Supporting

Scholastic Journalism

in the Sunshine State

Florida Scholastic Press Association (FSPA) is the premier organization for student journalists and scholastic media programs in Florida, dedicated to educating future media professionals and promoting the responsible exercise of the first amendment through adherence to the highest standards of journalism.

Spring Contests

Showcase your work and compete against media programs across the state. Prompts are live now!

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Convention Speakers

Share your expertise with student journalists by registering to become a speaker at our Spring Convention this April.

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Journalists of the Year

Every April we recognize student journalists in Florida for the outstanding work they are producing. Submit your portfolio in one of ten different categories.

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2026 Spring Convention

Making Waves

Join us April 9-11, 2026 for our Spring Convention.  Every year, more than 1500 student journalists and their advisers from across Florida attend the FSPA Sate Convention to celebrate their achievements this school year, while continuing to prioritize growth in their programs and themselves through networking, competing, and learning from professionals in media. Attendees leave with a renewed passion for journalism that they take with them, not only into their classrooms and schools, but into our communities.

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Why join

Florida Scholastic Press Association

Here are just a few reasons why more than 300 scholastic media programs in Florida make an FSPA membership an integral part of their programs.

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Contests

Contests motivate and allow student journalists to showcase their work in a variety of categories, not such as writing, design, photography, art, broadcast and multimedia journalism. Judges assign a numeric score to each and provide written feedback.

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Evaluations

FSPA produces nearly 200 annual evaluations for newspapers, yearbooks, literary magazines, broadcast programs and online publications with the focus of providing valuable feedback that will give students and advisers with a roadmap to improve their programs.

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Events

Annually, FSPA hosts workshops throughout the sate in Fall and a spring Convention in Orlando where students get the opportunity to learn from media professionals and college professionals and get motivated to make their programs better.

Dates and Deadlines

Early Registration Opens

Monday, January 26
Spring Convention

Application Deadline

Sunday, February 8
Todd C. Smith Student Journalist of the Year

Application Deadline

Sunday, February 15
Aspiring Young Journalist, Emerging Young Journalist, & Individual Journalists of the Year

Early Registration Closes

Friday, February 20
Spring Convention

Registration Opens

Monday, February 23
Spring Convention

Contest Deadline

Saturday, February 28
Spring Digital Contests

Registration Closes

Friday, March 6
Spring Convention

State Convention

Thu., April 9 - Sat., April 11
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