, received an award for a series of stories for in-depth coverage of a current issue in a magazine with a circulation under 10,000.
The winter issue of Books and Religion, published by Trinity Parish in New York, received an award for best critical review, and an honorable mention as best special interest magazine.
The Episcopal Teacher, published at Virginia Theological Seminary, received an award for a series of issues for in-depth coverage of a current issue in a publication with a circulation under 10,000.
The Washington Diocese, newspaper of the Diocese of Washington, received honorable mention for its front page in the April issue. The Communicant, newspaper for the Diocese of North Carolina, received honorable mention for the category Best Theological Reflection.