Who likes awards and resume boosters?

If your a member of the Society of the Professional Journalists, you'll have a super nifty member ID card and you would have paid a small fee, the deadline to enter the Mark of Excellence contest is Wednesday, Jan. 21.

Some quick guidelines from SPJ:

To be eligible, work must have been published or broadcast during the 2008 calendar year. All entries must be in English. Each submission must include a completed entry form, entry fee and other requested information. Student members of SPJ are eligible to enter for $9. The non-member fee is $18.

All entries are first judged on the regional level. Regional award winners will be recognized at SPJ's spring conferences. First-place regional winners advance to the national competition. National winners will be honored at the 2009 SPJ Convention & National Journalism Conference in Indianapolis, August 27-29.