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http://www.tnpress.com/ideascontest/IdeasContestRules2017.pdf

Awards in the Tennessee Press Association Advertising & Circulation Ideas Contest will be given in each category and division for First, Second and Third place. A plaque will be given for the Jack Freeland Memorial Award for Best of Show.
Awards will be presented in conjunction with the TPA Summer Convention in Franklin, Tenn., which is scheduled for Friday, July 21, 2017.
Entries are sorted into competition divisions. There are five divisions that are determined by daily or non-daily status and paid circulation as listed in the 2017 Tennessee Newspaper Directory.
Competition Divisions:
N-1 Non-daily with a paid circulation less than 5,000
N-2 Non-daily with a paid circulation of 5,000 or above
D-1 Daily with a paid circulation less than 10,000
D-2 Daily with a paid circulation of 10,000 but less than
25,000
D-3 Daily with a paid circulation of 25,000 or above
• DEADLINE: Entries must be submitted online at www.betternewspapercontest.com/2017IdeasContest. The system opens for entries on Jan. 13 and closes at
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, February 10, 2017.
• All entries should have appeared in your newspaper or have been conducted from January 1, 2016 through
December 31, 2016
• Any Tennessee Press Association member newspaper can submit entries. The fee is $6 per entry. The fee must be received by TPA on or before February 24, 2017.
• Submit a PDF of the ad only. Do not submit a full page tearsheet—except in the case of Best Special Section or Niche Product.
• Designs that have previously won in the Ideas Contest may not be resubmitted.
• Any single ad, series or special section can only be entered in two categories. There is no limit to the number of entries that can be submitted by each newspaper in each category. However, a separate entry must be made for each and a fee is required for each entry submitted.
• Do not include national advertisements or those completely prepared by newspaper-sponsored art services.
All entries must be conceptualized by the staff of the newspaper submitting the entries.
• A project on which multiple newspapers collaborate must be entered only in the division of the larger newspaper.
• Decisions of the judges will be final.
• Entering the contests gives TPA permission to display the entries; distribute the entries to judges, contest participants and Ideas Contest Awards attendees as well as to publish the entries in print or online.
• Each entering newspaper will receive a link to the Powerpoint presentation of the 2017 winners.