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  • The postmark deadline has passed for the 2024 IJEA Yearbook Contest! Books were to be mailed and entry forms submitted by Oct. 15. Please contact us if you ran into any problems or have questions!
  • A big thank you to everyone who attended our 2024 Fall Conference, which took place Sept. 20 at Illinois State University. The sessions were amazing! Thank you to all of our presenters! Now let's get ready for contest season!
  • High school seniors! Get your portfolios ready for the 2025 Illinois Journalist of the Year Contest! Entries will be due Feb. 15.
  • Advisers! Join IJEA today! Annual memberships and lifetime memberships are available. Use our online form or fillable PDF to join!
Illinois Journalism Education Association, 2501 Chatham Road, Suite 200, Springfield, IL 62704

Illinois JEA

Illinois Journalism Education Association, 2501 Chatham Road, Suite 200, Springfield, IL 62704

Illinois JEA

Illinois Journalism Education Association, 2501 Chatham Road, Suite 200, Springfield, IL 62704

Illinois JEA

Newspaper Contest

The deadline for the 2014 IJEA Newspaper Contest is March 21. Both print and online papers are encouraged to submit their best work from March 2013 to March 2014. Download an entry form.

 

 

Congratulations to the 2013 winners!

Download the winner list from the 2013 IJEA Newspaper Contest. Congratulations at all staffs and their advisers!

Download the winners list by category from the 2012 IJEA Newspaper Contest. Congratulations at all staffs and their advisers!

Download the 2011 winners from the 2011 IJEA Newspaper Contest. Congratulations at all staffs and their advisers!

News and Notes from the contest

2013 contest adds five new categories; deadline set for March 23

The annual IJEA Newspaper Contest, with a March 23 deadline, has five new categories this year, three to answer the growing number of high school newspapers in Illinois that have gone online.

The new categories are headlines, centerspreads, blogging, multimedia packages and overall websites.

All IJEA members can enter their students’ work. All advisers can be IJEA members. Click here for a membership form. Membership is $10.

To download the contest entry form, click here.

For more information, contact Sally Renaud at (217) 581-6003 or at [email protected].

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