Given for the best newsletter produced by a COAI alley in good standing.
The award is sponsored by The New Calliope magazine.
A committee of three will judge entries. Their decision will be based on:
- Content
- Appearance
- Quality of writing
- Promotion of COAI
- Regularity of publication
To be considered, newsletters should be mailed or emailed on a regular basis to:
The New Calliope Editor: COAI PO Box 122 Eustis, FL 32726 • thenewcalliope@gmail.com
Director of Alley and Regional Support: Gloria Sterrett, 401 N. Washington St., Delphi, IN 46923 • heyseedbyccmdolli@yahoo.com
BEST IN PRESS AWARD winners:
1994 COWTOWN CHRONICLE, Editor Harley Pershing, Cowtown Clown Alley #135 of Fort Worth, TX
1995 RED NOSE NEWZ, Editor Mary Pat Booth, Rose City Clowns, Alley #196 of Portland, OR
1996 ALLEY 92 SKIDOO, Kansas City Clowns #92 of Kansas City, KS
1997 HERE COME THE CLOWNS, Alley #257, of Elk River, MN
1998 KOMICAL KRONICLE, Editor Bill Lowell, Kapitol Klowns, Alley #6, of Silver Spring, MD
1999 THE CHEERFUL CHATTER, Editor Mauri “Binkie” Norris, CHEERFUL CLOWN ALLEY, Alley 166, of Houston, TX
2000 RED NOSE NEWS, Electric City Clowns, Alley 285, Editor Paul “FuddiDuddy” Kleinberger of Schenectady, NY
2001 VIRGINIA CLOWN ALLEY #3, Editor Ann Sanders, Richmond, VA
2003 BIG SHOE REVIEW, Editor Jill L. Brooks, Cowtown Clowns Alley #135, Ft. Worth, TX
2008 RED NOSE NEWZ, Rose City Clowns Oregon
2014 Omaha Wild Clowndum Alley 147 Omaha NE
2015 RED NOSE NEWZ, Rose City Clowns Alley #196. Portland Oregon
2016 San Diego All Star Clowns, COAI Alley 56, San Diego, CA.
2017 Omaha Wild Clowndom Alley #147 Omaha NE
2018 Rose City Clowns, Alley #196.
2019 Omaha Wild Clowndom Alley #147 Omaha NE
2020 Omaha Wild Clowndom Alley #147 Omaha NE
EDITORS CHOICE AWARD-winners
2009 Editor’s Choice Award to: Ann ‘Tuttles’ Sanders given by Pat Newton
2012 Editor’s Choice Award to Glenn ‘Clyde D. Scope’ Kohlberger Given by Tom Newton
2014 Editor’s Choice Award to Regina ‘Cha Cha’ Wollrabe Given by Sammy Smith
2015 Editor’s Choice Award to Merilyn ‘M.T. Pockets’ Barrett Given by Sammy Smith
2016 Editor’s Choice Award to Aurora ‘Bebop’ Krause Given by Sammy Smith
2017 Editors Choice Award to Julie ‘Lovely Buttons’ Varholdt Given By Sammy Smith
2018 Patricia “Pockets” Bunnell
2019 Richard “Design-O” Smith
2020 Ann “Tuttles” Sanders and Tim “Sawdust” Laynor
