All entries are handled online. Which is both easier and harder, depending on your tech comfort level.

You can also download a PDF that will walk you through the process, or follow it here…

• Go to www.betterbnc.com.
• Click on the Login here! button under Are you a contestant? and follow the instructions.
• The standard password is bnc. You’ll be asked to create your own
• password once you’re logged on. But the first time, your password is bnc.
• If your media outlet isn’t listed in the drop-down menu on the website, the contest administrator will have to add it. We’ve included outlets that previously entered, but if yours hasn’t done so before, it’s probably not there. To have your outlet added, just email contest administrator Sarah Prickett. Include a contact name, email and phone number as well as mailing address.

PAYING THE BILLS

Unlike last year, when you had to upload your entries at one site and then pay at another, it’s all finally integrated. But if your media outlet is old-school and requires payment by check, here’s what to do…

• Email the entrant’s name, entry title, news organization and check total. If the check will cover multiple entries, please include a list of the entrants and entry titles.
• Use the subject line Green Eyeshade Awards Payment by Check.
• Send a check to the Green Eyeshade Awards mailing address (which you can find under Guidelines) and include a list of entries that the check will covers – including entrant name, entry title, news organization and check total.

Any questions, email  contest administrator Sarah Prickett.