Journalism awards
Please email information about your awards for journalists to clare at journalism.co.ukThe MediaGuardian Innovation Awards 2009
Deadline: 05/12/08Details: These cross-platform awards recognise innovation across the media. Entries must have appeared for the first time between 31 October 2007 and 5 December 2008.
Categories include: Independent media, corporate communication and MediaGuardian innovator of the year
Sponsors include: LG
Address: The Guardian, 1 Scott Place, Manchester M3 3GG
Telephone: 020 7515 5775
Email: megas@guardian.co.uk
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/TZEKP/
Bert Greene Awards for Food Journalism
Deadline: 15/12/08Details: The International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) present these awards to recognise the best in food journalism internationally. Entries must have been published during the 2008 calendar year to be eligible.
Categories include: Magazine, Newspaper, and Internet
Contact name: Maria Richie
Address: Bert Greene Awards for Food Journalism, International Association of Culinary Professionals, 455 South Fourth Street,
Suite 650, Louisville, KY 40202 USA.
Telephone: +1 800 928 4227
Fax: +1 502 589 3602
Email: mrichie@iacp.com
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/YMBPV/
Templeton-Cambridge Journalism Fellowships in Science and Religion
Deadline: 16/12/08Details: Annual Fellowships enable journalists to pursue an intensive two-month course of study in issues of science and religion. The programme includes three weeks of seminars at the University of Cambridge in the UK, featuring eminent authorities in the field. The awards are open to journalists with a minimum of three years’ experience; priority will be given to mid-career and senior journalists.
Prize: Fellows will be paid a stipend and travel expenses to Cambridge
Address: 315 Bleecker Street, Suite 252 New York, NY 10014 USA
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/ZMNGN/
Asia Pacific Rice Journalist Award 2008
Deadline: 02/01/09Details: This award, open to any journalist based in or with citizenship of an Asian/Pacific country, who can prove they have effectively educated the public on the role of rice in cultures, economies and communities/societies in the region. Articles must have been published between 1 September 2007 and 21 December 2008 to be eligible.
Prize: The winner will receive $1,000 in the form of cash/cheque, and an Asia Pacific Rice Journalist Award plaque and certificate.
Address: The Save Our Rice Campaign, Asia Pacific Rice Film Award Secretariat, Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific, P.O. Box 1170, Penang 10850 Malaysia
Telephone: +60 4 657 0271
Mobile: +60 4 658 3960
Email: panap@panap.net
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/ZCUZX/
The Orwell Prize for Journalism
Deadline: 14/01/09Details: This prestigious annual award celebrates work that promotes the discussion of politics.
Sponsors include: Reuters, the Media Standards Trust and Political Quarterly
Contact name: Gavin Freeguard
Address: Media Standards Trust, Ground Floor, Discovery House, 28-42 Banner Street, London EC1Y 8QE
Telephone: 020 7608 8105
Email: gavin.freeguard@mediastandardstrust.org
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/WSLUT/
Press Gazette British Press Awards
Deadline: 23/01/09Details: These major awards are now accepting entries and will be hosted by Jon Snow of Channel 4.
Categories include: Young journalist of the year, reporter of the year and scoop of the year.
Sponsors include: Nikon, National Savings and Investments (NS & I) and Precise Media.
Contact name: Alex Pont
Address: British Press Awards, Paulton House, 8 Shepherdess Walk, London N1 7LB
Telephone: 020 7324 2396
Fax: 020 7566 5769
Email: apont@wilmington.co.uk
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/HKNVH/
Royal Statistical Society Journalism Excellence Awards
Deadline: 30/01/09Details: This award is for those journalists whose work makes use of statistics to question, analyse and investigate the issues that affect society at large. Journalists working in print, online and broadcast media are eligible for the award, provided articles submitted were published during the 2008 calendar year.
Categories include: Print and online publication – a winner and runner-up, and broadcast media – a single winner.
Prize: Winners receive an engraved Waterford crystal paperweight and a cash prize.
Address: 12 Errol Street, London EC1Y 8LX
Telephone: 020 7614 3920
Email: a.garratt@rss.org.uk
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/KVPYZ/
Excellence in Media Award for Global Health
Deadline: 30/01/09Details: This award, administered by the Global Health Council, is given to a journalist in any medium who has in the past year effectively captured the essence of a major issue in global health and conveyed it to a broad audience.
Categories include: Publication, photojournalism and community media.
Contact name: Dawn Ellen Carey
Address: Awards Co-ordinator, Global Health Council, 15 Railroad Row, White River Junction, Vermont 05001 USA
Telephone: 001 802 649 1340 ext
Fax: 001 802 649 1396
Email: dcarey@globalhealth.org
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/HMOYB/
The Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment
Deadline: 02/02/09Details: This prize, awarded by the Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting, offers the largest journalism cash award in the world. Entries must have been published or broadcast in the United States or Canada between 1 January and 21 December 2008.
Prize: $75,000
Contact name: Sunshine Menezes
Address: Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting, University of Rhode Island Graduate School of, Oceanography, Narragansett, RI 02882 USA
Telephone: +1 401 874 6211
Email: info@granthamprize.org
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/CQWVW/
The 2009 Newspaper Awards
Deadline: 16/02/09Details: These major awards are dedicated to news media and newspaper production. Newspapers must have been published since 1 January 2008 in order to be eligible.
Categories include: National newspaper of the year (weekdays only), electronic news site of the year and the Fujifilm grand prix for the most significant contribution to future newspaper success.
