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Better Newspaper Competition General Excellence

This annual competition honours general excellence in Alberta weekly newspaper publishing.
Categories are based on size of community.

In each of these groups, awards are then presented for excellence in General Excellence, Best Front Page, Best Editorial Page and Best Sports Page.

Independent publishers from outside of Alberta generally compose the judging committee and the awards are presented during the annual Spring Meetings held by the Association.

Better Newspapers Competition Awards of Excellence Categories

Deadline: Monday, May 12, 2008

• All entries must be POSTMARKED no later than Monday, May 12, 2008.
  Please forward to Maurizia Hinse at Central Office:
  
  Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association
  Suite 800 4445 Calgary Trail
  Edmonton, AB  T6H 5R7
• All entries must be selected from an issue published between April 1, 2007 and March 31, 2008.
• Late entries will be subject to disqualification.

Please note: ALSO EMAIL ALL ENTRIES to bnc@awna.com (pdf format please).
(required for the printing of the tabloid)

2008 Entry Forms

• AWNA – Award for Excellence in Creative Advertising 133 KB
• Canadian Wheat Board – Best Agriculture Supplement or Section 135 KB
• CN – Best Local Editorial on a Business Topic 135 KB
• CN – Best Column or Feature Article on a Business Topic 128 KB
• Ducks Unlimited – Best Habitat Conservation Story 133 KB
• FUJI Film – Effective and Original Use of Colour in Advertising 126 KB
• Grant MacEwan College – Best Local News Story 159 KB
• Gordon Scott Memorial Award – Best Feature Column by a Local Writer 159 KB
• Metro Creative Graphics, Inc. – Special Sections and Supplements 126 KB
• Mount Royal College – Website Award 250 KB
• NAIT – Best Trades Technology Writing Award 162 KB
• Alberta Regional Health Authorities – Healthy Communities Journalism Award 162 KB
• SAIT – Award for Best Feature Story by a Local Writer 160 KB
• TELUS – Best Local Editorial 127 KB
• The University of Alberta Writing Award 151 KB

Past Winners

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View 2006 Winners 67 KB (presented at Spring Meeting 2007)

View 2005 Winners 87 KB (presented at Spring Meeting 2006)