State JOY Submission Deadlines
JEA's Journalist of the Year contest begins at the state level. Winning portfolios from state JOY competitions are sent to the national level, with winners announced at the Spring JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention. Each state has their own requirements and submission deadlines. Please refer to your respective state submission instructions below for more information.
State | Deadline | Organization | How to submit |
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Alabama | Jan. 12 | Alabama Scholastic Press Association | Email portfolio to ASPA |
Alaska | Feb. 15 | Journalism Education Association | View instructions |
Arizona | Feb. 15 | Arizona Interscholastic Press Association | Online form |
Arkansas | Feb. 27 | Arkansas Journalism Education Association | Online form |
California | Feb. 5 | Northern California Journalism Education Association and Southern California Journalism Education Association | Online form |
Colorado | Feb. 15 | Colorado Student Media Association | Online form |
Connecticut | Feb. 15 | New England Scholastic Press Association | Online form |
Delaware | Feb. 14 | Delaware Journalism Education Association | Email portfolio to state director, Dennis Leizear |
District of Columbia | Feb. 15 | DC Journalism Education Association | Email portfolio to state director, Mary Stapp |
Florida | Feb. 9 | Florida Scholastic Press Association | Submit on website |
Georgia | Jan. 24 | Georgia Scholastic Press Association | Online form |
Hawaii | Jan. 20 | Hawaii Scholastic Journalism Association | Online form |
Idaho | Feb. 16 | Idaho Journalism Education Association | Email portfolio to state director, Michael Dunn |
Illinois | Feb. 15 | Illinois Journalism Education Association | Online form |
Indiana | Feb. 10 | Indiana High School Press Association | Online form |
Iowa | Jan. 15 | Iowa High School Press Association | Online form |
Kansas | Jan. 24 | Kansas Scholastic Press Association | Online form |
Kentucky | Feb. 15 | Kentucky Journalism Education Association | Online form, email state director Larry Steinmetz with questions |
Louisiana | Feb. 25 at 5 p.m. | Louisiana Chapter Journalism Education Association | Online form |
Maine | Feb. 15 | New England Scholastic Press Association | Online form |
Maryland | Feb. 3 | Maryland-DC Scholastic Press Association | Online form |
Massachusetts | Feb. 15 | New England Scholastic Press Association | Online form |
Michigan | Feb. 18 | Michigan Interscholastic Press Association | Online form |
Minnesota | Feb. 14 | Minnesota High School Press Association | Online form |
Mississippi | Feb. 15 | Mississippi Scholastic Press Association | Email portfolio to state director, R.J. Morgan |
Missouri | Feb. 9 | Missouri Interscholastic Journalism Association | Online form |
Montana | Feb. 12 | Montana Journalism Education Association | Email portfolio to MJEA |
Nebraska | Feb. 15 | Nebraska High School Press Association | Online form, email state director with questions |
Nevada | Feb. 14 | Nevada Journalism Education Association | Online form |
New Hampshire | Feb. 15 | New England Scholastic Press Association | Online form |
New Jersey | Feb. 5 | Garden State Scholastic Press Association (see Kilgore Scholarship) | Email portfolio |
New Mexico | Feb. 15 | Journalism Education Association | View instructions |
New York | Feb. 14 | New York State Journalism Education Association | Online form |
North Carolina | Feb. 15 | North Carolina Scholastic Media Association | Email portfolio with subject line "NC JOY" |
North Dakota | Feb. 15 | North Dakota Journalism Education Association | Email materials to state director, Nick Hornbacher |
Ohio | Feb. 14 | Ohio Scholastic Media Association | Email materials to state director, Julieanne McClain |
Oklahoma | Feb. 15 | Oklahoma Journalism Education Association | Online form, email state director Sue Flaming with questions |
Oregon | Feb. 17 | Oregon Journalism Education Association | Online form |
Pennsylvania | Feb. 17 | Pennsylvania School Press Association | Online form |
Rhode Island | Feb. 15 | New England Scholastic Press Association | Online form |
South Carolina | Feb. 1 | South Carolina Scholastic Press Association | Online form |
South Dakota | Feb. 10, 5 p.m. Central | South Dakota Journalism Education Association | Online form |
Tennessee | Jan. 18 | Tennessee High School Press Association | Online form |
Texas | Feb. 15 | Texas Association of Journalism Educators | Online form |
Utah | Feb. 15 | Journalism Education Association | View instructions |
Vermont | Feb. 15 | New England Scholastic Press Association | Online form |
Virginia | Feb. 15 | Virginia Association of Journalism Teachers and Advisers | Online form |
Washington | Feb. 15 | Washington Journalism Education Association | Online form |
West Virginia | Feb. 15 | West Virginia Journalism Education Association | Online form, email state director Morgan Bricker with questions |
Wisconsin | Feb. 15 | Wisconsin Journalism Education Association | Email portfolio to state director, Matthew Smith |
Wyoming | Feb. 15 | Journalism Education Association | View instructions |
International | Feb. 15 | Journalism Education Association | Email portfolio to Kelly Furnas |