Revamped JCNA Newsletter Competition
Cash Award for Top Editor

Beginning with the 2001 issues, the annual competition for JCNA newsletters has been revamped. In keeping with the growing sophistication of the newsletters being published by the clubs, the competition format is based on numerous professional journalism awards and will be judged by a panel of professional journalists. Writers and photographers will be included, there will be fewer awards given to editors and the top publication will receive a cash prize for its sponsoring club.

All entries must be mailed to the JCNA Newsletter Competition, in care of Judy Ferring, 34 Terrace Ave., Butler NJ 07405. Deadline for submission is January 31, 2002.

Each submission for a photographer's or writer's award must include:

1. A tear sheet copy of the article or photograph being submitted.
2. Specification of the category in which it is to be judged (see list below).
3. The name of the author or photographer, with his or her address and phone number or e-mail address.
4. The name of the newsletter and its sponsoring club, and the date of the issue in which the article or photograph appeared.
5. A declaration signed by the club's president or editor, stating that the work is original

No more than three awards will be given in each category. Honorable mention will be an additional accolade and will not be limited.

Categories:

1. Photography
2. Pre-event publicity: articles written to inform members of a club event and create enthusiasm for attending.
3. Post-event reports: articles describing an event, with the intention of entertainig readers and building enthusiasm for attendance at future club events.
4. Heritage: historical and nostalgic articles written to entertain and to inform readers about the history of Jaguars, their owners and makers.
5. Technical articles: clearly written, informative articles about care, maintenance and restoration of Jaguars.
6. Series: Collections of columns on a single subject by a single author: book reviews, technical tips, website reviews, President's column, etc.
7. Travel: accounts of automobile road trips.

Judging for the editors' awards will be made on the basis of a set of at least three issues from a club, edited by the same person. This year, clubs may rely on the issues that have already been mailed through the year to Judy Ferring and Mike Cook, or they may submit a selected set. Judging will be done across all types of publications, without the format divisions used in the past. It will take into account overall design, neatness, clear graphics, good headlines and quality of writing.

Three awards, plus editor of the year, will be presented. To qualify as editor of the year, an entrant's publication must also have received at least one writer's or photographer's award.

This year, all entries will be judged by members of the North Jersey Working Press Association. They are a combination of professional newspaper and magazine writers and photographers, plus public relations and advertising executives, specializing in business, sports, religion, the arts, travel and general reporting.

Awards: In lieu of presenting award plaques, a compilation of the judges' top choices will be printed in a commemorative collection. Editors and writers whose work does not appear in the book will be listed. All listed and contributing writers, photographers and editors will receive complimentary issues.

The sponsoring club of the Editor of the Year will receive a cash prize of at least $100.

Please Note: The JCNA Board of Directors has given the committee a budget of $500 for this program. We hope to make the cash award larger but do not yet know how much it will cost for publication of the commemorative collection.

Questions can be addressed to Judy Ferring via e-mail at jagman@sprynet.com or by calling 973-283-9412.

Posted: 12/2001