The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania Announces 57th Golden Quill Call for Entries
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania is calling for submissions to its 57th Golden Quill Awards, the annual competition that recognizes professional excellence in written, broadcast, photographic, video and digital journalism in Western Pennsylvania and neighboring counties in Eastern Ohio and Northern West Virginia.
The entry deadline for the Golden Quill Awards is 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. All entries must have been published or broadcast between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2020, to be eligible.
The Golden Quill competition has undergone additional changes for 2021, and categories and divisions have been reworked to adapt to changes in the industry. Divisions have been revised to ensure that all media outlets — regardless of size — can compete in the contest and be recognized for their important work. Divisions are based, in part, on staffing levels, circulation, audience reach and frequency of original online content. The Press Club recognizes these factors are constantly changing, and the Quills Committee will work with entrants to determine the appropriate division to enter.
The awards will continue to undergo examination based upon feedback and participation to ensure a competitive field.
The contest also includes a student competition, designed to highlight outstanding work being produced by the next generation of journalists. It is open to undergraduate and graduate students.
Entries to the Golden Quill Awards will be submitted using a Web-based program at www.betterbnc.com, and payment will be online only. Rules and instructions for submission for the awards — open to all news professionals in 29 counties of Western Pennsylvania; Ohio counties of Belmont, Columbiana, Jefferson, Mahoning and Trumbull; and West Virginia counties of Brooke, Cabell, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio, Preston and Wetzel — 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 email to [email protected].
Winners of the Golden Quills are scheduled to be announced during the awards ceremony on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at the Rivers Casino on Pittsburgh's North Shore.
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, supports 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 journalism in Western Pennsylvania and also nearby counties in Ohio and West Virginia. 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, email contact information to: [email protected] or download an application from http://www.westernpapressclub.org. Payment for membership can be made online.
SOURCE The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania
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