Online Entry
& Judging Portal
Don't have an account? Choose an entry category below to begin. Logged in users may also click these to submit additional entries.
Returning Entrants: click here to access your past submissions or select a category from above to make an additional entry.
Judging for the American Advertising Awards will be conducted online.
In some categories, entrants are allowed and/or required to upload additional digital examples of an entry. This is intended to provide more appropriate content for the judges.
Please carefully follow all online submission guidelines provided within the entry system, to ensure that your work is properly represented during all three tiers of the American Advertising Awards competition.
**ENTRIES ARE DUE FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2026**
No physical submissions are required.
However, AAF of Des Moines recommends turning in physical samples when available, as during the judge's caucus where final scores are tallied and awards like Judge's Choice, Best of Show, etc. are awarded, a judge may request to see a sample of the piece via the web call if available. We also want to highlight work in our Gallery Wall at the event, so would love to have physical samples.
Physical samples may be slipped into a folder or simply turned in as-is along with one printed copy of the entry form to identify the entry. Physical samples may be turned into the following two locations by Friday, January 9, 2026.
Flynn Wright
ATTN: Chantelle Cadek
1408 Locust St.
Des Moines, IA 50309
Studio Iowa
ATTN: Scott Horton
2737 99th St.
Urbandale, IA 50322
Payment Options
We accept payment by credit card or check.
Please make checks payable to
American Advertising Federation of Des Moines
Checks may be turned in to either of the above locations.
Checks may be mailed to:
AAF of Des Moines
PO Box 3
Des Moines, IA 50301
If you would like to be invoiced for your submissions, please contact AAF of Des Moines at aafdesmoines@gmail.com
