The 2016 SFJ Excellence-in-Features Awards contest is accepting entries, and entries can be submitted through March 4. We have new categories this year, including:

Diversity in Digital Features: The coverage of any A&E, features or lifestyle topic that highlights the diversity within a publication’s audience. Diversity can include race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs or other ideologies. One entry consists of a story or a series of stories on the same diversity topic. Multiple bylines accepted. This award is sponsored by the SFJ Foundation.

Best Features Website, Digital Channel or App: The best your publication has to offer in digital A&E, features and lifestyle coverage. Submit a link to a website, features channel or app. Entries are judged on content, which includes timeliness, depth of coverage, voice and style; service, which includes the level of reader interaction and the inclusion of everyday people and useful information; and design, which includes the digital presentation, headlines and “wow” factor. One entry consists of a link to a website, features channel or app.

For more information and a complete list of rules, go to our contest page or http://betternewspapercontest.com.