Looking Ahead

First Published: Summer 2007

It's never too early to think about contests. With that in mind, applications for the 2008 Program Excellence and Content awards competitions are now posted on the NAA Foundation Web site, www.naafoundation.org (click on Awards/ Grants).

There, you’ll find two entry forms – one for each contest. Both competitions offer opportunities to win for NIE and YEA professionals alike. Be sure to read the instructions carefully, however, as some changes have been made. In addition, make a note of the entry deadlines, as they are different for each contest and will not be extended.

Because no contests are being conducted this year, the 2008 awards will recognize work dating back to July 2006. As past winners know, a helpful strategy is to designate a file or box where supporting materials for contest entries can be stored. Save tearsheets, testimonial letters, fliers, promotional items, photographs – in short, anything and everything that might be of value when it comes time to assemble your entries.

All awards will be presented at the 2008 NAA Young Reader Seminar, scheduled for May 15-18 in Phoenix. A call for judges will be issued at a later date.