Prompts from Past Regional & State Contests





PAST PROMPTS FROM STATE & REGIONALS





Notes:
- Some of the categories have changed names or category numbers.
- Some categories may have had different rules in previous years.
- Want to see the winners? Check out our Simply Better page, showcasing the winning entries from our State Contests.





VISUAL PROMPTS
V01: ACADEMICS PHOTOGRAPHY
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V02: ADVERTISING DESIGN
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- 2024: Regionals // State
- 2023: Regionals // State
- 2022: Regionals // State
- 2021: Regionals // State
- 2020: Regionals
- 2019: Regionals // State
- 2018: Regionals // State
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- 2013: Regionals
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V03: DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION
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V04: EDITORIAL CARTOON
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V05: HEADLINE WRITING & DESIGN
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- 2024: Regionals // State
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V06: INFOGRAPHIC DESIGN
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- 2024: Regionals // State
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- 2021: Regionals // State
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- 2019: Regionals // State
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V07: MULTIMEDIA STORYTELLING
V08: NEWS PAGE DESIGN
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V09: ONLINE PHOTO GALLERY (Discontinued)
V09: SOCIAL MEDIA
V10: SPORTS ACTION PHOTOGRAPHY
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- 2024: Regionals // State
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V11: SPORTS FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
V12: STUDENT LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY
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- 2024: Regionals // State
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- 2020: Regionals
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- 2014: Regionals
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V13: VIDEO NEWS
V14: VIDEO PSA
V15: VIDEO SPORTS PROMO
V16: YEARBOOK DESIGN
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- 2024: Regionals // State
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- 2014: Regionals
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V17: YEARBOOK THEME & GRAPHICS
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- 2024: Regionals // State
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- 2020: Regionals
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- 2018: Regionals // State
- 2017: Regionals // State
- 2016: Regionals // State
- 2015: Regionals // State
- 2014: Regionals
- 2013: Regionals
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WRITING PROMPTS
W01: COPYEDITING
W02: CUTLINE WRITING
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W03: EDITORIAL WRITING
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W04: FEATURE WRITING
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W05: NEWS WRITING
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W06: REVIEW WRITING
W07: SPORTS WRITING
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W08: YEARBOOK COPYWRITING
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W09: YEARBOOK SPORTS WRITING
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