2024 WNAF Collegiate Better Newspaper Contest
2024 WNAF Collegiate Better Newspaper Contest
Contest entries are accepted starting Monday, December 9, 2024
All print and digital entries must have been published during the entry period. Jan. 1, 2024 - Dec. 6, 2024. If you have questions or problems, please contact 2024 WNA Contest Coordinator, Laura Niemi at laura@mna.org or 612-278-0226.
NO MAIL IN ENTRIES ACCEPTED. Payment can be made by credit card, Paypal or check. If mailed, payment should be postmarked by January 13, 2025 and mailed to: Better Newspaper Contest Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation 34 Schroeder Ct., Suite 220 Madison, WI 53711
If you are submitting URL's. Make sure the link works and a paywall password is provided (if required)/
Contest Deadline
Monday, January 13, 2025
All entries must be uploaded by 10:59 p.m.
Submission Period
Jan. 1, 2024 - Dec. 6, 2024
All print and digital entries must have been published during the entry period.
Entry Divisions
Division A: published weekly or daily OR undergraduate enrollment of 7,500 or more
Division B: published monthly or bi-monthly OR undergraduate enrollment of 7,500 or less
Entries will be merged to the next highest division if a category received three or fewer entries.
Eligibility
Any student enrolled in a Wisconsin public, parochial or private college or university is eligible.
Number of entries allowed
Unless otherwise specified, each entrant may submit as many entries in each contest as desired.
Payment
There is a $7.50 entry fee for each entry. Payment must be made before the contest deadline and can be submitted via credit card, PayPal or check.
Checks should be made payable to the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation.
Judging
Experienced newspaper professionals from the Press Associations will be selected as judges.
Awards
Winning newspapers will be notified of their awards after judging has been completed. Awards will be presented during the luncheon at the WNA’s Annual Convention on Friday, March 7, 2025, in Madison.
