Emerald Award & Critiques

Each spring, 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.

Emerald Awards are judged by a panel of professional journalists, but no feedback is provided. The cost to enter is $30.

Media programs looking to get comprehensive feedback from critique judges may submit their media to the critique service, which includes the automatic entry into the Emerald Award. The cost of a critique is $40. This critique is open to any student publication, regardless of WJEA membership.

Submission forms and costs are published each spring. Critiques are returned in August. Emerald Award winners are announced at the fall J-Days.

Please feel free to contact Sandra Coyer with any questions.