WJEA CRITIQUES & EMERALD AWARDS: 2024 REGISTRATION & PAYMENT

SCHOOL NAME *

SCHOOL MAILING ADDRESS *

CITY / ZIP *

Name of person submitting form *

Title *

Phone *

Email *

PLEASE MARK EACH TYPE OF ENTRY BELOW and indicate if you are submitting for A CRITIQUE, which automatically includes EMERALD AWARD consideration ($40); or if you prefer to skip the critique and submit ONLY for EMERALD AWARD consideration ($30).

A BENEFIT OF WJEA MEMBERSHIP! ANNUAL CRITIQUES & EMERALD AWARDS

It’s that time of year again! The end of the school year begins ramping up now and before we know it, the school year will be over. Advisers, it’s time to start thinking about submitting your publications to the Emerald Award contest and/or the WJEA Critique Service.

The Emerald Award is the highest award WJEA designates to its member publications and media organizations. Yearbooks, newspapers/newsmagazines, websites and broadcast programs are eligible to submit. Submissions for Emerald Award only (no critique) are $30. The Emerald Award is judged by a panel of professional journalists; no feedback is provided. The Emerald Award contest is ONLY open to member media organizations.

Media programs looking to get comprehensive feedback from critique judges may submit their media to the WJEA Critique Service. The cost for the critique is $40, but this also includes automatic entry into the Emerald Award contest. This critique is open to ANY student media, regardless of membership in WJEA, however cost to non-WJEA members is $50.

Payment can be completed online starting now. Submission forms for both contest and critique will be released at the beginning of May. The deadline for submission is June 24.

FOR SUBMISSION FORMS AND DETAILS, GO TO: https://wjea.org/resources-2/critique-service/

You may register multiple media with this form.

Please direct submission questions to: Sandra Coyer, MJE, coyers@gmail.com

Please direct pament questions to: Kathy Schrier, MJE, wjeaexecutivedirector@gmail.com

YEARBOOK

Critique and Emerald Award consideration ($40)

Emerald Award consideration only ($30)

Yearbook Adviser name (if different than above)

Yearbook adviser email (please use non-school email, if school firewall blocks messages with attachments or links.)

CURRENT MEMBER OF WJEA?

YES

NOT CURRENTLY, BUT JOINING WITH THIS FORM

NEWSPAPER/NEWS MAGAZINE

Critique and Emerald Award consideration ($40)

Emerald Award consideration only ($30)

Newspaper/News Magazine Adviser name (if different than above)

Newspaper/Newsmagazine adviser phone (text/voice)

Newspaper/News Magazine adviser email (please use non-school email, if school firewall blocks messages with attachments or links.)

CURRENT MEMBER OF WJEA?

YES

NOT CURRENTLY, BUT JOINING WITH THIS FORM

NEWS WEBSITE

Critique and Emerald Award consideration ($40)

Emerald Award consideration only ($30)

News Website adviser name (if different than above)

News Website adviser phone (text/voice)

News Website adviser email (please use non-school email, if school firewall blocks messages with attachments or links.)

CURRENT MEMBER OF WJEA?

YES

NOT CURRENTLY, BUT JOINING WITH THIS FORM

BROADCAST (VIDEO)

Critique and Emerald Award consideration ($40)

Emerald Award consideration only ($30)

Broadcast adviser name (if different than above)

Broadcast Website adviser phone (text/voice)

Broadcast adviser email (please use non-school email, if school firewall blocks messages with attachments or links.)

Please include my membership in WJEA: $45 per per year:

I prefer not to join WJEA, but I would like to pay for the following critique(s). *

Newspaper/Newsmagazine ($50.00)

Yearbook ($50.00)

News Website ($50.00)

Broadcast program ($50.00)

CURRENT TOTAL:

$0.00

If school will be paying and would like to be invoiced, please upload a copy of the purchase order HERE:

If you plan to pay using a purchase order but cannot upload it right now, please send either by email to: wjeaexecutivedirector@gmail.com or by postal mail to WJEA, P.O. Box 24389, Seattle WA 98124

Proceed to payment page and mark "pay by check" if you wish to receive an invoice sent to the email address at the top of this form.

If you wish to pay now with a credit card or to use Pay Pal, proceed to payment page and follow instructions.

Thank you!