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Register to attend the Spring Workshop and Awards March 18

Join us for the Spring Workshop and Awards at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education on Wednesday, March 18. Check-in begins at 8 a.m. A workshop will lead the event, 9-11:45 a.m., followed by a catered awards luncheon at noon.

Recipients of awards administered throughout the year will be recognized, including the Summer Yearbook and Literary Magazine contest winners, Georgia Champion and Junior Champion Journalists, Behavioral Health Journalism Excellence honorees, Achievement Award winners and Spring Broadcast, Newspaper, Newsmagazine and News Website contest winners. The 2026 program will be a available closer to the event. View the 2025 program here as an example.

Register here through noon on March 9. Please note that there is a maximum of 250 attendees, and registration will end once that number is reached. Attendance is free for advisers who have paid membership fees and $40 per student or other guest. A final head count is needed by the caterer one week prior to the event. Therefore, changes after March 9 will not be allowed and no refunds will be given after this date. Furthermore, the $40 registration fee will be due for all attendees listed under your registration as of March 9. Thank you for your understanding. https://www.ugagspa.org/refund-policy

More information, including parking and lodging, is available at www.ugagspa.org/workshop-awards. Email gspa@uga.edu with any questions.

Entry period for Spring contests ends Feb. 1

Now is the time to submit to the Spring General Excellence and Individual Awards competitions. Enter your best work from broadcasts, newsmagazines, newspapers and news websites. Deadline: Feb. 1, 2026.

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Deadline for Georgia Journalist of the Year contests approaching

Each year, GSPA recognizes the top senior student journalist in the state with the Georgia Champion Journalist Award. The winner receives a monetary prize and represents the state in the Journalism Education Association's National Journalist of the Year competition. GSPA also honors the top junior in the state with the Junior Journalist of the Year Award. There is no fee to enter. Deadline: Jan. 25, 2026

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Nominations for Achievement Awards due Feb. 1

Achievement Awards recognize "behind-the-scenes" work of staffs or individuals. Please submit an entry form for each nomination. Entry forms are available now. There is no fee to nominate, and all publication types are eligible. Deadline: Feb. 1, 2026

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Enter for a chance to win monetary awards for behavioral health coverage

The entry period for the Behavioral Health Journalism Excellence Competition, sponsored by the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, is open through Feb. 1 and there no fee to enter.

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Reserve your spot at the Summer Media Academy

In partnership with the University of Georgia’s Summer Academy program, Grady College will offer weeklong, in-person camps in the following subject areas: Advertising and Public Relations, June 15-19; Broadcast Journalism, June 15-19; Multimedia Journalism, June 8-12; and Entertainment and Media Studies, June 8-12. Registration is now open and limited need-based scholarships are available.

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Renowned (and free) high school journalism conference is accepting applications until March 15

Applications are open for the Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference, June 21-26 in Washington, D.C. One student from each state and the District of Columbia, will be selected for the skill-building, networking-growing and all-expenses-paid trip.  

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