National Society of Newspaper Columnists
Annual Columnist Contest
Opens: January 1, 2023, 8:00 a.m. (EST). Closes: March 31, 2023, 11:59 p.m. (EST). Details at this link.
General Guidelines
Please be aware that if you are new to Submittable, you will have to create an account on the Submittable site in order to submit your entries to the contest.
With the exception of the Editorial Cartoon category, each entry consists of two (2) original print or digital columns, or column-like content, published between Jan. 1, 2022 and Dec. 31, 2022. Editorial Cartoon entrants must submit five (5) cartoons from 2022.
*** Each Submission Must Have an Attached PDF ***
While the NSNC does not seek to confine the term “columnist” to specific parameters, we do seek contest entries consisting of work created with the tenets of the NSNC Members' Code of Conduct in mind. The NSNC values work created with integrity that seeks to “inform, educate, and entertain readers and viewers,” and that seeks to further open discussion and the goals of free speech.
Columns and content can consist of wide-ranging material centered on any subject, but do not typically consist of reported, “hard” news pieces. Reported columns with commentary are acceptable.
Media outlet examples: newspapers, magazines, trade journals, blogs, user-created video platforms, podcast platforms. Please inquire if further clarification is needed.
Official rules can be found on the NSNC website.
Entry Fees
- NSNC member entry fee: $30
- Non-member entry fee: $60
- Join NSNC (membership $75 - join here): $30
- Student entry fee: $15 (must have been a student during 2022)
Enter the 2023 contest here: https://nsnc.submittable.com/submit
