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Register now for the 65th Annual Gertrude Gordon Scholarship Contest!
The Women’s Press Club of Pittsburgh is proud to host the 65th Annual Gertrude Gordon Scholarship Contest scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 19.
This year, the contest will be virtual! Full-time female and male students – sophomores, juniors and seniors – majoring in journalism, English, communications and related fields are invited to compete in the contest. For more information, see below. For full rules, visit wpcpgh.org.
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2021 Contest Speaker: Bethany Hallam
Allegheny County Councilperson At-Large Bethany Hallam graduated from North Hills High School in 2008 and earned a bachelor's degree in public relations and Spanish from Duquesne University in 2012.
Councilperson Hallam ran for office as one of the first people in the country to do so as a formerly incarcerated person in long-term recovery from Substance Use Disorder, garnering nationwide attention and bringing the conversation of criminal legal reform more into the mainstream. She is now the youngest person to have ever been elected county-wide in Allegheny County, representing over 1.2 million people in one of the largest legislative districts in the nation.
Read more about her on the Allegheny County website
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Contest details:
- The interview session will last one hour, then students will write a feature story in a two-hour session.
- Students must be western Pennsylvania residents or attend western Pennsylvania colleges and universities.
- Complete the form at tinyurl.com/wpcGGform to register.
- Research is permissible to develop questions for the interview session, however, students should not contact the speaker directly.
- Entries will be blind-judged by Pittsburgh journalists.
- Winners will be announced prior to the club’s anniversary dinner in April and are invited to join us that night.
- Full contest rules are posted on our website.
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The scholarship was established in honor of Gertrude Gordon – one of Pittsburgh's first female reporters to have a byline on her stories – beginning in 1956.
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Spread the word!
tinyurl.com/wpcGGform
Please share the registration form link with students and colleagues.
We appreciate your support!
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