The NSCAA Annual Writing Contest
As the game of soccer continues to grow in popularity U.S., the NSCAA annually award those who have chronicled soccer’s personalities, problems, games and development.
The NSCAA Annual Writing Contest recognizes writers and reporters with work published in a newspaper (daily or weekly), magazine, website or blog covering soccer. Freelance writers published in newspapers or magazines can also submit published articles.
Stories and features published between Jan. 1 through Nov. 30 can be entered into this year’s contest and submissions are due to the NSCAA National Office by Wednesday, Dec. 5.
Winners will be notified late December via email and/or phone, and publically recognized at the Media Appreciation Social at the NSCAA Convention in mid-January. Winners unable to attend the Convention will be mailed their award in late January.
Articles must fall into the following categories:
- Deadline/game stories
- Feature stories
- Column
- College Student*
- High School Student*
*Articles written by a college or high school journalist. In this category only, articles can be published in a campus or high school newspaper.
Download the NSCAA Annual Writing Contest application form