WELCOME TO THE
2023 DPA PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS CONTEST
Scroll down to AWARD WINNERS to see the 2023 DPA State Contest Results

The annual Delaware Press Association Communications Contest, open to all professional communicators in Delaware and nearby out-of-state communities, encourages and rewards excellence in communication. Judged by out-of-state communications professionals to ensure impartiality, the contest provides an opportunity to compete in various print or electronic broadcasting fields. All DPA contest winners are honored at the DPA Annual Meeting and Contest Awards Banquet each spring.

The annual contest is two-tiered. The first tier of the contest is the statewide DPA competition. The second tier is the national competition, run by the National Federation of Press Women. All first-place winners in the DPA Contest are eligible for entry into the national competition.

DPA Contest Director: Katherine Ward   Contact: 302-655-2175; DelawarePress@aol.com

Please read “Rules and Guidelines” and “How to Create an Account & Enter the Contest” below before clicking either of the links to access the contest site.

LOGIN to SET UP YOUR 2023 DPA COMMUNICATIONS CONTEST ACCOUNT

The first time you go to the contest site, use the link above to create a contest account. Note: If you set up a contest account in a previous year, use the link below instead.

Where you see “Click here to register, if you don’t already have a username/password,” click “here,” enter your email address (which will become your username) in the “New Users” section, click Register, and retrieve an email from NFPW for creating your password. Once you have established the account, thereafter use the link below to access the contest.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO YOUR ESTABLISHED DPA CONTEST ACCOUNT

Anytime after creating the Contest Account use this link to go directly to the DPA Contest entry site and choose the large indigo button: ENTER THE PROFESSIONAL CONTEST. Note: If the NFPW logo appears on the Welcome page instead of DPA’s,  click “Find your Competition” at the top of the page, then click on “Delaware Press Association” to access the Delaware contest page.

Eligibility

DPA Contest: The annual DPA Communications Contest is open to all professional communicators in the state of Delaware and nearby out-of-state communities. You do not have to be a DPA member to enter the contest, but note: entry fees are less for members than for non-members. Winners will be notified in March.

Select your best work published or broadcast between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2022. The governing date is the date printed on the publication, the date e-published, or the date the broadcast was aired. If the entry is a series, use the publication or broadcast date of the final article as the entry date, which allows the beginning article to have been published in the previous contest year.

National Contest: First-place award winners in the 2022 DPA Communications Contest will be eligible to enter the National Federation of Press Women national competition if member dues of $105 ($85 national, $20 local) are received at NFPW Headquarters by March 15, 2023.

Contest Deadlines

Early bird: The early-bird deadline is NOON, January 18, 2022.
Submit your entries by noon JANUARY 19 to avoid the one-time $25 late fee. 

Late for the worm:

    • All  BOOK entries must be submitted by NOON, February 1, 2022.
    • All other entries must be submitted by NOON, February 8, 2022.

Fees

Members: $20 for the first entry; $10 discount fee for subsequent entries.

Non-members: $25 for the first entry; $15 discount fee for subsequent entries.

College students: $5 per entry.

Late Fee: $25 fee added only to the first entry submitted after NOON on January 19, 2021.

When you have submitted your entries, you may SAVE and logout without paying if you plan to submit more entries later on. If you submit more than one entry, all other entries will be charged at the discount rate.

Payment: When all entries are in the cart and you  go to checkout, choose  Pay by credit card.  The pay-by-check option is for high school advisers only.

Your entries will not be official until they have been paid for.

Note: All DPA members paid through the end of 2021, or who have renewed for 2022, may enter at the member rate. If you are uncertain, contact delawarepress@aol.com.

Membership Forms

To join or to renew your DPA or your NFPW/DPA membership, please fill out and submit a membership application as directed on the form you select below.

DPA ONLY: JOIN OR RENEW BY CREDIT CARD OR CHECK

NFPW/DPA: JOIN OR RENEW BY CREDIT CARD ONLY

Note: DPA dues remain at $20 (student dues are $5). NFPW professional dues are $85 (student dues are $25). If you already paid DPA 2023 dues and want to pay 2023 NFPW dues only, check the box  before Delaware on the NFPW membership dues page, click “add to cart,” go to the cart and click “Remove” or the minus sign to remove the charge for DPA dues.