GSPA is now accepting entries for first round yearbooks and second round literary magazines. Entry postmark deadline is June 30. Please note this is the final deadline for literary magazines published in the 2010-11 academic year. For 2010-11 yearbooks, there will be a second round critique offered with a Sept. 30 deadline. Please download the entry form here.
GSPA membership for the year 2011-12 is required to enter any GSPA critique service or competition. If your staff is not a member and would like to join, please fill out a completed membership form and send membership dues. Join GSPA by Oct. 31, 2011 to avoid late registrtion fees!
Join GSPA by Oct. 31, 2011 to avoid late registrtion fees!
Questions? Please call the GSPA office at 706-542-5022 or e-mail jodennis@uga.edu.
Roughly 500 high school journalists and advisers attended the GSPA Awards Ceremony at the University of Georgia on April 29. More than 200 awards were given out for newspaper, newsmagazine, yearbook, literary magazine and broadcast.
To view the General Excellence Staff results, click here.
To view the results of the Individual Competition, click here.
To read the official press release, click here.
To download the official banquet Powerpoint Slides, featuring the many of the winner's works,
[Microsoft PowerPoint - 92 MB]
[Adobe Acrobat - 4 MB] .
Celebrate another year of scholastic journalism at the 2011 GSPA
Awards Ceremony, held Thursday, April 28 at noon. The 82nd annual
event will be held at the University of Georgia's Tate Student Center
and features a keynote address from Patch.com regional editor Perry
Parks. More than 200 awards will be distributed, recognizing the best
high school journalism in the state. Registration is $18 per person
and includes a catered lunch. Registration deadline is Friday, April
15. Click here for the registration form.
GSPA is again spotlighting achievement in several often unheralded
areas: Adviser of the Year, Administrator of the Year, Community
Service, First-Year Adviser, Freedom of the Press, Perseverance, Start-
Up and Turnaround. The purpose of the awards is to give recognition to
those instrumental in the success of a high school publication.
Entries for the eight achievement awards will require an essay of no
more than 400 words describing why the person/staff should be
considered for the award. Supporting materials, such as newspaper
copy, broadcast video or letters of recognition can be included but
are not required. The postmark deadline is Friday, April 1.
Click for instructions and the official entry form GSPA Achievement Awards
We are now accepting portfolios for the GSPA Junior Champion Journalist award. This award recognizes the top high school junior journalist in the state. Entrants must submit a comprehensive portfolio showcasing their work, a transcript and two letters of recommendation. The prize is $100 and a scholarship into the Georgia Journalism Academy (June 12-18) this summer. Click here for the entry form and instructions.
Questions? Please call the GSPA office at 706-542-5022 or e-mail jodennis@uga.edu.
Deadlines for entry into the 2010-11 GSPA Competitions is March 5. Please click on the appropriate form for the contest you are entering.
General Excellence Newspaper/Newsmagazine
General Excellence Broadcast TV and Literary Magazine, Round One
All individual competitions
GSPA membership for the year 2010-11 is required to enter any GSPA critique service or competition. If your staff is not a member and would like to join, please fill out a completed membership form and send membership dues and $20 late fee with entries.
Questions? Please call the GSPA office at 706-542-5022 or e-mail jodennis@uga.edu.
The Georgia Champion Journalist is awarded each year to a senior student who has demonstrated a wide array of journalistic skills and experience, achieved success inside and outside the classroom, and plans to pursue a journalism career in college. The state winner earns a $150 prize from GSPA, and moves on to the national competition sponsored by the Journalism Education Association where they will be considered among Champion Journalists from all 50 states for more than $10,000 in cash prizes. Application deadline is Feb. 15.
For more information, click here.
Entries are now being accepted for the fifth annual First Amendment
Essay Contest, sponsored by the Cox Institute for Newspaper Management
Studies and the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Cash prizes totaling $450 will be awarded to the top essays, and the
contest is open to students who are members of any GSPA member staff.
The postmark deadline is Jan. 28.
For more information and to download the application, click here.
The 2010 GSPA Fall Conference will be held Sept. 22-23 at the
University of Georgia's Tate Center. Sessions will be offered in
newspaper/newsmagazine, yearbook, literary magazine and broadcasting.
Sessions will be held 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. on Wednesday (Sept. 22) and
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday (Sept. 23). Cost is $20/person for
a two-day registration, $15/person for a Friday-only registration.
Advance registration deadline is Sept. 17.
Click here to download the 2010 Conference program.
Click here for driving directions
Click here for more information and the registration form.
Save $25 off your conference registration! Have your class participate
in our study of high school student's journalism habits. Click here
for details.
Click here to download the application and ensure your publication is a member of GSPA for the 2010-11 school year.
The final deadline for literary magazine entries and the first round deadline for yearbook entries is June 30. The second round deadline for yearbook entries is Sept. 30.
Click here for the entry form.
GSPA membership for the year 2009-10 is required to enter any GSPA critique service or competition. If your staff is not a member and would like to join, please fill out a completed membership form and send membership dues and $20 late fee with entries.
