Texas Better Newspaper Contest 2015

    Continuing with last year’s digital format, Texas Press Association will partner with SmallTownPapers to deliver a faster and more efficient platform to submit and judge entries. 

   Each newspaper is encouraged to log onto the online contest platform early to ensure any challenges are resolved before the deadline. The contest is open to all newspapers that were members of TPA during the entirety of 2014.

   Entries are made by member newspapers, not individuals. The content must have been produced by full- or part-time members of the newspaper staff. Fees have not changed since last year – they are still only $3 per entry. 

   This year’s TPA contest entries will be judged by the Maryland/DC Press Association.  The Better Newspaper Contest swap is a great opportunity for an open exchange of ideas between two state press associations.  The MDDC editorial contest will be held in February, and their advertising contest will be held in the fall. Further details will be made available as that deadline approaches. To volunteer to judge MDDC’s contest, contact Allison Rentfro at arentfro@texaspress.com.

   A brochure detailing the contest procedures will be mailed out and will be available at the registration table of the TPA Midwinter Conference Jan. 22-24 at Moody Gardens in Galveston. Currently, the rules from the previous two years are still in place for the 2015 contest. Should you have any suggestions, contact the Contest Chairman, Sue Brown, editor of the Pleasanton Express.