2026 Jewish Scholastic Journalism Awards (Teens don't need to be Jewish to submit!)
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Katina Paron
Feb 3, 2026, 5:45:04 PMFeb 3
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2026 Jewish Scholastic Journalism Awards
The Jewish Scholastic Press Association is pleased to announce the 2026 Jewish Scholastic Journalism Awards, to be presented in March 2026.
Honoring high school students’ work published during calendar year 2025, JSPA will award a first-, second- and third-place certificate in each category, and a Grand Prize in Jewish Scholastic Journalism will be selected from among the first-place winners. The winner or winners of the Grand Prize will be awarded a personal recommendation from the American Jewish Press Association for a journalism internship at an AJPA member publication of their choice.
The contest now gives awards in 13 categories, including news, feature and opinion stories as well as photography, video, podcast and design, all on Jewish- and Israel-related topics. A list of all categories appears below.
Winning entries will be published on the JSPA website. By entering the contest, you agree to this re-publication.
Newly added this year is a category for reporting presented on social media platforms. Entrants submit a five-page portfolio including photos and-or videos, along with a description of each post in terms of its importance and context.
“Social media’s super-short formats make it very challenging to tell a complete story,” said Joelle Keene, JSPA’s President and Executive Director. “With this new category, we are challenging high school media to meet normative journalistic standards in the context of those kinds of limitations.”
She said she was hoping students would try a variety of approaches.
“We know this will take imagination and creativity,” Ms. Keene said, “and we can’t wait to see what our entrants come up with.”
Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026.
Please be careful to follow journalism best practices, and do not submit first-person or opinion articles in the news and feature categories. Also, entries that are co-bylined with teachers will not be considered.
If you have questions about entries or payment, please contact st...@jspa.us.
Click here to see a list of last year’s winners, including judges’ comments and links to winning stories, photos, videos and page design.
Click here to enter the contest.
Honoring high school students’ work published during calendar year 2025, JSPA will award a first-, second- and third-place certificate in each category, and a Grand Prize in Jewish Scholastic Journalism will be selected from among the first-place winners. The winner or winners of the Grand Prize will be awarded a personal recommendation from the American Jewish Press Association for a journalism internship at an AJPA member publication of their choice.
The contest now gives awards in 13 categories, including news, feature and opinion stories as well as photography, video, podcast and design, all on Jewish- and Israel-related topics. A list of all categories appears below.
Winning entries will be published on the JSPA website. By entering the contest, you agree to this re-publication.
Newly added this year is a category for reporting presented on social media platforms. Entrants submit a five-page portfolio including photos and-or videos, along with a description of each post in terms of its importance and context.
“Social media’s super-short formats make it very challenging to tell a complete story,” said Joelle Keene, JSPA’s President and Executive Director. “With this new category, we are challenging high school media to meet normative journalistic standards in the context of those kinds of limitations.”
She said she was hoping students would try a variety of approaches.
“We know this will take imagination and creativity,” Ms. Keene said, “and we can’t wait to see what our entrants come up with.”
Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026.
Please be careful to follow journalism best practices, and do not submit first-person or opinion articles in the news and feature categories. Also, entries that are co-bylined with teachers will not be considered.
If you have questions about entries or payment, please contact st...@jspa.us.
Click here to see a list of last year’s winners, including judges’ comments and links to winning stories, photos, videos and page design.
Click here to enter the contest.
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