The Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists' Excellence in Journalism Contest is open for entries!
It will close at 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2025.
The college contest will open for entries later in the spring of 2025.
You'll notice some changes to the list of categories, as well as the divisions your news organization falls into. More information about that can be found below.
The cost is $25 per entry for news organizations entering on behalf of their employees or freelances, and for individuals entering their own work who are not SPJ members.
Individuals who are SPJ members get a discounted rate of $10 per entry.
The money we raise from the contest helps us support the scholarships for college students interested in journalism, pays for programs and activities for Connecticut journalists through the year, and covers the costs of running the contest. If you are an individual journalist for whom the fee is a barrier to entering your own work, please email spjconnecticut@gmail.com and we can discuss options for discounts.
The work must have been published online or in print, or broadcast or streamed during the calendar year 2024.
STEPS TO ENTER
- Click here to register for an account on the contest site (accounts do not carry over from year to year).
- Log in to the site using your new account.
You'll need:
A working link to each entry, and a login and password the judges can use to access your entry if the link is behind a paywall
The category for your entry and the division your publication or station falls into. (We have moved from 5 groups to 3 this year: Large, Medium and Small.
A credit card number, or a check ready to send to CT SPJ (P.O. Box 5071, Woodbridge CT 06525). If paying by card, you will be redirected to the third-party payment platform Stripe.
Cover letters and supporting material are required only for the First Amendment, Collins and Driscoll awards
Entries may be submitted in more than one category, but a separate entry fee is required for each category.
To see a complete list of the categories, please visit the contest site.
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