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18 Jan The 2010 SPJ Northwest Excellence in Journalism contest is officially live!

Northwest journalists, photographers, editors, designers and more are encouraged to submit their best work from calendar year 2010 to SPJ’s annual regional award contest.

Here is what you need to know:

• The deadline to submit entries is 11:59 pm on Wednesday, Feb. 23. Late submissions will not be considered.
• All entries except General Excellence must be submitted online this year.
• Some categories have changed or been expanded this year — including more options for online entries! Please check our full list of contest categories here.
• SPJ members get a discount on their entries! SPJ members will pay $15 per entry and $40 for each General Excellence entry. Nonmembers must pay $20 and $45, respectfully.

To submit entries, please go here.

This year’s contest is starting late due to a new online contest vendor, but you still have more than a month to submit your entries so please get started right away.

All awards will receive their honors and be recognized during a banquet on Saturday, May 21. Please stay tuned for more details.

If you have any questions about the contest, please contact contest administrator Ruth Pettis at ruthpett@earthlink.net or (206) 781-8097 or contest coordinator Dana Neuts ay dneuts@spj.org or (360) 920-1737.

For more information, please check the contest page on SPJ Region 10 web site here or check with your local SPJ chapter.

Good luck to everyone!