The call for nominations for This Award is now OPEN. 

The deadline to submit is Friday, February 27, 2026.​

Click here to apply.

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The Northeast Regional Honors Council is proud to host an annual Honors Publication Contest. 

Please note that 2025 Winners are not eligible to apply for the 2026 contest. These publications may apply again in 2027.

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Publications that celebrate news in your honors program/college are eligible. News “bites” may include but are not limited to activities in honors, profiles of people in honors, updates, events, awards, community happenings, and more. However, publications that include more “feature-length” work, whether fiction or nonfiction, are also welcome. Publications can also include student artwork, photography, or essays that present student research. Ultimately, all publications are welcome so long as they are produced by the honors program/college.

 

The publication submitted must have been published between April 2025 and now. Entries with a publication date prior to April 2025 are not eligible.

 

Judges will evaluate submissions in the following areas:

 

1. Content – The content should support the overall purpose and mission of the publication, give readers a variety of topics/subject areas to explore, and be written/presented articulately and professionally.

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2. Design – The publication should be visually appealing and engaging in keeping with its format. Print publications or publications created as PDFs and distributed electronically should be laid out in a style appropriate to the publication type. Publications that are exclusively published on a blog or website should take full advantage of the multimedia tools available in the online setting.

 

Please fill out this form to submit your entry to the competition.
 

THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT TO THIS CONTEST IS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2026 by 11:59 PM. Click here to apply.

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2025 winners

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Best Journal

1824

Thomas Jefferson University

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"This year’s journal winner is entirely student-run. With thoughtful faculty support, this publication is more than just a source of information — it’s a platform for meaningful reflection. With its inaugural issue centered on the theme of Repair, it weaves together student voices in a compelling, cohesive, and visually striking way.

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Newsletter - First Place

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West Chester University Honors College Newsletter

West Chester University

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“This newsletter successfully conveys a strong sense of pride, dedication, and connection between the Honors College faculty & staff and their students. It is clear that time and effort were spent carefully collating these stories and pictures.”

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Newsletter - Second Place

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Point Park University Honors Newsletter

Point Park University

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Newsletter - Third Place

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DUNY Honors Program Newsletter

Dominican University New York

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Past Winners

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2024

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Newsletter Honorees:

1st Place - WP Honors College News, William Patterson University
1st Place - The Experience, Monroe University

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Journal Honorees:

1st Place - The Lectern, Thiel College

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2023

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Newsletter Honorees:

1st Place - SUNY Buffalo State's Muriel A. Howard Honors Program Official Newsletter

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Journal Honorees:

1st Place - Thiel College's The Lectern

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2022

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Newsletter Honorees:

1st Place - Merrimack College's The Northview​

1st Place - Shippensburg University's .hnrs

2nd Place - Westfield State University's The Squirrel Squire

3rd Place - Indiana University of Pennsylvania's Cook Honors College

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Journal Honorees:

1st Place - Rutgers-Camden University's The Undergraduate Review

2nd Place - Thiel College's The Lectern