Starting March 10, the Oklahoma Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists will be accepting contest entries via BetterBNC.com through May 30, 2025.
Entries must be work completed and published in 2024 by an
Oklahoma journalist, organization or network.
The contest submission link and instructions will be available on the
OKSPJ Facebook page, at www.okspj.com and at OKSPJ on X/Twitter.
The contest categories have been streamlined and expanded to reflect
today's journalism landscape and for more variety in entrants with
more and updated categories in PR, Radio, Broadcast and Print.
Entry rates are as follows:
Early bird rate (Entries submitted prior to May 1, 2025): $15
Regular rate (Entries submitted between May 1 and May 30): $20
Carter Bradley First Amendment Award: Free
Teacher of the Year Award: Free
Lifetime Achievement Award: Free
A full listing of categories is available at the link below on our website.
Please note that we ask for all nomination letters and supporting
documentation for our "Big Three" awards to be submitted either to
Jerry Goodwin at jerry.goodwin@tulsacc.edu or Heide Brandes at
2024 Individual Award Winners
Please do not hesitate to contact us at: heide@heidewrites.com for
questions or issues with uploading contest entries.
Go to:
https://betternewspapercontest.com/open_contestants/login
Click on "Create your Open Call account"
Fill out Step 1 ACCOUNT INFORMATION
Agree to the BetterBNC Terms of Use
Provide and submit information about your professional status, email address and password
Click on Submit
Receive validation email
Go to the BetterBNC home page
https://betternewspapercontest.com/login
Click on Authorized Entrant
Go to Select a Contest on the left
Choose 2025 Oklahoma SPJ Contest
Go to Select Media Organization on the right
Select your media organization
Login to the contest website with your email and password
Choose entries into the contest!
Submit entries and log off! Good luck!
The Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists Professional Chapter supports working journalists across the state. The OKSPC chapter is governed by a board of directors. The chapter is part of the national Society of Professional Journalists. Membership supports local and national journalism efforts.