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 on a regular basis to:

* The Calliope Editor: Pat & Tom Newton, c/o Newton Studios, Inc., 370 W. Dearborn St., #B, Englewood, FL 34223

* The Alley Coordinator: Cathy Hardebeck, 6027 Deerwood Dr., St. Louis, MO 63123 catheoh@aol.com

Past 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

2002 ?

2003 BIG SHOE REVIEW, Editor Jill L. Brooks, Cowtown Clowns Alley #135, Ft. Worth, TX

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008 RED NOSE NEWZ,  Rose City Clowns  Oregon

            "Editor's Choice Award" to:

               Ann Sanders for her great support of the magazine and her enthusiasm.

2009

2010  No Award given

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