Columbia Scholastic Press Association

Crown Awards for top student newspapers, magazines and yearbooks will be chosen during by the Crown Board of Judges meeting at Columbia University from December 13-15, 2008.

As a result of this judging, Crown Finalists will be posted on this website shortly thereafter. All Finalists will receive either a Gold or Silver Crown, to be revealed at the awards ceremony. Staffs that are named Finalists will receive written notification after judging ends.

Awards for middle and high schools will be given at the CSPA's 85th Annual Convention in New York City on March 20 at Columbia University. College recipients will receive their awards on March 15 at the College Media Convention, also in New York City.

The CSPA invites high school students and faculty advisers to attend and celebrate CSPA’s 85th Annual Convention. This national gathering of student editors and faculty advisers to newspapers, yearbooks, magazines, video productions, and online media will be held at Columbia University from Wednesday, March 18 through Friday, March 20, 2009. Delegates can choose from more than 350 sessions organized in seven sequences: newspaper, yearbook, magazine, online media, video/broadcasting, law and ethics and advisers. All seven sequences will run simultaneously throughout the three days of the convention.

Throughout the Convention, our hourly schedule boasts a variety of special events, including Advisers’ Luncheons on Thursday and Friday. In addition, the Columbia Scholastic Press Advisers Association (CSPAA) will meet on Friday.

The winners of the Crown Awards for top publications and the Gold Circle Awards for top student individual awards will be announced and presented at the Awards Convocation on Friday afternoon.

Registration materials and more information can be found here click here.