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Click on the name of the category below that you wish to enter. Yearbook categories begin accepting submissions in May/June. Other categories open for new submissions in November/December.
Yearbook members: MIPA strongly encourages you to mail us one print copy of your yearbook for the judges to reference on Judging Day. Our judges have occasionally found it extremely helpful to look at how entry material actually appears in print (sometimes, work just doesn’t look the same on screen). This cannot be the same book that is used for Spartan Critiques (so if you also are submitting for a critique, you’ll have to send us a total of two books). Books used for Individual Contest judging will be returned to you at the awards ceremony, or can be picked up from the MIPA office at a later date at your convenience.
Yearbook Verbal Categories
- Y-01. feature writing: student life
- Y-02. sports reporting
- Y-03. sports feature writing
- Y-04. academic writing
- Y-05. organizations writing
- Y-06. personality profile
- Y-07. sidebar coverage
- Y-08. headline writing (one entry = set of three)
- Y-09. caption writing (one entry = set of three; one must be sports)
Yearbook Visual Categories
- Y-10. student life spread
- Y-11. sports spread
- Y-12. academic spread
- Y-13. organization spread
- Y-14. people spread
- Y-15. colophon
- Y-16. business advertisements (one entry = a portfolio of 3 advertisements)
- Y-17. proud parent advertisements (one entry = a portfolio of 3 advertisements)
- Y-18. graphics
- Y-19. sports action photo
- Y-20. sports feature photo
- Y-21. portrait/personality photo
- Y-22. photo illustration
- Y-23. academic photo
- Y-24. club/performance photo
- Y-25. school spirit photo
Yearbook Visual/Verbal Categories
- Y-26. feature presentation
- Y-27. theme development
- Y-28. cover (complete the online form and mail a copy of your book)
- Y-29. endsheets
- Y-30. opening and closing
- Y-31. division page
- Y-32. index
News Writing
Entries must have appeared in a newspaper, magazine or news website, unless otherwise noted.
- NW-01. online breaking news coverage
- NW-02. news story
- NW-03. online follow-up news coverage
- NW-04. news brief
- NW-05. news analysis
- NW-06. editorial
- NW-07. bylined opinion article
- NW-08. review
- NW-09. feature columnist
- NW-10. pro/con editorial columns
- NW-11. in-depth feature
- NW-12. informative feature
- NW-13. human interest feature
- NW-14. personal narrative
- NW-15. personality profile
- NW-16. diversity coverage
- NW-17. environmental, health or science
- NW-18. alternative story form
- NW-19. sports feature story
- NW-20. sports columnist
- NW-21. sports news story
News Photography
Entries must have appeared in a newspaper, magazine or news website, unless otherwise noted.
- PH-01. sports action photo
- PH-02. sports feature photo
- PH-03. news/feature photograph
- PH-04. environmental portrait
- PH-05. photo story
News Art & Illustration
Entries must have appeared in a newspaper, magazine or news website, unless otherwise noted.
- AI-01. editorial cartoon
- AI-02. comic strip
- AI-03. illustration
News Design & Info Graphics
Entries must have appeared in a newspaper, magazine or news website, unless otherwise noted.
- ND-01. information graphic
- ND-02. interactive graphic
- ND-03. advertising layout
- ND-04. front page/magazine style
- ND-05. front page/newspaper style
- ND-06. story package
- ND-07. editorial opinion page/spread
- ND-08. feature page/spread
- ND-09. sports page/spread
- ND-10. news page/spread
- ND-11. entertainment page/spread
Digital Media & Multimedia
Entries in the following categories should be published online.
- DM-01. social media coverage
- DM-02. audio news feature
- DM-03. audio presentation
- DM-04. video podcast
- DM-05. photo slideshow with audio
Special Coverage
- SC-01. multiplatform news coverage
Video Journalism
Entries in video journalism categories may have been broadcast via TV or the Web.
- VJ-01. news story/package
- VJ-02. localized news analysis
- VJ-03. informative feature
- VJ-04. personality profile feature
- VJ-05. human interest feature
- VJ-06. sports news story/package
- VJ-07. sports feature story/package
- VJ-08. environmental, health or science
- VJ-09. diversity coverage
Video Talent/Airchecks
Entries in video talent/airchecks categories may have been broadcast via TV or the Web.
- VT-01. newscast anchor
- VT-02. field reporter
- VT-03. studio talent
- VT-04. live sports announcer
Video Production
Entries in video production categories may have been broadcast via TV or the Web.
- VP-01. commercial
- VP-02. public service announcement
- VP-03. health public service announcement
- VP-04. non-animated opener
- VP-05. animated opener
- VP-06. live sports or event coverage
- VP-07. short film–fiction
- VP-08. short film–documentary
- VP-09. music video
- VP-10. humor
- VP-11. school promo