PJ contest calendar

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2008
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January 01, 2008
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January 07, 2008
NPPA Monthly Clip Contest
Contact: Regional clip chair
By NPPA region
E-mail: contests@nppa.org
Web: www.nppa.org/competitions
Admission: No entry fee. Must be a paid NPPA member.
Clip contest features five monthly categories. They are: Spot News, General News, Sports, Feature Single and Multiple Picture Story. Illustration is quarterly. Points are awarded with an annual regional Photographer of the Year award.
Limit of nine entries per month. Entries must have been published (printed or electronically reproduced by a commercial enterprise). Illustrations are held until the next quarterly judging period.
Please read How to submit NPPA clips.

January 10, 2008
World Press Photo deadline
World Press Photo, Jacob Obrechtstraat 26, 1071 KM Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Phone: +31 20 676 6096
E-mail: office@worldpressphoto.nl
Web: www.worldpressphoto.nl
Admission: No entry fee.
Annual.

January 15, 2008
(must arrive by date)
Days Japan International Photojournalism Awards
Takeuchi Building 302, 1-37-19 Matsubara, Setagaya-ku Tokyo, 156-0043 Japan
Phone: +81(0)3-3322-0233
E-mail: kikaku@daysjapan.net
Web: www.daysjapan.net
Admission: No admission fee.
Only prints accepted. 1st prize is 1 million yen and a digital camera, 2nd is 300K yen and dit, 3rd is 100K yen, special prize by jury is 100K yen, Reader's Prize is 50K yen.
Photographs must compellingly relate the issues that people are facing around the world. We aim to tell the truth from the perspective of victimized civilians and not of those exercising authority through military or other power.
Annual.

January 15, 2008
(postmarked)
Joseph Costa Award for Courtroom Photography
Contact: Ken Heinen
Department of Journalism – AJ300, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306
Phone: 765 285-8217
E-mail: kenheinen@bsu.edu
Admission: No entry fee. Clip contest.
Each entry must also include a letter signed by the photographer or a representative of the publication that describes the circumstances of the photograph(s), the publication name, the date of publication, the photographer's name, address and telephone number.
Multiple-image entries are permitted.

January 15, 2008
NPPA video/multimedia clip deadline
Online entry
Web: www.nppa.org
Admission: Free to enter. Must be an NPPA member.
Previous month's video, audio slideshows and multimedia projects accepted until the 15th of the following month.

January 15, 2008
(postmarked)
Pulitzer Prize: Music deadline
The Pulitzer Prize Office, 709 Journalism, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027
Phone: 212 854-3841
Web: www.pulitzer.org
Admission: $50 entry fee per piece.
Annual.

January 16, 2008
NPPA video/multimedia clip judging period
Online judging
Web: www.nppa.org
Admission: Must be an NPPA member to judge.
Previous month's video, audio slideshows and multimedia projects are presented for NPPA members to judge. Members are encouraged to vote for the best work in each category. Judging continues until the end of the month.

January 16, 2008
Society for Newspaper Design U.S. deadline
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University, 215 University Place, Syracuse, NY 13244-2100
Phone: 401 294-5233
E-mail: competition@su-snd.org
Web: www.snd.org
Admission: $12 to $30 per entry based on publication circulation and number of pages.
Annual.
Tearsheet competition.

January 18, 2008
Pictures Of The Year International (POYi) deadline
Contact: David Rees, POYi Director
109 Lee Hills Hall, Columbia MO 65211
Phone: 573 882-4882
E-mail: info@poyi.org
Web: www.poy.org
Admission: $50 per photographer.
FTP only.
Annual.

January 23, 2008
Hearst Journalism Awards Program
Photo Competition II: News and Sports
E-mail: photos@hearstfdn.org
Web: hearstfdn.org
Admission: Free. CD or e-mail entry.
The 47th annual program offers up to $500,000 in awards, consisting of six monthly writing, three photojournalism, and four broadcast news competitions - with championship finals in all divisions.
Graduate students and students who have been a pro more than a year in their career are ineligible.
See Web site for additional rules.
Annual.

January 23, 2008
Society for Newspaper Design outside U.S. deadline
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University, 215 University Place, Syracuse, NY 13244-2100
Phone: 401 294-5233
E-mail: competition@su-snd.org
Web: www.snd.org
Admission: $12 to $30 per entry based on publication circulation and number of pages.
Annual.
Tearsheet competition.

