The deadline for the Excellence in Journalism Competition is 11:59 p.m. Monday. The Florida Press Club officers ask that entrants submit and finalize all entries soon. To see if your entries are finished, click on VIEW ENTRIES. If you see a red incomplete, click on that, and the text will tell you what you need to do to submit and finalize.
Go to https://omnicontests4.com/default.aspx?comp_id=170 for the contest.
Since omniCONTESTS is a new contest platform for us, we’ve encountered a few glitches. For example, we’ve noticed uploading documents with the Safari browser can cause the user to be directed to try again. Deleting and then re-uploading a document can also cause problems. We’ve talked to the tech support staffers at omniCONTESTS, and they are working on a solution. Using either Internet Explorer or Firefox might be best for now.
If you need help in any capacity, please email Sherry Mims at fpcpresident[at]gmail[dot]com as soon as possible. Even if you want to enter the contest and are unfamiliar with how an online contest platform works, just send an email. We are here to help!
To pay for multiple entrants online, take the amount omniCONTESTS tells you and add $20 for each person you want to enter. (Remember that you’re automatically charged one membership fee through omniCONTESTS.) Pay the total at https://www.floridapressclub.org/CCpayment.html. You should see a Manual Payments option. Put that amount in the box and click return (enter) on your keyboard. Then email Sherry to have your entries submitted and finalized.
You may also pay by check. Email Megan Stokes at megan[dot]magrini[at]gmail.com for details. Then, like above, email Sherry to have entries submitted and finalized.
A sole entrant can pay through omniCONTESTS’ PayPal system (as well as check). Just click the PAY NOW option. You do not need a PayPal account to pay with a credit card or debit card.
When paying for multiple people either with PayPal or checks, please send names and email addresses of the people you wish to be members. If you feel some clarification is needed regarding submitted entries, feel free to send a Word document listing what the members entered.
All payments must be made by 11:59 p.m. Monday unless worked out in advance with Sherry and Megan.
Please encourage your colleagues and other interested parties to enter because the more entries we receive, the bigger and better things we can do for our members.
Thank you for supporting The Florida Press Club.