Sponsors include: Production Journal, Fujiflm and Agfa
Contact name: Helen Hargreaves
Telephone: 01869 340 788
Email: helen@newspaperawards.co.uk
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/DQZQM/
The 2009 Wistar Institute Science Journalism Award
Deadline: 28/02/09Details: This award aims to reward reporting on the basic biomedical sciences in print or broadcast journalism between 1 January 2008 and 31 December 2008 in the United States.
Prize: A cash prize of $5,000 and a certificate.
Contact name: Staci Vernick Goldberg
Address: The Wistar Institute, 3601 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104 4268 USA
Telephone: +1 215 898 3716
Email: SGoldberg@wistar.org
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/UQTAN/
American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award
Deadline: 01/03/09Details: The American Institute of Physics (AIP) presents this award to honour effective science communication in print and broadcast media and to improve the general public's appreciation of physics and related sciences. Only entries written by professional journalists and published between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2008 are eligible for consideration.
Categories include: Journalist, children's and broadcast media.
Prize: The winning author will receive a prize of $3,000, an engraved Windsor chair, and a certificate of recognition. The publisher will receive a certificate honouring the publication in which the work appeared. AIP will pay the winning author's travel expenses to receive the award.
Contact name: Alicia Torres
Address: American Institute of Physics, Media & Government Relations Division, One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740-3843 USA
Telephone: +1 301 209 3090
Email: atorres@aip.org
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/XZUNW/
The Sex Positive Journalism Awards
Deadline: 31/03/09Details: These awards reward fair and accurate reporting of a charged and controversial subject relating to sex. Submissions must have been published in 2008.
Categories include: News, feature and opinion
Contact name: Susan Wright
Address: The Sex-Positive Journalism Awards, PO Box 9134, Albany, NY 12209-0134 USA
Telephone: 001 917 848 6544
Email: info@sexies.org
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/UOLZJ/
Award to Recognise Investigative Journalism on Corruption in Latin America
Deadline: 31/03/09Details: Presented by the Insituto Prensa y Sociedad (IPYS) and Transparency International (TI), this award is open to entries published between January 1 and December 31 2008.
Prize: First prize of $25,000 and two runner-up prizes of $5,000 each.
Contact name: Marta Erquicia
Address: Transparency International Secretariat, Alt-Moabit 96, Berlin 10559, Germany
Telephone: +49 30 3438 200
Fax: +49 30 3470 3912
Email: merquicia@transparency.org
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/ZJVAV/
ESO Best Cancer Reporter Award
Deadline: 07/04/09Details: The European School of Oncology (ESO) presents this award annually to consumer journalists who are felt to have demonstrated outstanding ability in covering cancer stories. Articles must have been published between April 2008 and April 2009 to be eligible, and entrants may be self-nominated or nominated by another person.
Prize: First prize is €10,000 plus an expenses-paid trip to attend the award ceremony, while two runners-up will receive €5,000 each. All winning articles will be published in ESO's CancerWorld magazine.
Contact name: Corinne Hall
Address: European School of Oncology, Via del Bollo 4, 20123 Milano Italy.
Telephone: +39 02 85 46 45 22
Email: mediaservice@eso.net
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/MOXGY/
Michael E. Debakey Journalism Awards
Deadline: 30/04/09Details: This award, presented by the Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR), rewards outstanding reporting about scientific discovery involving animal models. Entries must have been submitted between 31 March 2008 and 31 March 2009 in order to be eligible.
Categories include: Print (large market), internet and international
Address: Foundation for Biomedical Research, 818 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 900, Washington DC 20006 USA
Telephone: +1 202 457 0654
Fax: +1 202 457 0659
Email: info@fbresearch.org
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/FCGFO/
The WAZ-IFJ Prize for Courage in Journalism
Deadline: 15/05/09Details: The Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) present this prize to reward journalists who have shown courage in reporting corruption and misuse of power. The prize is open to journalists from all countries of West, Central and South-Eastern Europe where WAZ operates: Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Mazedonia, Rumania and Serbia.
Prize: €10,000
Contact name: Paul Binder
Address: Director of corporate communication, WAZ, Friedrichstraße 34-38, 45128 Essen, Germany
Telephone: +49 0201 804 8860
Fax: +49 0201 804 8862
Email: p.binder@waz.de
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/AOROU/
Ceramic Tiles of Italy Journalism Award 2009
Deadline: 15/05/09Details: This award will recognise the best published article/report on the Italian ceramic tile industry and/or Cersaie 2008 (the international exhibition of ceramic tile and bathroom furnishings).
Prize: The prize is a commemorative plaque to be awarded at the international press conference at Cersaie 2009, along with a three-day stay in Rome for two people prior to the conference, with travel, board and lodging paid for.
Address: Press Office, Ceramic Tiles of Italy, Viale Monte Santo 40, 41049 Sassuolo Italy
Telephone: +39 0536 818 111
Fax: +39 0536 807 935
Email: info@italiatiles.com
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/GGHWB/
Excellence in Epilepsy Journalism Award
Deadline: 30/06/09Details: The International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) presents this award to consumer, health and medical journalists working in print, broadcast and online media who have raised awareness and broken down barriers to the understanding of epilepsy. Entries must have been published or broadcast between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2009.
Categories include: Medical print/online, consumer print/online and broadcast.
Prize: The winner in each category will receive €4,000 in travel vouchers.
Sponsors include: Excellence in Epilepsy Journalism Award, PO Box 64158, London WC2E 9WR
Email: excellence@epilepsyja.com
Web: http://www.journalism.co.uk/shorturl/ITQRY/
