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Enter the 2025 Yearbook and Literary Magazine Contests

GSPA is now accepting General Excellence and Individual Award contest entries for yearbooks and literary magazines published in the 2024-25 academic year.

There are three special Individual Award categories this year: Health, Environmental and Social Justice Reporting.

The deadline to submit to the contests is Aug. 31, 2025. Awards will be announced via a virtual awards ceremony on Nov. 18, 2025. All winners will be celebrated during the Spring Awards banquet TBA.

Membership is required to enter all GSPA competitions. All memberships expire at the end of the current academic year.

Time to join or renew

Now is the best time to renew your membership for the 2025-26 academic year in order to take advantage of the discounted early bird rate of $40 through Aug. 31 The membership fee for a second adviser from the same school is only $10.

GSPA Ambassador applications open for 2025-26

Energetic and engaged students interested in expanding their leadership skills, bringing a new vision and shaping GSPA are invited to apply to be part of the GSPA Student Ambassadors program. Applications are due Aug. 31.

Last chance to attend the Summer Media Academy

Registration for the Summer Media Academy is ongoing until full. Choose from weeklong programs in Advertising and Public Relations, Broadcast News, Entertainment and Media Studies or Multimedia Journalism. There is a maximum of 20 students per program.

Save the date for the next Fall Conference!

Mark your calendars for the next Fall Conference Tuesday, Oct. 28 at the University of Georgia’s Tate Student Center. The event will feature several rounds of concurrent sessions covering a variety of topics of importance to scholastic journalists and advisers.

Time to join or renew

GSPA Ambassador applications open for 2025-26

Last chance to attend the Summer Media Academy

Save the date for the next Fall Conference!

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Enter the 2025 Yearbook and Literary Magazine Contests

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