Colleagues

It's time to compile the best of the past year's work for the annual Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors News Excellence contests.

Stories and photos must have been published on or between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2012, to be eligible for the contest.  All entries must be submitted electronically using the contest website at www.betterbnc.com.  Entries sent by mail will not be accepted.

You will find contest rules and a tutorial for using the contest website by following the links below.  Your initial password will be “bnc”. 

The deadline for submitting entries is 11:59 p.m., Feb. 8, 2013.  Payments for entries must be received by 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. The awards will be presented Friday, May 17, 2013 at the annual PAPME awards dinner in Harrisburg, Pa.

If you have questions, please contact Mark Mittelstadt at mmittelstadt_contractor@ap.org or 609-371-9655 or AP Marketing Assistant Nicole Baugh at nbaugh@ap.org or 215-446-6602.

Best of luck!