St. Juan Diego Collegiate Awards

Honoring excellence in Catholic collegiate media

 

The Catholic Media Association invites alumni magazines and students to participate in the 2027 St. Juan Diego Collegiate Awards. The Collegiate Awards honor a wide range of journalistic skills and specialties, encouraging excellence and fostering a vibrant Catholic journalism community.

St. Juan Diego is a symbol of evangelization and the messenger of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Winners receive an award certificate and are recognized at the Catholic Media Conference, in the annual awards issue of The Catholic Journalist and on the CMA website.

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Two divisions

  • Alumni Magazine Division. For digital and print alumni magazines produced by Catholic colleges and universities. CMA membership is not required, but members receive lower entry fees.
  • Student Division. For students enrolled full or part-time at an accredited Catholic college or university. Entry is free.

Key Dates

Submissions openNovember 2, 2026
Regular deadlineJanuary 31, 202711:59 p.m. CT
Extended periodFebruary 1 to 7, 202711:59 p.m. CT. Extension fees apply to alumni magazine entries.
Payment deadlineFebruary 12, 2027Alumni magazine entries only.
Awards presentationJuly 16, 2027Catholic Media Conference, Oklahoma City

Entry Fees

Alumni magazines, per entry Regular periodNov. 2, 2026 to Jan. 31, 2027 Extended periodFeb. 1 to 7, 2027
CMA members $38 $48
Non-members $79 $89
  • Students enter for free. Each student may submit up to 10 entries. Schools have no entry limit.

Eligibility

Alumni Magazine Division

  • Catholic college or university alumni magazines.
  • Digital or print publications.
  • Open to members and non-members of the Catholic Media Association.
  • Original work appearing in a publication between January 1 and December 31, 2026.
View Alumni Magazine categories

Student Division

  • Students enrolled full or part-time in an accredited Catholic college or university.
  • Original student work appearing in a recognized college or university publication or website in 2026.
  • Students may enter work on their own, or professors or advisers may enter work on behalf of a student.
View Student categories

Join us at the Catholic Media Conference

Students and professors who enter the St. Juan Diego Collegiate Awards are invited to attend workshop sessions at the 2027 Catholic Media Conference for a special rate of $199. The conference takes place July 13 to 16, 2027, at The Skirvin Hilton in Oklahoma City. Transportation and lodging are not included.

Judging

Entries are judged by professionals knowledgeable about Catholic media, including faculty from prominent Catholic journalism schools. Judges evaluate each student entry as if it were submitted to an editor or communications director, and every student entry receives a constructive critique.

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