2026 IJEA Yearbook Contest

IJEA YEARBOOK CONTEST ENTRY FORM

ADVISERS: Please fill out and submit this online form to enter the 2026 IJEA Yearbook Contest, which is for books that cover the 2025-26 school year. We must receive this form before we can process your yearbook entry.

ENTRY FORM DEADLINE: The 2026 Yearbook Contest Entry Form must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026.

BOOK SUBMISSION DEADLINE: The postmark deadline for submitting your 2025-26 yearbook is Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. We hope to complete all judging before Thanksgiving.

WHERE TO MAIL YOUR YEARBOOK: Please mail your 2025-26 yearbook (and ONLY your yearbook, not your payment of contest/book return/IJEA membership fees) to IJEA Yearbook Contest, Regina Dominican High School, 701 Locust Road, Wilmette, IL 60091.

CONTEST FEE: A $20 contest fee is required of all participating publications.

RETURN POSTAGE FEE: If you would like your yearbook mailed back to you, please add $5 for postage.

TO PAY THE CONTEST AND RETURN FEES: Please mail your $20 contest fee (and $5 return postage fee if applicable) to Susan Bookless, IJEA Treasurer, 11420 West Chetlain Lane, Galena, IL 61036. Checks should be made payable to the Illinois Journalism Education Association.

IJEA MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENT: The IJEA Yearbook Contest is open to IJEA members only. Membership must be current for 2026-27 — either single year or lifetime.

TO JOIN IJEA: If you are not yet an IJEA member for 2026-27, either single year or lifetime, please complete and submit our online membership form OR our fillable PDF membership form. Access to membership forms is available here.

TO PAY THE MEMBERSHIP FEE: Please mail your $25 single-year membership fee or $250 lifetime fee to Susan Bookless, IJEA Treasurer, 11420 West Chetlain Lane, Galena, IL 61036. Checks should be made payable to the Illinois Journalism Education Association.

ENTRY FORM INSTRUCTIONS: Asterisks indicate where responses are required. When you are finished, click the "Submit" button. You will then see a message on your screen confirming that your form has been submitted successfully. If you do not see the confirmation message, please let us know by contacting us at [email protected]. Good luck to you and your students!

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ADVISER NAME (asterisk indicates response is required)*

ADVISER EMAIL ADDRESS (personal or work, your preference — this is how we will contact you)*

ADVISER PHONE (optional)

PUBLICATION NAME*

PERCENTAGE OF STUDENT-PRODUCED CONTENT (choose each that applies)*

At least 75 percent of the writing and editing in the book was done by students.

At least 75 percent of the candid/action photography in the book was done by students.

At least 75 percent of the design in the yearbook was done by students.

As yearbook adviser, I hereby certify that the statements selected above are correct and true.

SCHOOL NAME*

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT (use IHSA figures if you are unsure)*

SCHOOL ADDRESS*

Street address City State ZIP Code

BOOK RETURN (requires $5 postage fee — mailed to Susan Bookless, not to Regina Dominican)*

Yes, I would like my yearbook mailed back to me at my school address.

No, there's no need to return my yearbook.

HOW MUCH I OWE (choose one)*

I am already an IJEA member for 2026-27, so I only owe the $20 contest fee (and the $5 return fee if applicable). TO PAY THE FEE(S): Please mail the contest fee (and return fee if applicable) to Susan Bookless, IJEA Treasurer, 11420 West Chetlain Lane, Galena, IL 61036. Make checks payable to the Illinois Journalism Education Association.

I am not yet an IJEA member for 2026-27, so I owe the $25 membership fee and the $20 contest fee (and the $5 return fee if applicable). TO PAY THE FEES: Please mail the membership fee and contest fee (and return fee if applicable) to Susan Bookless, IJEA Treasurer, 11420 West Chetlain Lane, Galena, IL 61036. Make checks payable to the Illinois Journalism Education Association.

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2026 IJEA Yearbook Contest

IJEA YEARBOOK CONTEST ENTRY FORM

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