This award recognizes the best editorial on a local subject that ran in New England in the past year (June 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025).
The award honors the editor of The Eagle-Tribune (North Andover, MA) who died in 1964 at the age of 31.
The competition is open to local subject editorials from a wide variety of newspapers in New England, regardless of circulation size and frequency of publication.
NENPA member newspapers, regardless of circulation size and frequency of publication, are invited to enter. Entries are closed now and will reopen in 2026.
Entry fee $125
All awards will be presented at the 2026 Fall Leadership Conference.
For more information, please contact Linda Conway at l.conway@nenpa.com.