EXTENDED: Deadline to submit best 2022 work for Club awards is Monday, May 22
The National Press Club is accepting entries for its annual journalism awards, which seek to recognize and honor professional journalists who produced outstanding work in 2022.
The deadline to submit entries is extended to Monday, May 15 May 22. Review the full contest details online and familiarize yourself with award categories that cover a wide range of topics and writing styles to include politics, breaking news, consumer news, foreign coverage, use of print, online, broadcast news techniques and news photos.
Entries may be submitted by either journalists or their employers. Non-traditional entrants are free to explain in supporting materials how they meet these journalistic criteria, and should submit a statement explaining their editorial independence.
There is an entry fee of $135 per submission for non-members. Entry fees are waived for Club members, but you must login to your online account to receive the discount.
The winners will be honored during the 50th Annual National Press Club Journalism Awards Dinner at the Press Club later this year.
Awards include cash prizes up to $1,000 or one free year of Club membership.
This is only the second year of the Nell Minow Award for Cultural Criticism, named for Club member Nell Minow. The prize recognizes original critiques addressing the state of society or unique commentary on the human experience as related to arts, media, politics, identity, and community.
The full list of awards in the contest:
- Angele Gingras Humor Award
- Ann Cottrell Free Animal Reporting Award
- Arthur Rowse Award for Excellence in Examining the News Media
- Breaking News
- Consumer Journalism Award
- Edwin M. Hood Award for Diplomatic Correspondence
- Joan M. Friedenberg Online Journalism Award
- Joseph D. Ryle Award for Excellence in Writing on the Problems of Geriatrics
- Lee Walczak Award for Political Analysis
- Michael A. Dornheim Award (for coverage of aerospace, defense, or the airline industry)
- Nell Minow Award for Cultural Criticism
- News Photography
- Newsletter Journalism Award
- Sandy Hume Memorial Award for Excellence in Political Journalism
- Washington Regional Reporting Award