Carlos Bastidas Provincial Journalism Contest announced

Camagüey, Jan 22. - The call for entries for the Carlos Bastidas Provincial Journalism Contest, awarded each year in March during Press Day according to the established regulations, maintains five categories: written press, radio, television, hypermedia, and graphic journalism.

Journalism students with works published in media outlets of the province can compete under equal conditions.

The deadline for submitting entries is Friday, February 27, 2026. The Jury's work, financially supported by Resolution No. 27/24, will take place from Tuesday, March 3 to Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

The Jury will consist of five colleagues of recognized professional prestige from the media in each category. The selection will be made once the call for entries is closed, to avoid having to replace a colleague if they submit entries for the contest or have a family member competing. Therefore, the Juries will be formed on Monday, March 2, 2026.

The submission, limited to only five works per contestant in each category, must be delivered to the UPEC, with ALL the author's personal data:

– First and last names
– Identity card number
– UPEC membership card number
– Title of the work
– Date of publication (in all cases, from January to December 2025)
– For Radio and TV, the recording on a USB flash drive can be copied at the UPEC headquarters or sent by email, if the file size allows it, to: presidencia@camaguey.upec.cu.
– For written press, a copy of the publication where it appeared or a PDF.
– For hypermedia journalism, a copy of the publication on a storage device for downloading to a PC, or the link to the site where it is hosted.

– For graphic journalism, photographers and videographers similarly must provide the link where it was published, a copy of the newspaper, or the TV video.

Exceptionally this year, the contest includes a special award. Under equal conditions and for a single prize, all UPEC members can participate with a piece reflecting the life and work of the Commander in Chief and his legacy in Camagüey. The journalistic material must have been published during 2025 and will be a tribute to Fidel Castro in the year of his Centennial.

It should be noted that each submission file, to be accepted, must contain each of the indicated aspects and ensure compliance with the publication date and the number of materials per category. Otherwise, itissubject to eliminationfromthecompetition.

The Jury's decision and the award ceremony will take place on a date to be determined in March 2026.

Provincial Executive Committee, UPEC Camagüey. (Alexei Nápoles González/University of Camagüey) (Photo: Adelante Digital)