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Special Achievement Contest (individual pieces of work)-click to enter

Please note, all Special Achievement entries must be submitted through the form above. NESPA is no longer accepting mailed-in entries for this contest. 

• Submission deadline: 11:59 pm April 1, 2025
• Entries must have been published between April 12, 2024 and April 1, 2025.
• Publications are limited to three entries in each Special Achievement category.
• Entry Fee: $1 per entry for NESPA members, $2 per entry for non-members.
• See the complete list of categories by publication type below:

Broadcast:

Commercial, Documentary, Feature story, News story, PSA, Sports Highlight, Sports story, Broadcast Show Opening, Broadcast Commentary/ Review, Social Media Show, Series, Animated Graphic

Newspaper (print / online):

Advertisement, Artwork/cartoon, Blog (series of two or more entries), Bylined column (single), Bylined column (series–up to three columns), Editorial, Feature page design, Editorial, Feature story, Home page design, Infographic, Interactive graphic, News page design, News story, Opinion page design, Personality profile, Podcast (one or more episode), Review, Series of articles, Social media use, Special section, Sports page design, Sports story, Video

Yearbook:

Cover design (must be primarily student work), Spread design, Theme development, Caption writing

Literary Magazine:

Artwork, Cover design, Creative nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry

Photo:

Art photo (Lit Mag), Environmental portrait (portrait of one or more subject in environment), Feature, News, Photo gallery (online), Photo illustration, Sports action, Sports reaction

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