January 30, 2008
Overseas Press Club of America contest deadline
Contact: Sonya Fry, executive director
40 West 45 Street, New York NY 10036
Phone: 212 626-9220
E-mail: sonya@opcofamerica.org
Web: www.opcofamerica.org
Admission: $150 per entry. $1,000 cash prizes awarded. Magazine and newspaper divisions. CD submission with documentation of publication required.
Annual.

January 31, 2008
Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards deadline
Journalism Awards Director, The Robert F. Kennedy Memorial, 1367 Connecticut Ave., NW, Ste. 200, Washington DC 20036
Phone: 202 463-7575
Web: www.rfkmemorial.org
Admission: $50 per essay entry. Cash prizes awarded.
Scrapbook portfolio 11 x 14 format. Essay only. Documentation required.
Entries may include accounts of the lifestyles, challenges and potentials of the disadvantage in the United States and around the world: insights into the causes, conditions and remedies of their plight, and the critical analysies of public policies, prog
Pro, college and high school categories.
Annual.

January 31, 2008
(postmark date)
Scripps Howard Foundation National Journalism Awards
National Journalism Awards
Scripps Howard Foundation
312 Walnut Street, 28th Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45202-4067
Phone: 1-800-888-3000
E-mail: porters@scripps.com
Web: foundation.scripps.com
Admission: $50 entry fee must be included for each entry in a category. Must have a sponsoring letter of nomination signed by someone other than the nominee who is employed by the same organization. Only two entries per category from the same organization.
Cash prizes are $10,000. The Ursula and Gilbert Farfel Fund provides a $25,000 prize for investigative reporting. Cash awards totaling $195,000 are presented to winners at awards dinner on 4/20/07 at the National Press Club in Washington DC.
Annual.

January 31, 2008
(postmark date)
The Sidney Hillman Foundation Journalism Awards
Contact: Amanda Cooper
275 Seventh Ave., New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212 265-7000 x4760
E-mail: Web-based
Web: www.hillmanfoundation.org
Admission: Free entry. $2,000 prize and plaque in categories of Photojournalism, Books, Newspaper Reporting, Magazine Reporting, Broadcast Journalism and Blogs.
No entry form. Online entry for blogs. Must submit three copies of other materials.
Foundation is union affiliated and supported.
Annual.

February 01, 2008
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February 01, 2008
(postmarked) and received by Feb. 4, 2008.
American Society of Newspaper Editors awards
Contact: Cristal Williams
ASNE Awards, The Poynter Institute, 801 Third Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701-9981
Phone: 727 821-9494
E-mail: cwilliams@asne.org
Web: www.poynter.org
Admission: No fees. However, a news organization can make only one entry in each of the nine categories. An individual can't be entered in more than one category.
Photographic print competition (gloss paper, 15 image max, must have been published) plus a CD. A cash prize of $2,500 is awarded in Community Service Photojournalism Award for a PJ who has an understanding of his/her community with meaningful images.
Annual.

February 01, 2008
Best of Photojournalism (BOP) deadline
Contact: NPPA contest
Online delivery location.
E-mail: contests@nppa.org
Web: www.nppa.org/competitions
Admission: No entry fee.
Annual.
Multiple categories within the broad categories of Still photography, Web sites, Photo editing and (TV) News video.

February 01, 2008
TBA (Feb.)
NSC Still Photo Contest deadline
Contact: Northern Short Course in Photojournalism
Phone: 401-732-6000
E-mail: marketing@nppa.org
Web: www.northernshortcourse.com
Admission: $6 per single, $50 per portfolio of the year, $75 max for limit of 20 entries. Contest is only open to NPPA members of Regions 1, 2 and 3.
Please see the contest entry form, rules and guidelines (PDF).
Annual.

February 01, 2008
P-com Creative Awards
Contact: Portfolios.com
Phone: 1-800-303-9277 ext.221
Web: www.portfolios.com
Admission: $35 per entry. $50 per series. $20 per student entry (single or series).
Online submission (72 ppi by 650 max side). Gold, silver and bronze awards granted in the fields of Advertising, Broadcast, Graphic Design, Web Design, Photography and Illustration.
Annual. Est. 2004

February 01, 2008
(postmarked)
Pulitzer Prize: Journalism deadline
The Pulitzer Prize Board, 709 Journalism, 2950 Broadway, Mail Code 3865, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027
Phone: 212 854-3841
Web: www.pulitzer.org
Admission: $50 entry fee per piece.
Scrapbook format with documentation.
Annual.

