March 4, 2025
Annual yearbook editor spread design contest
Calling all Treering yearbook creators! It is contest time. Share your best designs for the 2025 design contest—collage, academics, athletics, modular, portrait pages, superlatives—we want to see them all.
Entry Period
The submission period is March 4-18, 2025. Submissions will close at 11:59 PM PDT.
Eligibility
Entrants must be 18 or older and a current editor at a US Treering school for the 2024-2025 school year.
To participate, complete the submission form and include a screenshot of your favorite yearbook spread. A yearbook spread is two-facing pages. Incomplete entries will not be accepted.
Winner Selection and Notification
A panel of yearbook parents, journalism educators, and graphic designers will select the winners. Judging criteria include:
- Layout design
- Storytelling
- Visual elements and their relevance to content
We will notify all the winners via email and phone on Monday, March 24, 2025.
Prizes
One Grand Prize winner will receive a $500 Amazon gift card, a $200 pizza party, and 10 free yearbooks for their school.
Five Runners Up will each receive a $50 Amazon gift card and three free yearbooks for their school.
By Friday, April 4, winners will receive gift cards via the email provided in the form. The free book code will be under “free books” on your school’s editor dashboard.
Release
By submitting your yearbook spread, you have verified the approval of others pictured, and you approve Treering to use your name, write-up, and school name for any marketing purposes, including but not limited to treering.com, social media, and mass media.
Contest FAQs
I’m not 18. How can I enter my spread?
Your parent or yearbook adviser can enter on your behalf.
Do I have to have social media to enter?
You do not need social media to enter our annual design contest. Simply upload a screenshot of your favorite spread from your computer or phone on the entry form.
Do I have to purchase a yearbook to enter?
No purchase is necessary to enter.
Where can I see past spread design contest winners for inspiration?
We invite your to browse the past winners and judges comments to see what resonates each year. Keep in mind there's no magic layout to win.
2024 Spread Design Contest Winners
I have a question that is unanswered here. Who do I ask?
We'll be happy to answer. Email marketing@treering.com
