Student Contests & Resources

MIJA offers a variety of contests throughout the year for students, including:

Monthly Contests – for photography, writing, design, and broadcast.
Challenges – timed, themed contests in writing, design and broadcast
Individual Contests – a wide variety of categories offer students opportunity for written feedback from judges
Overall Critiques – publications are evaluated on a multi-page rubric, so the staff can learn how to improve their work for their student body

Also, check out the Resources Link for quick access to information for student journalists.

If you are interested in Judging contest submissions for MIJA, please complete this survey to provide us information about you and your preferences so we can make appropriate judging assignments based on them.

If you have an idea for a contest you’d like to share, email us at [email protected]! We would love to add your ideas!