Local Publication Contest

This contest encourages local chapters to create publications in order to promote awareness of JCL and the Classics. The NJCL Editor will evaluate submissions and will announce the winning entries at the NJCL Convention.

Newsletters are an excellent way of keeping members informed about deadlines, fundraising, certamen practices, meetings, and other notable events. Newsletters increase participation! After an event, students can write articles summarizing the activity and their reactions. Publications can also be distributed to parents, teachers, alumni, and curious strangers at community service events. Publications reach people outside the organization and publicize activities with a wider circulation than word-of-mouth. In addition to disseminating information and publicizing the Classics and the NJCL, a local publication is an opportunity for chapter members to collaborate. When students work together to produce a newsletter, they not only improve their club and learn the skills of writing and editing, but they also cooperate for a common cause. By devoting their energy to an organization they care about, students will understand the importance of teamwork.

Many chapters already have local publications and simply need to submit sample publications to the NJCL Editor. If your local chapter is interested in starting or improving a newsletter, please feel free to contact the NJCL Editor, Caitlin Johnston. In addition, all editors and other individuals interested in publications are encouraged to participate in the online Editor forum on http://www.njcl.org/forums/.

Submissions to the Local Publication Contest must be student produced and include the name of the editor. A chapter must submit at least two issues of a newsletter to be eligible. Promptly send each issue to the NJCL Editor as soon as an issue is printed:

Pranish Kantak
NJCL Editor
2817 Lilac Lane
Fargo, ND 58102

Entries will be judged on the following criteria:

20 points • Choice of Articles
20 points • Presentation of Articles
20 points • Effectiveness of Writing
25 points • Effectiveness of Layout
10 points • Stylistic Consistency
5 points • Issues Sent to Editor

If you have any questions or would like some help to get started, please email Caitlin Johnston at editor@njcl.org.