Questions? Please call the GSPA office at 706-542-5022 or e-mail jodennis@uga.edu.
More than 500 students and staff attended the 2010 GSPA Awards
Ceremony, held April 29 at the University of Georgia in Athens.
Click here to read the official press release.
Click here to see the list of
staff rankings.
Click here to see the list of individual award winners.
Click view a slideshow.
GSPA is conducting a research study on media consumption of teenagers,
their expectations for college journalism programs and their outlook
on the future of journalism. All journalism staffs are invited to
participate in the study, and each staff that has at least 10 students
participate will receive a $25 GSPA coupon. Parental permission slips
must be received by the GSPA office before students may partake in the
online survey. Completed forms may be faxed to the GSPA office at
706-542-7931 or sent to GSPA study, Grady College, 120 Hooper Street,
Athens, GA 30602-3018.
Click here for the parental permission form.
Click here to take survey.
Questions? E-mail Joe Dennis at jodennis@uga.edu for more information
about the study.
Celebrate another year of scholastic journalism at the 2010 GSPA
Awards Ceremony, held Thursday, April 29 at noon. The 81st annual
event returns to the University of Georgia's brand new Tate Student
Center and features a keynote address from CNN online writer and producer
Eliott McLaughlin. More than 200 awards will be distributed,
recognizing the best high school journalism in the state.
Opportunities will also be available to tour campus, the University's
state-of-the-art commercial station WNEG-TV, and UGA's award-winning
independent student newspaper The Red & Black. Registration is $18 per
person and includes a catered lunch. Registration deadline is Friday,
April 16. Click here for the registration form.
Deadlines for entry into the 2009-10 GSPA Competitions is March 5. Please click on the appropriate form for the contest you are entering.
General Excellence Newspaper/Newsmagazine
General Excellence Broadcast TV and Literary Magazine, Round One
All individual competitions
GSPA membership for the year 2009-10 is required to enter any GSPA critique service or competition. Not sure if your staff is member? Click here. If your staff is not a member and would like to join, please fill out a completed membership form and send membership dues and $20 late fee with entries.
Questions? Please call the GSPA office at 706-542-5022 or e-mail jodennis@uga.edu.
The Upcoming Champion Journalist Award is a new award given to the state's top junior high school journalist. The qualifications and recognition mirror the Georgia Champion Journalist Award for high school seniors. Prizes include a scholarship to the Georgia Journalism Academy (June 6 – 12, 2010) and a $100 cash prize. The postmark deadline is March 19, 2010. Click
here for the official application, qualifications and instructions.
GSPA is again spotlighting achievement in several often unheralded areas: Adviser of the Year, Administrator of the Year, Community Service, First-Year Adviser, Freedom of the Press, Perseverance, Start-Up and Turnaround. The purpose of the awards is to give recognition to those instrumental in the success of a high school publication. Entries for the eight achievement awards will require an essay of no more than 400 words describing why the person/staff should be considered for the award. Supporting materials, such as newspaper copy, broadcast video or letters of recognition can be included but are not required. The postmark deadline is Friday, March 19. Click
here for the official application..
The Georgia Champion Journalist is awarded each year to a senior student who has demonstrated a wide array of journalistic skills and experience, achieved success inside and outside the classroom, and plans to pursue a journalism career in college. The state winner earns a $150 prize from GSPA, and moves on to the national competition sponsored by the Journalism Education Association where they will be considered among Champion Journalists from all 50 states for more than $10,000 in cash prizes. Application deadline is Feb. 15. For more information, click here.
Entries are now being accepted for the fifth annual First Amendment
Essay Contest, sponsored by the Cox Institute for Newspaper Management
Studies and the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Cash prizes totaling $450 will be awarded to the top essays, and the
contest is open to students who are members of any GSPA member staff.
The deadline is Dec. 19.
Click here for the application form.
Click here for the previous winners.
The 2009 GSPA Fall Conference will be held Sept. 23-24 at the
University of Georgia's Tate Center. Sessions will be offered in
newspaper/newsmagazine, yearbook, literary magazine and broadcasting.
Sessions will be held 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. on Wednesday (Sept. 23) and
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday (Sept. 24). Cost is $20/person for
a two-day registration, $15/person for a Friday-only registration.
Advance registration deadline is Sept. 18.
Click to view 2009 Conference Program.
Click here for more information and the registration form. | Driving Directions
Click to view Conference Program from 2008 (2009 sessions to be announced soon).
Click to view related story, Training Sessions Highlight 2008 GSPA Conference.
GSPA membership is required to participate in all GSPA events and
critiques. Join before the Oct. 31 early membership deadline and save $20.
Click here for the membership form.
GSPA General Excellence Competition
GSPA Individual Awards Competition
GSPA Awards Ceremony Press Release
2008- 2009 GSPA Awards Ceremony was held on Friday, May 1 at noon at The Classic Center in downtown Athens, Ga.
Do you have news about your publication/staff/adviser to share? Send an e-mail to gspa@uga.edu so we can spread the word.
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