Enter for the Jeff Zaslow College Columnist Award

Posted on February 21st, 2012

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The deadline is fast approaching for the newly named Jeff Zaslow College Columnist Award. This is the fourteen annual competition of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists Education Foundation.

This year NSNCEF dedicated its annual award to Jeff Zaslow. Zaslow, who died at 53 in an auto accident in Michigan, was a former board member of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists and addressed its annual conference nearly every year. Visit NSNC’s webpage to learn more about Zaslow and his support of NSNC.

The NSNCEF will award scholarships to three outstanding student newspaper columnists who write for U.S. college or university undergraduate newspapers. First prize is $1,000. Second prize is $500. Third prize is $250. In addition, the top winner will be the guest of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists at its 2012 conference in Macon, Ga., May 3-6.

Deadline for entering the 2012 contest is March 1, 2012. The contest is open to undergraduates (including seniors) who write bylined general interest, editorial page or Op-Ed page columns. Sports columns, movie reviews and other specialized columns are not eligible.

There is no entry fee to enter. One entry, consisting of three columns, for each student newspaper columnist is permitted. Magazine columnists are not eligible.

To enter NSNCEF’s competition or to view competition details visit NSNC’s webpage.