News & Events

Women Ruled the 2023 Bestseller List
by Jim Milliot
--Publishers Weekly

On January 8, 2024, Publishers Weekly the leading book publishing magazine published an online article by Jim Milliot, entitled "Women Ruled the 2023 Bestseller List."

The USA Chapter of AMMPE congratulates and celebrates all women writers.

To read the full article please click here

The USA Chapter of AMMPE congratulates
Patricia Stambuk
on being awarded the prestigious "National Prize for Journalism 2023"
by Chile's Ministry of Education

August, 25, 2023 -- Patricia Stambuk is a journalist, writer, academic and the first woman-journalist member of the Academy of Letters of Chile where she now serves as its vice-director. She has been widely recognized for her extensive journalistic work--printed press, radio and television--as well as for her 9 book books--as a journalistic writer. Four of her books are on the topic of two groups of native peoples of Chile: Yagan and Rapa Nui. Her books have been translated into Japanese, Chinese, English, Croatian and German.

To visit Patricia Stambuk's website, please click here (Spanish)

Read her Wikipedia entry here (Spanish)

Special Greeting

On International Women's Day, we invite you to watch the special greeting from the President of USA AMMPE Chapter, Cecilia Domeyko.

To view the greeting kindly click below

About the Chapter

The Chapter seeks to organize programs and events centered on gender related issues and themes that further our empowerment as journalists and writers. Chapter members will undoubtedly attract new professional opportunities, and inspire and strengthen our members as journalists and writers.

Chapter members also have the opportunity to travel as a group of USA AMMPE Chapter to various conferences around the world.

About AMMPE WORLD

AMMPE was founded in Mexico City in 1969 by Gloria Salas de Calderon. The World Association of Women Journalists and Writers is a non-governmental organization that encompasses journalists and writers from around the world.

Its first event was attended by women journalists and writers from 37 countries. Since then, with brief interruptions, the organization has held biannual meetings or Congresses in various cities around the world and has been steadily growing. Currently, the organization has chapters all around the world and members from 22 countries.