Eligibility: Anyone who lives or works in Connecticut is eligible to enter. Work must be published from January 1 through December 31, 2022.

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Contest Rules:

• Entries will be capped at three per entrant in any given category. For example, you can enter up to three different articles in 7D - Specialty Articles - Education.

• Entrants can submit up to ten entries in total across all categories;

• Entrants cannot submit the same work in more than one category or subcategory.

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Fees: CT Press Club members: The fee is $25 for the first entry and $15 for each additional entry. The non-member fee is $30 for the first entry and $20 for each additional entry.

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Membership: You can join or renew your membership to the CT Press Club HERE. You do not have to join the NFPW to enter the local competition.

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Deadlines: January 18th at noon is the regular contest deadline. After this date, a $25 late fee will be charged for the first entry you submit. The final deadline is at noon on February 8th. The final book deadline is on February 1st.

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High School contest: In addition to the professional competition, the CT Press Club is holding a High School Communications Contest. Entries must be produced by a current high school student or a recently graduated student who produced the work between February 1, 2022, and January 31, 2023. Learn more HERE.

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Submissions: The contest will be ALL electronic. No hard copy submissions will be accepted and no offline payments will be accepted.