The 2025-26 Spring General Excellence Competition and Individual Awards contest are now open! Submit your best work from broadcasts, newsmagazines, newspapers and news websites. Achievement Award nominations are also open to all publication types.
Read MoreEach 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.
Read MoreThe awards presentation recognizes General Excellence publication rankings and Individual Awards.
Read MoreCongratulations to the winners of the First Edition Competition from the 2025 Fall Conference.
Read MoreFrom Reels to photos and trends, staffs attending the 2025 Fall Conference were creative with capturing the events of the day on their social media accounts.
Read MoreCongratulations to the winners of the 2025 Fall Conference On-site Photography Contest.
Read MoreIf you are interested in an on-site critique, please sign up advance. On-site critiques for the 2025 Fall Conference are offered to newsmagazines, newspapers, news websites and yearbooks.
Read MoreFall Conference attendees representing newspapers, news magazines or news websites are invited to submit their best work from the beginning of this academic year for consideration in the First Edition Competition. There are no fees to enter.
Read MoreThe JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention is a semiannual gathering of high school journalists and advisers sponsored by the Journalism Education Association and its partner, the National Scholastic Press Association.
Read MoreStudent Ambassadors promote GSPA in their schools and communities, serve as liaisons who strengthen communication between their high school media programs and GSPA, and act as leaders who bring ideas to GSPA and scholastic media. Learn more about each member on GSPA’s social media in the coming weeks.
Read MoreUsing your smartphones or cameras, come and make your best photo and submit to the On-the-Spot Photography Contest at the Fall Conference.
Read MoreFall Conference attendees are invited to participate and share your experience on social media during the conference.
Read MoreReserve your spot at the 2025 GSPA Fall Conference on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 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.
Read MoreMorgan Hardy, first-year graduate student at the University of Georgia, is serving as a graduate assistant.
Read MoreGSPA’s summer contest featuring yearbooks and literary magazines is coming to a close on Aug. 31.
Books published in the 2024-25 academic year are eligible.
Read MoreTeachers and student staff members from all publication and production types who are interested in presenting at the 2025 Fall Conference are invited to submit their ideas for consideration by Sept. 7, 2025. Please submit a separate form for each pitch.
Read MoreFour programs were hosted at the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication focusing on entertainment and media studies, advertising and public relations, multimedia journalism and broadcast news.
Read MoreMark your calendars for the next Fall Conference Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 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.
Read MoreNow 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. The membership fee for a second adviser from the same school is only $10.
Read MoreEnergetic and engaged students interested in expanding their leadership skills, bringing their vision and shaping GSPA are invited to apply to be part of the GSPA Student Ambassadors program. Applications are due Aug. 31, 2025.
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