> Submit Individual Recognition entries here!

ENTRY DEADLINE: OCTOBER 16, 2024

The deadline is 5 p.m. CT October 16, 2024, and the website will close at that time.

CONTEST INFO

The NSPA Best of Show, a popular convention competition, is open to NSPA-member student media outlets (broadcast, newspaper/newsmagazine, magazine, website and yearbook). The contest is $30 per entry. Best of Show winners will be announced in Philadelphia at the convention awards ceremony at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9.

ENTRY FEES & PAYMENT

Best of Show is open to NSPA members only. The contest fee is $30 per entry. 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 Oct. 16. Entries for the Staff Recognition categories must be submitted by noon Friday, Nov. 8.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

This website will be closed at 5 p.m. CT on Wednesday, Oct. 16. 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.

RULES & ELIGIBILITY

Click on "ENTER" below for the login screen. If you are visiting the site for the first time, click on "Create your Open Call account" in the lower-right corner of the login screen. Click on the "AWARDS INFO" box below to view the complete contest rules and information.

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