Enter Contests

2023 Localizing Contest

Deadline: Jan. 5, 2024 for material published between January 6, 2023 and January 5, 2024.

Entry / Membership Fees:

NO FEE for NESPA members; non-members pay $3 per entry

NESPA membership is $50 per school (not per publication)

Submit entries to the 2023 Localizing Contest here!

Even if you are submitting print content, please use this Google Form:

2023 Localizing Contest Entry Form

Mail any print entries along with the paper form from the Fall 2023 Newsletter to:

New England Scholastic Press Association

c/o Helen Smith

130 Washington Street

Newton, MA 02458

**You do not need to mail anything with online entries if you are a NESPA member. Non-NESPA entries must mail the $3 per entry fee to the address above.**

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**The contests below are closed- look for the 2024 Publication and Special Achievement Contests in the spring!**

2023 Publication and Special Achievement Contests

Deadline: April 7 for material published between April 11, 2022 and April 7, 2023.

Entry / Membership Fees:

NESPA members pay $1.50 per Special Achievement Contest entry; non-members pay $2.50.

NESPA membership is $50 per school (not per publication) and includes conference registration for the advisers and up to six students.

Submit entries to all Publication & Special Achievement Contests here!

Even if you are submitting print content, please use these forms to enter all contests:

Special Achievement Contest Entry Form

Publication Contest Entry Form

NESPA Membership & Entry Fee (see page 2 of the PDF)

Mail all print entries along with the membership form to:

New England Scholastic Press Association

c/o Helen Smith

130 Washington Street

Newton, MA 02458

Special Achievement Contest Categories:

Broadcast- Advertisement; Documentary; Feature story; News series; PSA; Sports series; Sports story

Magazine- Artwork; Cover design; Fiction; Nonfiction; Photography; Poetry; Typographical design

Newspaper- Advertisement; Artwork, cartoon; Bylined column; Editorial; Feature page design; Feature photo; Feature story; Informational graphic; News page design; News photo; News series; News story; Opinion page design; Personality profile; Photo illustration; Review; Special section; Sports page design; Sports photo; Sports series; Sports story; Typographical design

Online/Multimedia- Blog; Homepage design; Podcast; Slideshow with audio; Slideshow with photos; Video; Coverage, writing, and design categories for online/multimedia are the same as for broadcast and print.

Yearbook- Advertisement; Caption writing (three spreads); Theme development and cover; Feature photo; Feature spread; Feature story; Headline writing (three spreads); Sports photo; Sports story; Typographical design