Entries open for the 2012 New York Press Club Awards for Journalism on Monday, January 30th, 2012 and close on Monday, April 9th. Winners will be announced in early May. Presentations will be made in early June at our annual Journalism Awards Dinner.
SOME AWARD CATEGORIES HAVE CHANGED FROM PREVIOUS YEARS. Click the Downloads tab above to view and/or download details and entry materials for the 2012 competition.
When entries open, submissions must be made in digital form as described in "Tech Specs." Entries must be submitted from this Web page.
An enduring tradition in New York media, the annual New York Press Club Awards For Journalism honor excellence in the craft by writers, reporters, editors, producers, shooters and multimediographers.
Entries are considered in more than 20 categories of reporting from material submitted by New York metropolitan area news organizations and individual journalists.
Judging is by prominent working journalists, former journalists and academics who are selected for their expertise in each category.
Awards unique to the New York Press Club competition are the Gold Keyboard Award, honoring excellence in investigative journalism; Nellie Bly Cub Reporter, honoring the best journalistic effort by an individual new to the profession and The Rev. Mychal Judge Heart of New York Award for reporting that is most complimentary of New York City.