2024

Jan. 12
DEADLINE: Innovation Pacemaker entries

Feb. 8
DEADLINE: Leadership Award in Student Journalism

March 1
DEADLINE: Leadership Award in Student Journalism Scholarship
DEADLINE: Wikoff Scholarship for Editorial Leadership

March 25
DEADLINE: Best of Show, Individual Recognition entries, Kansas City convention

April 4-6
JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention,
Kansas City Missouri

April 5
DEADLINE: Best of Show, Staff Recognition entries, Kansas City convention

May 8
DEADLINE: Spring Clips & Clicks & Sweepstakes

June 3, 2024
DEADLINE: 2023-24 High School Individual Awards

June 7, 2024
DEADLINE: Pacemakers in Broadcast, Newspaper/Newsmagazine and Specialty Magazine

June 12, 2024
DEADLINE: 2023-24 Junior High/Middle School Individual Awards

June 24-27, with bonus classes June 23
Gloria Shields NSPA Media Workshop
Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum by the Galleria

Oct. 24
DEADLINE: Philadelphia Best of Show Individual Recognition entries

Nov. 8
DEADLINE: Literary Arts Magazine, Online and Yearbook Pacemaker entries
DEADLINE: Philadelphia Best of Show Staff Recognition entries on site

Nov. 17-10
JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown

2025

Jan. 10
DEADLINE: Innovation Pacemaker entries

Get the latest contest information and deadlines from the contests-at-a-glance graphic.

NSPA events

NSPA contests
NSPA contests at a glance

NSPA Clips & Clicks contest

NSPA membership portal
to submit Pacemaker entries

NSPA Best of Show
Posted to the convention sites
when contest is announced —
fall.journalismconvention.org
spring.journalismconvention.org