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Awards

Ally and Cathy are both award-winning writers, so rest assured your copy will be great!

Catharine Grosvenor:

Caxton Community Press Awards

2003
Winner columns
Best overall promotion of newspaper – highly commended
2004
Winner columns
Best overall promotion of newspaper (highly commended)
2005
Winner best headline writing
Best overall promotion of newspaper (highly commended) 
2006
Sold Newspaper of the Year (circulation under 8000)
Winner best original idea for the Addie Show
Best promotion of newspaper (highly commended)
Best headline writing (highly commended) 
2007
Winner Sold Newspaper of the Year (circulation under 8000) 
2nd Best Headline Writing 
Winner – best original idea
Best Promotion of a newspaper (highly commended) 
Best Column Writing (top three finalist) 
2008
Best free newspaper pagination (more than 24 Pages) 
Winner – Best Headlines
2nd Columns 
2010
Best free newspaper pagination (more than 25 pages) 
2nd Columns 
2nd Best overall promotion of a publication 
2011
Winner – Headlines

Sanlam Community Press Awards 

2001
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2002
Winner editorial comment 
2003
Winner columns 
Winner Hultzer trophy (best newspaper with a circulation under 10 000) 
2004
Third place columns
2007
Winner Hultzer trophy (best newspaper with a circulation under 15 000) 
4th Front Pages 
Top Ten in editorial comment 
2008
Winner Editorial Comment
2nd Front Pages
7th Columns
6th Headlines 
2009
2nd Cronwright Trophy (circulation more than 15 000)
Best Front Pages 
5th Editorial Comment

Allison Cooper

Sanlam Community Press Awards

1998
9th place Journalist of the year in Southern Africa
5th place Environmental Journalism in Southern Africa