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Design of the Month

One new contest for the 2010-2011 KSPA year is Design of the Month.

Schools may submit up to two entries every month of the contest (either two in a single category or in separate categories):

  • Newspaper page design
  • News magazine page design
  • Yearbook spread design
  • Infographics

Judges from the University of Kansas School of Journalism will pick winners and runners-up in each of those categories for every contest month.

Schools who have already joined KSPA for 2010-2011 may have already paid for all Monthly Contests on their membership form. If you haven’t already paid for the contests, they are $5 per invididual entry. Maximum cost will be $105 for the year (3 entries per month for seven months). To find a membership form, simply go to the Links section on the right side of this page.

Here is the entry form, and here are the contest guidelines.

Deadlines:

  • Sept. 30, 2010
  • Oct. 29, 2010
  • Nov. 30, 2010
  • Jan. 31, 2011
  • Feb. 28, 2011
  • March 31, 2011
  • April 30, 2011

Rules:

  • Every entry must have been produced, written or designed since the deadline for the previous monthly contest and intended for publication in a school publication.
  • Limit two entries per school per month.
  • Fee is $5 per entry. (Send newspaper clip, copy of yearbook page layout, online printout or DVD.)
  • Schools may pre-pay for two entries each month for the year at $70.
    • You may combine pre-payment with pre-payment for Photo of the Month contest, which is $105 for the year, and the Story of the Month contest, which is $105 for the year, for a total of $280.
    • Payment options are on the membership form, which can be downloaded from the link to the right of every page on this website.
  • All judging will be done by University of Kansas School of Journalism faculty.
  • Electronic submissions will be accepted in every category, including links to video stories that have been posted online at staff@kspaonline.org with “KSPA Monthly Contests” in the subject line. An entry form must be sent with the submission. Payment would be sent via U.S. mail, if not already submitted.
  • If you would rather submit via mail, please do so to KSPA Monthly Contests, c/o Jeff Browne, Stauffer-Flint Hall, 1435 Jayhawk Blvd., University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045-7575