February 05, 2008
Quill and Scroll Society International Photo Contest for high school students
Contact: Quill and Scroll Society (an international honorary society for high school journalists)
University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Comm, 100 Adler Journalism Bldg. E346, Iowa City IA 52242
Phone: 319 335-3457 , fax 319 335-3989
E-mail: quill-scroll@uiowa.edu
Web: www.uiowa.edu
Admission: $2 fee per entry. School registration form required. Limited to four entries per school per division.
Contest is for currently enrolled high school students. Awards are made in 12 divisions (for photo - news and sports). Winners get National Award Gold Key and, if seniors, are eligible to apply for one of the $500 Edward J. Nell Memorial Scholarships.
Submission requires tearsheet and print.
University of Iowa sponsors.
Annual.

February 21, 2008
NPPA Monthly Clip Contest
Online
E-mail: contests@nppa.org
Web: www.nppa.org/competitions
Admission: No entry fee. Must be a paid NPPA member.
Clip contest features five monthly categories. They are: Spot News, General News, Sports, Feature Single and Multiple Picture Story. Illustration is quarterly. Points are awarded with an annual regional Photographer of the Year award.
Limit of nine entries per month. Entries must have been published (printed or electronically reproduced by a commercial enterprise). Illustrations are held until the next quarterly judging period.
As of Jan. 2008, this contest is completely digital. Since this is the first month, the deadline was extended.

February 08, 2008
World Press Photo winners announced
Web: www.worldpressphoto.nl
Annual.

February 15, 2008
NPPA video/multimedia clip deadline
Online entry
Web: www.nppa.org
Admission: Free to enter. Must be an NPPA member.
Previous month's video, audio slideshows and multimedia projects accepted until the 15th of the following month.

February 16, 2008
NPPA video/multimedia clip judging period
Online judging
Web: www.nppa.org
Admission: Must be an NPPA member to judge.
Previous month's video, audio slideshows and multimedia projects are presented for NPPA members to judge. Members are encouraged to vote for the best work in each category. Judging continues until the end of the month.

February 17, 2008
Feb. 17 - March 7, 2008
Pictures Of The Year International (POYi) judging
109 Lee Hills Hall, Columbia MO 65211
Web: www.poy.org
Annual.

March 01, 2008
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March 01, 2008
TBA (in March)
Days Japan International Photojournalism Awards announced
Web: www.daysjapan.net

March 04, 2008
Hearst Journalism Awards Program
Photo Competition III: Picture Story/Series
E-mail: photos@hearstfdn.org
Web: hearstfdn.org
Admission: Free. CD or e-mail entry.
The 47th annual program offers up to $500,000 in awards, consisting of six monthly writing, three photojournalism, and four broadcast news competitions - with championship finals in all divisions.
Graduate students and students who have been a pro more than a year in their career are ineligible.
See Web site for additional rules.
Annual.

March 07, 2008
NPPA Monthly Clip Contest
Online
E-mail: contests@nppa.org
Web: www.nppa.org/competitions
Admission: No entry fee. Must be a paid NPPA member.
Clip contest features five monthly categories. They are: Spot News, General News, Sports, Feature Single and Multiple Picture Story. Illustration is quarterly. Points are awarded with an annual regional Photographer of the Year award.
Limit of nine entries per month. Entries must have been published (printed or electronically reproduced by a commercial enterprise). Illustrations are held until the next quarterly judging period.
As of Jan. 2008, this contest is completely digital.

March 07, 2008
NPPA Quarterly Student Clip Contest
Contact: Brian Immel or Joe Barrentine
Online entry
Phone: 253 312-3169 or 253 988-1870
E-mail: brian@collegefrontpage.com or joe@collegefrontpage.com
Web: nppa.collegefrontpage.com
Admission: No entry fee.
Quarterly NPPA student clip contest features four categories. They are: News, Sports, Feature Single and Multiple Picture Story. Points are awarded as in the pro divisions with an annual Student Photographer of the Year award.
Limit of 12 entries per quarter.
Quarterly
Please read How to submit NPPA clips.

