Exceptional Women in Publishing (EWIP) is a

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formerly known as Women in Periodical Publishing (WIPP). EWIP's goal is to help women in publishing support each other, develop

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skills, and balance professional and personal interests. EWIP's programs are meant to foster growth for smaller, independent publications by and for women and to offer a range of community building and professional development programs through its gatherings, online communications,

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and

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. EWIP mission is dual: to educate, empower and support women in

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and to educate, empower and support women through the power of publishing. It does this through its Women's Leadership Conference, its annual Exceptional Woman in Publishing award, and its bi-monthly

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, EWIP Wired.

Background

EWIP is run entirely by volunteers. Its membership comprises women from all areas of publishing as opposed to strictly editorial, business, sales, or production. Its volunteer board meets monthly via

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and annually at the Women's Leadership Conference. Each board member works with volunteer committees on events, programs, awards, mentoring, and other EWIP activities. EWIP builds its membership through regional events, social networking and the annual Women's Leadership Conference.

History

WIPP was founded in 1999 by Linda Ruth and Thea Selby, publishing professionals who felt the need for a national organization that addressed the leadership aspirations of women in magazine publishing. Its first Exceptional Woman in Publishing (EWIP) award was presented at th
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in New York City that same year, to

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. Additional awards were added in later years: EWIP: Distribution, EWIP:Mentor, and EWIP: Entrepreneur. In 2009 WIPP launched its firs
Women's Leadership Conference
in San Francisco. Th
keynote speaker
was Congresswoman

Jackie Speier Karen Lorraine Jacqueline Speier ( ; born May 14, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for , serving in Congress since 2008. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, numbered as the 12th Distr ...

and the Exceptional Woman in Publishing award was presented at the luncheon to Alix Kennedy of

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. In 2010 Women in Periodical Publishing became Exceptional Women in Publishing. EWIP's membership agreed that with publishing's expanded charter to

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, video, and

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the name of the association needed to be expanded as well to embrace all forms of old and

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Partnerships

EWIP has partnerships with trade associations and non-profits throughout the publishing industry. The associations support one another in communications with members, notification of events, and reciprocal discounts. Partner organizations include the Periodical and Book Association of America (PBAA), Red 7 Media, and

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EWIP Awards

Since 1999 EWIP has honored an exceptional woman each year. EWIP looks for women who have risen to a leadership level in publishing, overcoming significant challenges in her career; who have achieved a high standard of excellence; and who consistently offer guidance to other publishing professionals to support them becoming leaders in the industry. EWIP award recipients have made extraordinary contributions to the publishing industry as a whole, and have demonstrated success and leadership in nontraditional or exceptional ways.

EWIP Award Recipients

* 1998

, co-founder of

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* 1999 Bonnie Krueger, founding publisher, Associated Press publications * 2000 Linda Gardiner, founding editor
Women's Review of Books
* 2001 Rita Henley Jensen, founding editor, ''

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'' * 2002 Marie Clapper, president and publisher, Clapper Communications * 2003

Susan L. Taylor Susan L. Taylor (born January 23, 1946) is an American editor, writer, and journalist. She served as editor-in-chief of ''Essence'' from 1981 through 2000. In 1994, ''American Libraries'' referred to Taylor as "the most influential black woman i ...

, founding editor,

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* 2004 Ardie Rodale and Maria Rodale,

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* 2005

Eleanor Clift Eleanor Irene Clift ('' née'' Roeloffs; born July 7, 1940) is an American political journalist, television pundit, and author. She is a contributor to MSNBC and blogger for ''The Daily Beast''. She is best known as a regular panelist on ''The ...

, author and contributing editor,

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* 2006

Lynn Povich Lynn Povich (born 1943) is an American journalist. She began her career as a secretary in the Paris Bureau of ''Newsweek'' magazine, rising to become a reporter and writer in New York in the late 1960's. In 1970, she was one of a group of women w ...

, journalist and former Editor-in-Chief, Working Woman * 2007 Phyllis Hoffman, president and CEO
Hoffman Media LLC
* 2008 Alix Kennedy, former VP and editorial director for

. * 2009 Dorothy Kalins, founding editor of

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* 2010

Katrina vanden Heuvel Katrina vanden Heuvel (; born October 7, 1959) is an American editor and publisher. She is the publisher, part-owner, and former editor of the progressive magazine ''The Nation''. She was the magazine's editor from 1995 to 2019, when she was s ...

, editor and publisher of

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magazine. * 2011

Laurel Touby Laurel Touby (born March 13, 1963) is an American journalist and investor. She is currently the Managing Director oSupernode Ventures a venture capital firm in New York City. Touby is best known as the founder of Mediabistro, the journalism and pu ...

, founder and senior vice president o
mediabistro.com
* 2012 Michela O'Connor Abrams, president Dwell Media, LLC * 2013 Deanna Brown, CEO Federated Media Publishing * 2014

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, co-founder,

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* 2015

Susan Goldberg Susan Goldberg is an American journalist and former editor in chief of ''National Geographic Magazine''. She was the first woman to edit the magazine since it was first published in 1888. Before joining ''National Geographic'', Goldberg worked a ...

, editor in chief,

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* 2016

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, chief executive officer, and Clara Jeffery, editor in chief,

Mother Jones Mary G. Harris Jones (1837 (baptized) – November 30, 1930), known as Mother Jones from 1897 onwards, was an Irish-born American schoolteacher and dressmaker who became a prominent union organizer, community organizer, and activist. She h ...

* 2017

Janice Min Janice Byung Min (born August 13, 1969) is an American media executive. She started her career in journalism, working at ''People'' magazine and ''InStyle'', and was editor-in-chief at ''Us Weekly'' from 2002 to 2009. As an executive, she revam ...

, co-president and chief creative officer of The Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group * 2018 President's Award/Kristen Go, Managing Editor for National News,

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; Breaking the Glass Ceiling Award/Katherine Ann Rowlands, Owner,

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; Breaking News Coverage Award/Catherine Barnett and Annika Toernqvist,

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Sources, Further Reading and Media Coverage

* http://www.ewip.org
EWIP Women's Leadership Conference

The Nation Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel Receives Award
* http://asbpenational.blogspot.com/2009/01/women-in-periodical-publishings-womens.html * http://www.pubexec.com/article/i-publishing-executive-i-honors-leading-female-executives-helping-shape-industry-407203/1 * http://freelancecafe.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/WIPP_2010_preview_program.pdf * https://web.archive.org/web/20091230052504/http://www.iwmf.org/article.aspx?id=237&c=news * http://birmingham.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2009/06/29/focus7.html

References

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