NYSOWA Excellence in Craft Writing,

Janice M. Keesler Memorial Photo

Award Guidelines & Rules

Pay your entry fees here: https://app.joinit.com/o/nysowa/

NYSOWA EIC 2024-25

We are making entry to the awards program easier than ever. At least, we hope you will find that to be the case as we have now converted the entry process exclusively to a digital format. No more dealing with snail mail and the costs and time that entails. No more entry forms for each entry; instead, you’ll list your entries on one form. As for your entry fee of $25, (covers all EIC entries; a separate $25 fee covers all photo award entries), you can still send in a check or money order, or you can go to our NYSOWA.org website and pay by credit card.

So, if you’ve never entered your work in our awards program, this is the year to start. Review your work from 2024 (2023 and 2024 for the TV, Radio, Video and Audio category) and begin to prepare entries for the writing and photo awards recognition program. Of course, photos could have been taken at any time, not just in 2024.

All you need for each entry is a file of the original article as a PDF or JPG and a file of that article that deletes or blocks out your byline, the name of the publication and any other identifying information, including photos with your image. The entry form below requires a listing of all of your entries

Because the awards presentation will take place at our banquet scheduled for the spring, entries must be received by the administrators of the writing and photo recognition programs by Jan. 15, 2025

Deb Brosen is chair of the Janice M. Keesler Memorial photo awards. This year I am co-administering the Excellence in Craft writing awards program with our president, Chris Paparo, and he looks forward to processing your submissions.

—Glenn Sapir

Click NYSOWA EIC 2024-25 to download the registration form

Deadline for receipt of entries for both writing and photo award entries is Jan. 15, 2025.