Competition deadlines.

* February 4, 2009: Sigma Delta Chi Awards for Excellence in Journalism, sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists. Categories include Public Service in Newsletter Journalism.

Entry fees are $60 for SPJ members and $100 for non-members. For more information, contact SPJ at 317-927-8000 or www.spj.org.

* March 2, 2009: The Phillips Foundation Journalism Fellowship Program. Print and online journalists with less than 10 years of professional experience are eligible. The awards include $75,000 and $50,000 full-time fellowships and $25,000 part-time fellowships.

For categories and application forms, visit www.thephillipsfoundation.org.

March 17, 2009: APEX Awards for Publication Excellence, sponsored by Communications Concepts. Categories include many for newsletters.

For application forms, visit www.ApexAwards.com.