FSPA - contests

**Please contact Joe Humphrey at fspacontests@gmail.com for all contest and evaluations inquiries.

DIGITAL CONTESTS

Digital Contests allow Florida student journalists to showcase their work in a variety of categories such as writing, design, photography, art, broadcast and multimedia journalism. Judges assign a numeric score to each and provide written feedback.

See link at right for a list of All-Florida and Best of the Best winners.

FALL 2024 DIGITAL CONTESTS

CLICK HERE to download category details for the Fall 2024 Digital Contests. The deadline for "deadline" categories have passed but entries in all other categories will be accepted through 6 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Sept. 25.

Winners will be announced at district workshops throughout the state, with Best of the Best winners honored online after the final district workshop.

The download above also includes instructions for accessing the contest database and submitting entries.

SPRING 2024 CONVENTION CONTESTS

Publications/programs have been invoiced through their account on the FSPA website.

FEEDBACK IS NOW AVAILABLE

1. Go to BetterNewspaperContest.com.

2. Select Contestant Login

3. Under the Contestant Manager tab, select FSPA Spring 2024 Convention Contests and your school/publication. Use the same password you used to enter the contest.

4, Once you log in, click on the Judges Feedback button in the top left, and select PDF to generate a report of feedback from judges.

NOTES:

-- While All-Florida, Excellent and Honorable Mention designations are listed on the report, those ratings are not assigned during the convention contest cycle. Awards are reserved for entries finishing first, second and third place along with select honorable mentions. Award winners are listed here on the FSPA website.

-- Certificates were printed based on names provided. However, we will provide digital copies of replacement certificates in early May. Send corrections to Joe Humphrey at fspacontests (at) gmail (dot) com by May 3.

-- If you left were unable to claim your certificates at the closing, we are still in the process of returning your certificates by mail. The names on those will match what is on your feedback forms.

-- One of the most important aspects of our Digital Contests is the feedback provided by the judges. We welcome your feedback on their feedback to fspacontests (at) gmail (dot) com.

SPRING 2024 DIGITAL CONTESTS

Publications/programs have been invoiced through their account on the FSPA website.

FEEDBACK IS NOW AVAILABLE

1. Go to BetterNewspaperContest.com.

2. Select Contestant Login

3. Under the Contestant Manager tab, select FSPA Spring 2024 Digital Contests and your school/publication. Use the same password you used to enter the contest.

4, Once you log in, click on the Judges Feedback button in the top left, and select PDF to generate a report of feedback from judges.

NOTES:

-- Journalist of the Year competitions were not scored on the 50-point scale so you can ignore numeric scores on those. Some judges used them for reference and others did not.

-- Best of the Best placements are not listed on the report, which only provides scores, written feedback and the rating. For your reference:

44-50 = All-Florida
38-43 = Excellent
25-37 = Honorable Mention

-- The All-Florida list does include a listing of Best of the Best winners, and hyperlinks to that winning work is being added ASAP.

-- If you were not at convention, we are still in the process of returning your certificates by mail. The names on those will match what is on your feedback forms.

-- Entries with broken links and/or missing attachments along with those submitted to the wrong category were not scored. If you would still like feedback for those entries, go to the Manage Entries screen in the BNC datebase, click Disable on the entry and resubmit no later than May 1.

-- One of the most important aspects of our Digital Contests is the feedback provided by the judges. We welcome your feedback on their feedback on this form.