2025 Better Newspaper Contests Winners Announced!
Winners of the 2025 Better Newspaper Contest were announced at Georgia Press Association’s 138th Annual Convention on June 20.
Please click the link to the right to see the editorial contest presentation: 2025 BNC Awards Slideshow Compressed
Please click the link to the right to see the advertising contest presentation: 2025 Advertising Contest Show Compressed
Please click the link to the right to see the complete list of editorial awards: Better Newspaper Contest Press Release 2025.
Please click the link to the right to see the complete list of advertising awards: 2025 ADVERTISING AWARDS

This photo by Katie Goodale of The Augusta Chronicle was chosen by Illinois judges as the Photo of the Year. Photo of the Year is chosen from among all first-place contest photos. This photo won first place in Division A for sports photo.
2024 Better Newspaper Contest results
View the results from the contest here:
2024 GPA Contest Press Release Final
View the results slideshow from the 2024 advertising contest here:
2024 Advertising Contest Show Compressed
AD CONTEST RESULTS
2024 Advertising Contest Results
2023 Advertising Contest Results
2022 Advertising Contest Winners
2021 Advertising Contest Winners
2020 Advertising Contest Winners
2020 BNC Divisional Awards
2020 Magazine Winners
Better Newspaper Contest Results
2018 Better Newspaper Contest
See results here: BNCPressRelease2018
2017 Better Newspaper Contest results
See results here: BNCPressRelease2017
2016 Better Newspaper Contest results
See results here: BNCPressRelease2016.
2015 Better Newspaper Contest results
See results here: BNC press release 2015.