March 13, 2008
March 13-15
Northern Short Course
Contact: Northern Short Course in Photojournalism
Hyatt Regency, Rochester, NY
Phone: 401-732-6000
E-mail: marketing@nppa.org
Web: www.northernshortcourse.com
Admission: Registration required.
Contact the Hyatt Regency and ask for the NPPA/NSC rate.
Annual. Est. 1982

March 15, 2008
NPPA video/multimedia clip deadline
Online entry
Web: www.nppa.org
Admission: Free to enter. Must be an NPPA member.
Previous month's video, audio slideshows and multimedia projects accepted until the 15th of the following month.

March 16, 2008
NPPA video/multimedia clip judging period
Online judging
Web: www.nppa.org
Admission: Must be an NPPA member to judge.
Previous month's video, audio slideshows and multimedia projects are presented for NPPA members to judge. Members are encouraged to vote for the best work in each category. Judging continues until the end of the month.

April 01, 2008
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April 01, 2008
TBA (in April)
Asia Press Photo Contest
Contact: Asia News Network/China Daily
E-mail: asianewsphoto@chinadaily.net.cn
Web: www.asianewsphoto.com
Photos must reflect changes taking place in Asia in any of eight categories and in keeping with the contest's annual theme.
FTP international contest awards one gold prize and 20 other honorary prizes in each category. Gold prizes are $1,000 (US) and free roundtrip ticket to get award. Honorary prize is inclusion in the yearbook and exhibitions.
Annual.

April 07, 2008
NPPA Monthly Clip Contest
Online
E-mail: contests@nppa.org
Web: www.nppa.org/competitions
Admission: No entry fee. Must be a paid NPPA member.
Clip contest features five monthly categories. They are: Spot News, General News, Sports, Feature Single and Multiple Picture Story. Illustration is quarterly. Points are awarded with an annual regional Photographer of the Year award.
Limit of nine entries per month. Entries must have been published (printed or electronically reproduced by a commercial enterprise). Illustrations are held until the next quarterly judging period.
As of Jan. 2008, this contest is completely digital.

April 15, 2008
2008 World-Wide Filmmaker Showdown
Contact: Lilli Clark
C/O Watermark Communications, #10 iV 1006 Lynham Rd, Whistler, B.C., VON 1B1
Phone: 604 938-3399 x 27
E-mail: lclark@watermarkinc.ca
Web: www.whistler2008.com
Admission:
Extreme sports competition features a $15,000 in prizes.
Photographers must personally present their work.
Annual.
TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival sponsors.

April 15, 2008
NPPA video/multimedia clip deadline
Online entry
Web: www.nppa.org
Admission: Free to enter. Must be an NPPA member.
Previous month's video, audio slideshows and multimedia projects accepted until the 15th of the following month.

April 16, 2008
NPPA video/multimedia clip judging period
Online judging
Web: www.nppa.org
Admission: Must be an NPPA member to judge.
Previous month's video, audio slideshows and multimedia projects are presented for NPPA members to judge. Members are encouraged to vote for the best work in each category. Judging continues until the end of the month.

April 17, 2008
2008 World-Wide Pro Photographer Showdown
Contact: Lilli Clark
C/O Watermark Communications, #10 iV 1006 Lynham Rd, Whistler, B.C., VON 1B1
Phone: 604 938-3399 x 27
E-mail: lclark@watermarkinc.ca
Web: www.whistler2008.com
Admission:
Extreme sports competition features a $10,000 cash prize.
Photographers must personally present their work.
Annual.
TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival sponsors.

May 01, 2008
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May 01, 2008
TBA (in May)
Eddie Adams Workshop (Barnstorm)
E-mail: info@eddieadamsworkshop.com
Web: www.eddieadamsworkshop.com
Admission: The tuition-free workshop is limited to 100 students with the best portfolios. Applications are taken online only.
Barnstorm XX will be held October 5-8, 2007 in Jeffersonville, NY.
Annual.

May 07, 2008
NPPA Monthly Clip Contest
Online
E-mail: contests@nppa.org
Web: www.nppa.org/competitions
Admission: No entry fee. Must be a paid NPPA member.
Clip contest features five monthly categories. They are: Spot News, General News, Sports, Feature Single and Multiple Picture Story. Illustration is quarterly. Points are awarded with an annual regional Photographer of the Year award.
Limit of nine entries per month. Entries must have been published (printed or electronically reproduced by a commercial enterprise). Illustrations are held until the next quarterly judging period.
As of Jan. 2008, this contest is completely digital.

