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NOTE: The deadline to submit 2022 Publications and Digital Media Excellence Award entries has now passed. See winners of the 2022 awards here, and stay tuned for 2023 entry information at the end of January.
NSPRA’s Publications and Digital Media Excellence Awards recognize outstanding education publications, e-newsletters, digital media programs, radio/TV/video programs, social media, infographics, blogs and websites. View a list of past Publications and Digital Media Excellence Award winners.
Winners are recognized nationally at the NSPRA National Seminar each year and receive an award certificate by mail.
Information on how to submit a Publications and Digital Media Excellence Award entry, judging information, eligible submission categories and more can be found below.
Following are the categories for submissions in the Publications and Digital Media Excellence Awards program.
Publications:
Digital Media:
Student-written and/or produced newsletters or other publications and audio/visual media are not eligible to enter.
Follow the category-specific entry guidance above and also:
Entries are judged within an entry category only against those from organizations of a similar type and size. Each entry is judged on the overall excellence of the entry as well as its quality compared to other entries in the category. The top award in each category is the Award of Excellence. Awards of Merit and Honorable Mentions are also given in each category.
Criteria for All Entries:
Following are elements that judges look for in all entered publications and digital media:
Excellence in Writing Criteria
Following are additional elements that judges look for in Excellence in Writing entries:
Publications Criteria
Following are additional elements that judges look for in publication entries:
Social Media Criteria
Following are additional elements that judges look for in social media entries:
Video Criteria
Following are additional elements that judges look for in video entries:
Website Criteria
Following are additional elements that judges look for in internet/intranet website entries:
Publications and Digital Media Excellence Award entries must be submitted at www.nspra.org/award-apply.
NSPRA staff will notify Publications and Digital Media Excellence Awards entrants as to the status of their entries via mail in June.
Each winning entry will receive a certificate suitable for framing. Winners also will be:
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