Lori E. Switaj


 

  

WordPlay

Winner -  2005, 2006 and 2009 Osman C. Hooper Award:  Original Columns

Winner - 2008, 2009 Osman C. Hooper Award:  Features

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 Forget flowers, give a Bonsai

Member: Society of Professional Journalists

 

 

 
Member: The Press Club of Cleveland
  

Newest Columns

 

Lucky Breaks

“You can’t carry a four-leaf clover and wear a number 7 necklace,” I told her. “You were double lucking. It’s too much; it can backfire.” MORE

 

Baby Malfunction

By the time Terri was packing up to go home on Sunday, we were fighting over bathroom rights, or at the  very least, who claimed possession of The Bucket...      MORE

 

Biography

Lori E. Switaj is an editor and columnist in Avon Lake, Ohio. She is the former longtime editor of The Press newspaper and former managing editor of The North Ridgeville Press.

The Boston College graduate has written over 2,000 articles and wrote a popular humor column, WordPlay. A versatile writer and reporter, she has covered sports, previews, features, news and politics.

Switaj's works have also been published in: 
  • The North Ridgeville Press & Light
  • The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer
  • The Chronicle-Telegram
  • Cleveland Parent Magazine
  • The WestLife newspaper
  • The Chagrin Valley Times
  • TheLazyGourmet.Com
  • ParentingHumor.Com
  • The Sun Newspapers
  • SouthernHumorists.Com
  • HumorLoaf.Com (featured writer)
 

Published columns from 2001-2008 WordPlay

2001-2008 Copyright. Do not remove copyrights from essays. Reproduced by permission only.**

 Stepping Away

*Doing the Doo- (Winning submission, 2005 Ohio Newspaper Association award)

*Six Easy Steps to Making a Desk - (Winning submission, 2005 Ohio Newspaper Association award)

* Magilla Chinchilla for Sale- (Winning submission, 2006 Ohio Newspaper Associaion award)*Children are like Gerbils  ("Best Column" Cleveland Neighborhood Community Newspaper Association -2003)

* Water, water everywhere - (Winning submission, 2006 Ohio Newspaper Associaion award)

The old College Try

10 Million Minutes and a big goodbye

The Lawnmower Man

It takes a village to raise a pot

Searching for Jesus

Bachelorette Party

Life's little error messages

Tis What Season Tis It?

Crashing Cars with Girl

The incident in the driveway

Squalla

 

Finding the Keys to Heaven

Say My Name, Say My Name

Splitting Hares

Saying Goodbye to an Old Friend

From Adult to A Dolt

The Dandelion Wars

Waiting for Spring to Spring

MasterCard Moments

Getting Squirrely on the Weather

Fish debait

25,000 Miles and a Ticket to Fly

The best celling point

Getting Naked in the Kitchen

Groundhogs vs. Cows

Pajama Party

A Vegetarian's Beef

 

To contact Lori Switaj, send an e-mail to: LoriSwitaj@gmail.com

 

AWARDS

Third Place, "Original Columns," - Osman C. Hooper Awards   February 2006  Columbus, Ohio    (Statewide Competition)

Third Place, "Original Columns," - Ohio Newspaper Association - Osman C. Hooper Awards   February 2005   (Statewide Competition)

First Place, "Best Column" - Cleveland Neighborhood & Community Newspaper Association - March 2003 

First Place, "Best Column" - Cleveland Neighborhood & Community Newspaper Association - April 2005 

First Place, "Best News Story" - Cleveland Neighborhood & Community Press Association - April 2005

Second Place, "Best Series" - Cleveland Neighborhood & Community Press Association - April 2005  

 

*Second Place, "Local Features," - Ohio Newspaper Association - Osman C. Hooper Awards   2004   Columbus, Ohio (Statewide Competition)

*First Place, "Editorials," - Ohio Newspaper Association - Osman C. Hooper Awards    2005   Columbus, Ohio  (Statewide Competition)

*Third Place, - "Headline Writing," Ohio Newspaper Association - Osman C. Hooper Awards    2005   Columbus, Ohio (Statewide Competition)

*Second Place, - "Headline Writing," Ohio Newspaper Association - Osman C. Hooper Awards    2006   Columbus, Ohio (Statewide Competition)

*Contributor on team award for The Press newspaper