May 15, 2008
TBA mid May
Hearst Journalism Awards Program
Photo Semi-Final
E-mail: photos@hearstfdn.org
Web: hearstfdn.org
Admission: Free. CD or e-mail entry.
The 47th annual program offers up to $500,000 in awards, consisting of six monthly writing, three photojournalism, and four broadcast news competitions - with championship finals in all divisions.
Graduate students and students who have been a pro more than a year in their career are ineligible.
See Web site for additional rules.
Annual.

May 15, 2008
NPPA video/multimedia clip deadline
Online entry
Web: www.nppa.org
Admission: Free to enter. Must be an NPPA member.
Previous month's video, audio slideshows and multimedia projects accepted until the 15th of the following month.

May 16, 2008
NPPA video/multimedia clip judging period
Online judging
Web: www.nppa.org
Admission: Must be an NPPA member to judge.
Previous month's video, audio slideshows and multimedia projects are presented for NPPA members to judge. Members are encouraged to vote for the best work in each category. Judging continues until the end of the month.

June 01, 2008
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June 01, 2008
TBA (early June)
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Photo of the Year contest
Web: www.snpa.org
Cash prizes and crystal awards.
Annual.

June 04, 2008
TBA one week in early June
Hearst Journalism Awards Program
National Championships
Annual.

June 07, 2008
NPPA Monthly Clip Contest
Online
E-mail: contests@nppa.org
Web: www.nppa.org/competitions
Admission: No entry fee. Must be a paid NPPA member.
Clip contest features five monthly categories. They are: Spot News, General News, Sports, Feature Single and Multiple Picture Story. Illustration is quarterly. Points are awarded with an annual regional Photographer of the Year award.
Limit of nine entries per month. Entries must have been published (printed or electronically reproduced by a commercial enterprise). Illustrations are held until the next quarterly judging period.
As of Jan. 2008, this contest is completely digital.

June 07, 2008
NPPA Quarterly Student Clip Contest
Contact: Brian Immel or Joe Barrentine
Online entry
Phone: 253 312-3169 or 253 988-1870
E-mail: brian@collegefrontpage.com or joe@collegefrontpage.com
Web: nppa.collegefrontpage.com
Admission: No entry fee.
Quarterly NPPA student clip contest features four categories. They are: News, Sports, Feature Single and Multiple Picture Story. Points are awarded as in the pro divisions with an annual Student Photographer of the Year award.
Limit of 12 entries per quarter.
Quarterly
Please read How to submit NPPA clips.

June 15, 2008
NPPA video/multimedia clip deadline
Online entry
Web: www.nppa.org
Admission: Free to enter. Must be an NPPA member.
Previous month's video, audio slideshows and multimedia projects accepted until the 15th of the following month.

June 15, 2008
(postmarked)
Pulitzer Prize: In Letters (Books) deadline
The Pulitzer Prize Office, 709 Journalism, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027
Phone: 212 854-3841
Web: www.pulitzer.org
Admission: $50 entry fee per piece.
Books published from January 1 to June 14.
Annual.

June 16, 2008
NPPA video/multimedia clip judging period
Online judging
Web: www.nppa.org
Admission: Must be an NPPA member to judge.
Previous month's video, audio slideshows and multimedia projects are presented for NPPA members to judge. Members are encouraged to vote for the best work in each category. Judging continues until the end of the month.

July 01, 2008
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July 01, 2008
NPPA Women In PhotoJournalism contest
Contact: Tahra Makinson-Sanders, director of photography for The Press Democrat
St. Louis, MO
E-mail: tmaksan@yahoo.com
Web: www.womeninphotojournalism.org
Admission: $8 per picture for students, $12 per picture for NPPA professional members and $17 per picture for non-members. Submissions from female PJs only.
"There are no categories, only your interpretation of the theme" stated organizers.
Both FTP and CD submissions accepted.
Annual. Est. 2000

July 07, 2008
NPPA Monthly Clip Contest
Online
E-mail: contests@nppa.org
Web: www.nppa.org/competitions
Admission: No entry fee. Must be a paid NPPA member.
Clip contest features five monthly categories. They are: Spot News, General News, Sports, Feature Single and Multiple Picture Story. Illustration is quarterly. Points are awarded with an annual regional Photographer of the Year award.
Limit of nine entries per month. Entries must have been published (printed or electronically reproduced by a commercial enterprise). Illustrations are held until the next quarterly judging period.
As of Jan. 2008, this contest is completely digital.

