Florida Awards of Excellence

Call for Entries

The North Central Florida Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is pleased to announce the Florida Awards of Excellence contest, open to all print (newspapers, magazines), broadcast (television, radio) and online journalists in Florida.


DATES: All entries must have been published or broadcast between Aug. 1, 2008 and September 30, 2009.

FEES: $35 per individual entry (except “all media” categories).
If you are a member of SPJ, fees are $20 per entry. Member number is required per entry to get the discount. Full payment must accompany your entries by the contest deadline or your entries will be disqualified. For “all media” categories - Public Service, Young Journalist of the Year, Journalist of the Year and Multimedia Presentation of the Year - the fee is $45 per entry, $35 if a member of SPJ (again, ID number required). Make checks payable to North Central Florida SPJ.

DEADLINE: Contest entries must be postmarked no later than Friday, November 20, 2009. All entries must be mailed to

Amanda Decker
6220 NW 43rd St. Gainesville, FL
32653

To download full information about the call for entries, categories, and entry form, click on the links below: