For the complete instructions go to:

https://tnpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Ideas-Contest-Rules2025.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 Best of Show. All others receive a
certificate. Awards will be presented in a manner, time and date to be determined by the TPA Board of Directors.

Entries are sorted into competition divisions. Entries are sorted into competition divisions. There are three
divisions that are determined by daily or non-daily status and
total print distribution as listed in the published 2024 USPS
Statement of Ownership, Management & Circulation or Audit.
Competition Divisions:
N-1 Non-daily with 1 publication day a week and a total print
distribution less than 2,300
N-2 Non-daily with a total print distribution of 2,300 and above
and/or non-dailies with 2 to 3 publication days a week
D-1 All daily newspapers and online publications
• DEADLINE: Entries must be submitted online at www.
betternewspapercontest.com/2025TPAIdeasContest. The
system opens for entries on March 11 and closes at
10:59 p.m. Central Time on Friday, April 11, 2025.
• All entries should have appeared in your newspaper, website or have been conducted from January 1, 2024 through
December 31, 2024.
• Any Tennessee Press Association member newspaper in
good standing can submit entries. The fee is $7 per entry.
• 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 newspaper that enters the contest will receive a link
to the Powerpoint presentation of the 2025 winners.