July 15, 2008
Howard Chapnick Grant
W. Eugene Smith Fund, Inc., c/o International Center of Photography, 1133 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036
Web: www.smithfund.org
Admission: No entry fees.
Grant of $5,000 is for the advancement of photojournalism in leadership and fields ancillary to photojournalism (editing, research, education and management).
Projects that promote social change and/or serve significant concerns of photojournalism are preferred.

July 15, 2008
NPPA video/multimedia clip deadline
Online entry
Web: www.nppa.org
Admission: Free to enter. Must be an NPPA member.
Previous month's video, audio slideshows and multimedia projects accepted until the 15th of the following month.

July 15, 2008
W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund
W. Eugene Smith Fund, Inc., c/o International Center of Photography, 1133 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036
Web: www.smithfund.org
Admission: No entry fees.
Grant of $30,000 with an additional $5,000 in fellowship money is awarded annual by a jury to a photographer whose past work and proposed project follows the tradition of W. Eugene Smith's compassionate dedication exhibited during his career.
Projects that promote social change and/or serve significant concerns of photojournalism are preferred.

July 16, 2008
NPPA video/multimedia clip judging period
Online judging
Web: www.nppa.org
Admission: Must be an NPPA member to judge.
Previous month's video, audio slideshows and multimedia projects are presented for NPPA members to judge. Members are encouraged to vote for the best work in each category. Judging continues until the end of the month.

August 01, 2008
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August 07, 2008
NPPA Monthly Clip Contest
Online
E-mail: contests@nppa.org
Web: www.nppa.org/competitions
Admission: No entry fee. Must be a paid NPPA member.
Clip contest features five monthly categories. They are: Spot News, General News, Sports, Feature Single and Multiple Picture Story. Illustration is quarterly. Points are awarded with an annual regional Photographer of the Year award.
Limit of nine entries per month. Entries must have been published (printed or electronically reproduced by a commercial enterprise). Illustrations are held until the next quarterly judging period.
As of Jan. 2008, this contest is completely digital.

August 15, 2008
NPPA video/multimedia clip deadline
Online entry
Web: www.nppa.org
Admission: Free to enter. Must be an NPPA member.
Previous month's video, audio slideshows and multimedia projects accepted until the 15th of the following month.

August 16, 2008
NPPA video/multimedia clip judging period
Online judging
Web: www.nppa.org
Admission: Must be an NPPA member to judge.
Previous month's video, audio slideshows and multimedia projects are presented for NPPA members to judge. Members are encouraged to vote for the best work in each category. Judging continues until the end of the month.

September 01, 2008
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September 07, 2008
NPPA Monthly Clip Contest
Online
E-mail: contests@nppa.org
Web: www.nppa.org/competitions
Admission: No entry fee. Must be a paid NPPA member.
Clip contest features five monthly categories. They are: Spot News, General News, Sports, Feature Single and Multiple Picture Story. Illustration is quarterly. Points are awarded with an annual regional Photographer of the Year award.
Limit of nine entries per month. Entries must have been published (printed or electronically reproduced by a commercial enterprise). Illustrations are held until the next quarterly judging period.
As of Jan. 2008, this contest is completely digital.

September 07, 2008
NPPA Quarterly Student Clip Contest
Contact: Brian Immel or Joe Barrentine
Online entry
Phone: 253 312-3169 or 253 988-1870
E-mail: brian@collegefrontpage.com or joe@collegefrontpage.com
Web: nppa.collegefrontpage.com
Admission: No entry fee.
Quarterly NPPA student clip contest features four categories. They are: News, Sports, Feature Single and Multiple Picture Story. Points are awarded as in the pro divisions with an annual Student Photographer of the Year award.
Limit of 12 entries per quarter.
Quarterly
Please read How to submit NPPA clips.

