The NSPA Best of Show contest is available to all student media attending the Spring National High School Journalism Convention. The Awards Ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, April 9, at 3:30 p.m.

The contest fee is $30 PER ENTRY for NSPA members and $45 PER ENTRY for nonmembers. STEP ONE: Sign-up and pay for Best of Show entries during the convention registration process. STEP TWO: Submit your entries for the Individual Recognition categories on this site by 5 p.m. CT on Friday, March 18. Entries for the Staff Recognition categories must be submitted in person to the convention registration Best of Show desk by 1 p.m. Friday, April 8.

This website will be closed at 5 p.m. CT on Friday, March 18. The deadline will not be reopened. The submission format required for each contest is indicated. In most categories, a URL link to a website or a PDF file of the printed page is required — but not both.