The New England Newspaper & Press Association’s Better Newspaper Competition is New England’s largest journalism recognition program.
This prestigious competition celebrates the skill, passion, and determination it takes to produce top-quality publications. It offers an exciting opportunity for talented newspaper professionals to be recognized for their exceptional work.
Work published by NENPA member news organizations during the contest year, August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025, is eligible for this competition.
The competition has three divisions:
- Editorial/Multimedia/
Photography Division - Advertising/Circulation/
Promotion Division - College/University Division
Information packets will be available for download when the competition opens. Where you will find all of the information necessary to prepare your entries, including a list of competitive categories, complete rules and guidelines, and the criteria that each contest category will be judged upon.
In the Frequently Asked Questions page at the end of this packet, you can find additional information on preparing entries, such as how to make PDF files smaller, extract particular pages, and combine several PDF files.
Awards will be presented at the annual New England Newspaper Convention, happening in Spring 2026.
We wish you the very best of luck in this year’s competition! If questions come up while preparing your entries, please email L.Conway@nenpa.com or T.Cleary@nenpa.com.
