{"id":1196,"date":"2017-09-06T13:18:41","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T13:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bsujournalismworkshops.com\/?p=1196"},"modified":"2017-09-06T13:18:41","modified_gmt":"2017-09-06T13:18:41","slug":"monthly-contests-are-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/journalismworkshops\/2017\/09\/06\/monthly-contests-are-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Contests are back!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You\u2019ve put all of your time and effort into finishing a story\/design\/photo\/video\/podcast\/etc. and your entire school has seen your work. Why not submit it for contests and get recognized for your talent?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BSU Journalism Workshops hosts monthly contests, which gives you even more chances to enter your work and win awards. No more waiting for your national or state conventions. Once you have work complete, enter it!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Here\u2019s how BSU Journalism Workshops\u2019 monthly contests work:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Each month\u2019s contests open on the first day of the month and close on the last day of the month.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Judges will have results finished by the 15th of the next month. (i.e. September\u2019s contest results will be published by Oct. 15.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There will be one winner in each category and winners will receive certificates in the mail.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All entries will receive feedback if requested.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Each entry costs $6.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Not all of the work submitted has to be previously published (although most has). You may submit unpublished work as long as it has the potential to be published. So that feature story you\u2019ve been working on in your free time can be submitted, but your English essay wouldn\u2019t make the cut.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Who can enter monthly contests?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anyone! Well, technically only middle or high school students, but it is not limited to the Indiana area. Students across the country can enter our monthly contests, and we will mail your certificates to your school should you win.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why should you submit contest entries?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Because you want your work to be recognized! Even if you don\u2019t win in a category, the feedback you get on your work will help you build stronger skills and have better entries for the next month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So what are you waiting for? Find your best clips from the last month and enter now. 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