Washington state publications who are members of WJEA are eligible to submit their publication for the Emerald Award, which is the highest award presented by the state organization. Submissions for just the Emerald are $30. Emerald Awards are judged by a panel of professional journalists. No feedback is provided.
Media programs looking to get comprehensive feedback from critique judges may submit their media to the critique service. The cost of the critique is $40, which includes automatic entry into the Emerald Award. The critique is open to any student publication, regardless of WJEA membership.
Please note, yearbooks mailed to critique/Emerald are not returned.
Payment for critique and Emerald can be found here.
Submission forms with more specific informationare here:
You can submit the payment and then send your publications later, if that helps you meet your procurement card deadline with your respective districts. The deadline to submit publications is Monday, June 23.
Remember: Yearbooks submitted for Emerald and/or critique will not be returned.