> Submit Individual Recognition entries here!
The deadline is 5 p.m. CT October 16, 2024, and the website will close at that time.
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.
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.
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.
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.