The contest is quarterly, designed to coincide with the academic year of September through August. Pictures taken Deadline Sept., Oct. and Nov. Dec. 7 Dec., Jan. and Feb. March 7 March, April and May June 7 June, July and Aug. Entries must be received by the national contest chair no later than the 7th of the month immediately following the contest quarter. For example, for an image made in October, the deadline for receipt by the chair would be Dec. 7. If more are entered, all for that quarter will be disqualified.
Entries can be in any category or combination of categories.
Individual work Each entry must be the work of a single photographer. Individual photos from layouts may be entered separately in another category but count as a separate entry. Permanent address E-mail address Telephone number Date published or photographed if unpublished Failure to include all this information could result in disqualification. It is not necessary to cross out names of schools or publications. Present neat-looking entries.