September 15, 2008
NPPA video/multimedia clip deadline
Online entry
Web: www.nppa.org
Admission: Free to enter. Must be an NPPA member.
Previous month's video, audio slideshows and multimedia projects accepted until the 15th of the following month.

September 16, 2008
NPPA video/multimedia clip judging period
Online judging
Web: www.nppa.org
Admission: Must be an NPPA member to judge.
Previous month's video, audio slideshows and multimedia projects are presented for NPPA members to judge. Members are encouraged to vote for the best work in each category. Judging continues until the end of the month.

October 01, 2008
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October 01, 2008
TBA (early Oct.)
College Photographer of the Year deadline
Contact: Rita Reed, CPOY director
Lee Hills Hall, University of Missouri - Columbia, Columbia MO 65211
Phone: 573.884.2188
E-mail: info@cpoy.org
Web: www.cpoy.org
The competition is open to undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in any college or university worldwide for at least one semester within the last year. Student PJs who have worked more than 2 years as a pro (including internships) are ineligible.
This competition is completely digital now. Only online entries are accepted. College advisors are contacted via e-mail to verify eligibility.
Please read the interviews with previous award winners for help and/or inspiration.
Annual.

October 01, 2008
TBA (mid-Oct.)
SNPA winners announced
Web: www.snpa.org
Annual.

October 07, 2008
NPPA Monthly Clip Contest
Online
E-mail: contests@nppa.org
Web: www.nppa.org/competitions
Admission: No entry fee. Must be a paid NPPA member.
Clip contest features five monthly categories. They are: Spot News, General News, Sports, Feature Single and Multiple Picture Story. Illustration is quarterly. Points are awarded with an annual regional Photographer of the Year award.
Limit of nine entries per month. Entries must have been published (printed or electronically reproduced by a commercial enterprise). Illustrations are held until the next quarterly judging period.
As of Jan. 2008, this contest is completely digital.

October 15, 2008
NPPA video/multimedia clip deadline
Online entry
Web: www.nppa.org
Admission: Free to enter. Must be an NPPA member.
Previous month's video, audio slideshows and multimedia projects accepted until the 15th of the following month.

October 15, 2008
(postmarked)
Pulitzer Prize: In Letters (Books) deadline
The Pulitzer Prize Office, 709 Journalism, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027
Phone: 212 854-3841
Web: www.pulitzer.org
Admission: $50 entry fee per piece.
Books published June 15 to December 31. Submit gally proof of books to be published in November and December.
Annual.

October 16, 2008
NPPA video/multimedia clip judging period
Online judging
Web: www.nppa.org
Admission: Must be an NPPA member to judge.
Previous month's video, audio slideshows and multimedia projects are presented for NPPA members to judge. Members are encouraged to vote for the best work in each category. Judging continues until the end of the month.

November 01, 2008
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November 01, 2008
TBA (in Nov.)
Hearst Journalism Awards Program
Photo Competition I: Portrait/Personality and Feature
E-mail: photos@hearstfdn.org
Web: hearstfdn.org
Admission: Free. CD or e-mail entry.
The annual program offers up to $500,000 in awards, consisting of six monthly writing, three photojournalism, and four broadcast news competitions - with championship finals in all divisions.
Graduate students and students who have been a pro more than a year in their career are ineligible.
See Web site for additional rules.
Annual.

November 01, 2008
TBA Nov.
NPPA/Nikon Documentary Sabbatical Grant competition deadline
Contact: Bill Luster, sabbatical administrator
3613 Sorrento Ave., Louisville KY 40241
E-mail: contests@nppa.org
Web: www.nppa.org/competitions
Admission: No entry fee.
The National Press Photographers Association and Nikon Inc. award one inspired photojournalist a $15,000 stipend to undertake the project unencumbered by daily assignments.
Annual.

November 01, 2008
(postmarked)
Quill and Scroll Society International Yearbook Excellence Contest for high school students
Contact: Quill and Scroll Society (an international honorary society for high school journalists)
University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Comm, 100 Adler Journalism Bldg. E346, Iowa City IA 52242
Phone: 319 335-3457 , fax 319 335-3989
E-mail: quill-scroll@uiowa.edu
Web: www.uiowa.edu
Admission: $2 fee per entry. School registration form required. Limited to four entries per school per division.
Contest is for currently enrolled high school students. Awards are made in 12 divisions (for photo - Academic, Feature and Sports Action). Winners get National Award Gold Key and, if seniors, are eligible to apply for one of the $500 Edward J. Nell Memorial Scholarships.
Submission requires tearsheet and print.
University of Iowa sponsors.
Annual.

