The Connecticut Press Club is holding its first Communications Contest for high school students, with entries being accepted in 23 writing, editing, broadcast and visual arts categories. Teens statewide are encouraged to enter work including op-ed columns, blog posts, news and feature stories, radio, video, photographs and cartoons.
All entries must have been published or broadcast between Feb. 1, 2021, and Jan. 31, 2022, by a publication in a recognized medium for the category. i.e., a school, local, or national newspaper, website, radio, or TV station, etc.
The deadline for high school entrants is at noon in the entrant’s time zone on Feb. 9, 2022, and the fee is $5.
Visit nfpwcontest.secure-platform.com for the complete list of categories.
The contest is open to all high school students in the state and recent graduates. This includes public, private, and home-schooled students who reside in Connecticut.
“We are excited to welcome the next generation of storytellers, journalists, and other creative teenagers to our annual contest and to honor them for their work,” said Michele Turk, club president.
The contest will be judged by communications professionals who are members of the Connecticut Press Club.
First-place entries in the state contest are eligible to advance to the national contest sponsored by the National Federation of Press Women.
The Connecticut Press Club’s popular Communications Contest, which rewards excellence in 61 categories, is also accepting entries from communications professionals statewide. For more information about the high school or professional contest, email CTPressClub@gmail.com