2025 Bulletin Editor’s Contest

Deadline for forms to be submitted is January 15, 2026

The BEAC was designed to offer guidance to editors in the publication of their Society newsletters and to honor the outstanding longevity of these editors and their contributing authors. The Bulletin Editors’ Contest is held annually as a means to evaluate this work with results announced at the annual convention.

2 paper copies to be sent to:

Andrew Rockhound
5954 Dairy Rd.,
Red Lion, PA 17356

1 copy to be sent electronically to :


The deadline for bulletins, articles, and special publication submissions is January 15, 2026. Remember, all of your submissions must have been published in your bulletin/newsletter from January 2025 through December 2025.

The forms and guidelines below are valid for the 2025 Bulletin Editor’s Contest, and the submission forms themselves are in either fillable .dotx format (microsoft template file) or .pdf format:

Guidelines

General Guidelines
General Guidelines Bulletins Articles.
Specific Guidelines
Specific Guidelines Adult Articles Features.Specific Guidelines Adult Poetry.
Specific Guidelines Bulletins.Specific Guidelines Junior Articles Features.
Specific Guidelines Junior Poetry.Specific Guidelines Special Publications.
Specific Guidelines WildCard BEACs.

Submission Forms

.PDF.DOTX
Junior PoetryJunior Poetry
Junior Under 12 ArticlesJunior Under 12 Articles
Special PublicSpecial Public
Adult ArticlesAdult Articles
Adult Articles AdvAdult Articles Adv
Adult PoetryAdult Poetry
BulletinsBulletins
FeaturesFeatures
Junior 12 to 17 ArticlesJunior 12 to 17 Articles