November 07, 2008
NPPA Monthly Clip Contest
Online
E-mail: contests@nppa.org
Web: www.nppa.org/competitions
Admission: No entry fee. Must be a paid NPPA member.
Clip contest features five monthly categories. They are: Spot News, General News, Sports, Feature Single and Multiple Picture Story. Illustration is quarterly. Points are awarded with an annual regional Photographer of the Year award.
Limit of nine entries per month. Entries must have been published (printed or electronically reproduced by a commercial enterprise). Illustrations are held until the next quarterly judging period.
As of Jan. 2008, this contest is completely digital.

November 12, 2008
The Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar contest deadline
Contact: Jeremy Brooks
The Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar contest, PMB #301, 541 10th St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30318-5713
Phone: 404 982-9359
E-mail: contest@photojournalism.org
Web: www.photojournalism.org
Admission: $40 per photographer. Awards include cash and Nikon equipment.
Annual.

November 15, 2008
NPPA video/multimedia clip deadline
Online entry
Web: www.nppa.org
Admission: Free to enter. Must be an NPPA member.
Previous month's video, audio slideshows and multimedia projects accepted until the 15th of the following month.

November 15, 2008
The Aftermath Project Grant
Contact: Kirsten Rian, executive director
E-mail: kirsten@theaftermathproject.org
Web: theaftermathproject.org
One $25K grant awarded. Winner is expected to spend a year covering the story.
Grant proposals should reflect an understanding of this grant's mission (conflict aftermath).
Annual.

November 16, 2008
NPPA video/multimedia clip judging period
Online judging
Web: www.nppa.org
Admission: Must be an NPPA member to judge.
Previous month's video, audio slideshows and multimedia projects are presented for NPPA members to judge. Members are encouraged to vote for the best work in each category. Judging continues until the end of the month.

December 01, 2008
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December 05, 2008
Dec. 5-6, 2008
The Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar contest winners announced
Contact: Zack Arias, contest chairman
Web: www.photojournalism.org
Admission:Awards include cash and Nikon equipment.
Annual.

December 07, 2008
NPPA Monthly Clip Contest
Online
E-mail: contests@nppa.org
Web: www.nppa.org/competitions
Admission: No entry fee. Must be a paid NPPA member.
Clip contest features five monthly categories. They are: Spot News, General News, Sports, Feature Single and Multiple Picture Story. Illustration is quarterly. Points are awarded with an annual regional Photographer of the Year award.
Limit of nine entries per month. Entries must have been published (printed or electronically reproduced by a commercial enterprise). Illustrations are held until the next quarterly judging period.
As of Jan. 2008, this contest is completely digital.

December 15, 2008
NPPA video/multimedia clip deadline
Online entry
Web: www.nppa.org
Admission: Free to enter. Must be an NPPA member.
Previous month's video, audio slideshows and multimedia projects accepted until the 15th of the following month.

December 16, 2008
NPPA Quarterly Student Clip Contest
Contact: Brian Immel or Joe Barrentine
Online entry
Phone: 253 312-3169 or 253 988-1870
E-mail: brian@collegefrontpage.com or joe@collegefrontpage.com
Web: nppa.collegefrontpage.com
Admission: No entry fee.
Quarterly NPPA student clip contest features four categories. They are: News, Sports, Feature Single and Multiple Picture Story. Points are awarded as in the pro divisions with an annual Student Photographer of the Year award.
Limit of 12 entries per quarter.
Quarterly
Please read How to submit NPPA clips.

December 16, 2008
NPPA video/multimedia clip judging period
Online judging
Web: www.nppa.org
Admission: Must be an NPPA member to judge.
Previous month's video, audio slideshows and multimedia projects are presented for NPPA members to judge. Members are encouraged to vote for the best work in each category. Judging continues until the end of the month.

December 31, 2008
(postmarked)
Pulitzer Prize: Drama deadline
The Pulitzer Prize Office, 709 Journalism, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027
Phone: 212 854-3841
Web: www.pulitzer.org
Admission: $50 entry fee per piece.
Annual.