SCPA to host Virtual Awards
Oct. 27-29
SCPA's long-delayed Virtual Award presentations will premier next week!
Awards videos will livestream Oct. 27-29 on
SCPA's Facebook page. All broadcasts will begin at 4 p.m. Recordings will also be available immediately following each video presentation. Here's the schedule:
- Wednesday, Oct. 27 | Collegiate Awards Presentation
- Thursday, Oct. 28 | Weekly and Associate/Individual Awards Presentation
- Friday, Oct. 29 | Daily Awards Presentation
The presentation will honor
winners of the 2020 News Contest (work published between Nov. 2019-Nov. 2020).
Secret winners including Journalist of the Year, Photojournalist of the Year, Montgomery/Shurr FOI, Assertive Journalism, Best of the Best and the President’s Awards for Excellence will be announced during the virtual presentations.
Comments for First Place winners will be available following each presentation.
Plaques & Certificates
Plaques, certificates, President’s Cups and cash prizes will be shipped to member newspapers during the week of Oct. 25-29, 2021, mostly via USPS Priority Mail.
Duplicate awards are available for purchase. Duplicate engraved first place plaques are $35. Duplicate second and third place certificates are $2 each. If you’d like to frame your second or third place award, wooden plaque bases are available for $25. Prices include shipping.
Save the Date for 2022
We are already making plans for an in-person meeting next March! Go ahead and save the date: March 11-13, 2022, at
The Marina Inn in Myrtle Beach. Our 2022 Annual Meeting & Awards will honor winners from the
2021 News Contest, which is now live and accepting entries through Dec. 3, 2021. We promise to make it a celebration you won’t want to miss after being apart for so long!