We have heard the news from the messages in our inbox that you need more time to enter the NENPA New England Newspaper Awards Program. No worries, we have you! The deadline has been extended one week to Friday, July 18, 2025. Please note this will be the final deadline to ensure enough time to judge all the award categories.
Check out the list below of prestigious awards and prizes open for entries, with links to each award page on our website, listing previous award winners, and more information.
Spread the word to all editors and journalists at your publication to know about our exciting new series of awards, the A-Mark Prizes, which will provide up to $90,000 in monetary awards to journalists and newsrooms. The A-Mark Prizes are free to enter and open to all New England journalists, including freelancers, regardless of NENPA member status.
All entries for the Publick Occurrences Award and New England First Amendment Award will automatically be entered into the A-Mark Prizes.
To be considered, fill out the online entry form and upload the required documents for each award from the contest year (June 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025).
Judging will take place in August. Winners will be notified in September, and all awards will be presented at the 2025 Fall Leadership Conference in Northampton, MA, on September 25-26, at the Hotel Northampton.
AWARDS INCLUDE:
New England Newspaper of the Year
Allan B. Rogers Editorial Award
New England First Amendment Award
AP Sevellon Brown New England Journalist of the Year
Bob Wallack Community Journalism Award
New England Journalism Educator of the Year Award
Questions? Please contact Linda Conway at l.conway@nenpa.com.