Deadline for 2011 Golden Quill Awards Extended

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The entry deadline for The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania's 47th Golden Quill Awards has been extended to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011.  All entries must have been published or broadcast between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2010, to be eligible.

This year, entries to the Golden Quill Awards will be submitted using a web-based program at www.betterbnc.com.

Rules and instructions for submission for the awards -- open to all news professionals in 29 counties of Western Pennsylvania -- can be downloaded from The Press Club's website at http://www.westernpapressclub.org or received in hard copy by contacting The Press Club at 412-281-7778 or by sending e-mail to [email protected]. For other questions, contact Ginny Frizzi at 412-361-6028 or [email protected]; or Karen Carlin at 412-263-2588 or [email protected].

Winners of the Golden Quills will be announced during the awards ceremony on Monday, May 9, 2011, at the Sheraton Station Square, Pittsburgh.

The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania is an organization of journalists and other communications professionals from a 29-county area of Western Pennsylvania. It sponsors forums on current events and educational programs, administers the Urban Journalism Workshop operated by the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation and presents the annual Golden Quill awards contest and ceremony, honoring the best of Western Pennsylvania journalism.  Membership in The Press Club includes discounts on fees for programs and Golden Quill entries, use of dining facilities at the Engineers Building, Downtown, and access to the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., and 15 other press clubs around the country.  For a membership application, e-mail contact information to: [email protected] or download an application at http://www.westernpapressclub.org.

PR Newswire is the official wire of The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania.

SOURCE The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania