The Newsletters and Periodicals Committee is responsible for both creating and maintaining communications with State Societies and Chapters which result in the improvement of SAR newsletters and other periodic publications.

The Committee is also responsible for conducting a newsletters and periodicals workshop at each National Congress for interested State Societies and Chapters.

In addition, judges the Carl F. Bessent Award, the Jennings H. Flathers Award, the Paul M. Niebell, Sr., Award and the Grahame T. Smallwood, Jr. Award at each National Congress.

The Newsletters and Periodicals Committee has created the following Newsletter Handbook to assist those Compatriots, Chapters and State Societies in their creation of a periodical newsletter.