PWAC Awards Each year at the National Conference, the winners of the PWAC Awards are announced and celebrated.
PWAC's awards include:
Features Writing Award
This award was established in 2010 to showcase the excellence of PWAC members and Canadian writers.
Prizes:
- First Place: $500 and certificate. (Divided as follows: $250 in cash and a year's free PWAC membership worth approx. $250. Note: If the prize winner is not eligible for PWAC membership, he or she receives only the $250 in cash and forfeits the free membership.)
- Second Place: a year's free PWAC membership (if eligible) and certificate.
- Other finalists: a certificate.
Eligibility:
- Non-fiction articles of 1,201 words and over, for which payment was received.
- Articles must have been published in English in a Canadian print or web media outlet.
- Publication date must have been January 1 to December 31, 2009. Date of publication must appear on submission.
Judging: Criteria will include writing quality, research, originality, impact and overall excellence. The judges for the 2010 Features & Short Articles writing Awards are Stephen Kimber, Elaine Kalman Naves, Bilbo Poynter, Maxine Ruvinsky, Eric Siblin, and Jennifer Walker. Learn more about the 2010 judges here.
How to Apply: Entries must include:
- The appropriate entry fee.
- A tearsheet of the original story (a laser copy is acceptable), or a printed screenshot if a web story, with the author's name visible.
- Three additional copies of the story with the author's name obscured (to ensure impartiality).
- A separate sheet with the entrant's full name, address, phone number, email address, the title of the entered story and the name of the publication.
Incomplete entries will be discarded. Note: tearsheets and other submitted material will not be returned. Please do not submit electronic copies of material. Judges will not consider any additional information from the entrant about the story other than the story itself.
Entry Fee: Must accompany entry. $25 for PWAC members per entry and $50 for non-PWAC members per entry. There is no limit on the number of entries per person. Payable by cheque made out to "PWAC" or a PayPal payment sent to info@pwac.ca.
Deadline: Entries must be postmarked by Friday, 19th March 2010.
Submit Entry/Entries to: Address all entries to "Features Writing Award Submissions" and send to the National Office by mail to PWAC National Office, 215 Spadina Avenue, Suite #123, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2C7.
Short Articles Writing Award
This award was established in 2010 to showcase the excellence of PWAC members and Canadian writers.
Prizes:
- First Place: $500 and certificate. (Divided as follows: $250 in cash and a year's free PWAC membership worth approx. $250. Note: If the prize winner is not eligible for PWAC membership, he or she receives only the $250 in cash and forfeits the free membership.)
- Second Place: a year's free PWAC membership (if eligible) and certificate.
- Other finalists: a certificate.
Eligibility:
- Non-fiction articles of up to and including 1,200 words, for which payment was received.
- Articles must have been published in English in a Canadian print or web media outlet.
- Publication date must have been January 1 to December 31, 2009. Date of publication must appear on submission.
Judging: Criteria will include writing quality, research, originality, impact and overall excellence. The judges for the 2010 Features & Short Articles writing Awards are Stephen Kimber, Elaine Kalman Naves, Bilbo Poynter, Maxine Ruvinsky, Eric Siblin, and Jennifer Walker. Learn more about the 2010 judges here.
How to Apply: Entries must include:
- The appropriate entry fee.
- A tearsheet of the original story (a laser copy is acceptable), or a printed screenshot if a web story, with the author's name visible.
- Three additional copies of the story with the author's name obscured (to ensure impartiality).
- A
separate sheet with the entrant's full name, address, phone number,
email address, the title of the entered story and the name of the
publication.
Incomplete entries will be discarded. Note: tearsheets and other submitted material will not be returned. Please do not submit electronic copies of material. Judges will not consider any additional information from the entrant about the story other than the story itself.
Entry Fee: Must accompany entry. $25 for PWAC members per entry and $50 for non-PWAC members per entry. There is no limit on the number of entries per person. Payable by cheque made out to "PWAC" or a PayPal payment sent to info@pwac.ca.
Deadline: Entries must be postmarked by Friday, 19th March 2010.
Submit Entry/Entries to: Address all entries to "Short Articles Writing Award Submissions" and send to the National Office by mail to PWAC National Office, 215 Spadina Avenue, Suite #123, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2C7.
Lawrence Jackson Outstanding Achievement Award
PWAC recognizes outstanding contributions and exemplary commitment and service to the association through its Special Achievement Award. At the 1998 AGM, the award was renamed the Lawrence Jackson Outstanding Achievement Award to honour the memory of former PWAC President Lawrence Jackson.
2009 winner: Tracey Arial
Previous winners include: Mark Kearney, Liz Warwick, Kim Arnott, Julie Watson, Doreen Pendgracs, Heather Robertson, Julie Barlow, Julia Gedeon (Matusky), Danny Kucharsky, Heather Pengelley, Kevin Yarr, Gordon Graham, Guenther Krueger, Mark Zuehlke, Star Weiss, Keith Risler, Larry Jackson, Sandra Bernstein, Michael OReilly, Kathe Lieber, Barbara Florio Graham, Michael Fay, Douglas Lintula. Only PWAC members in good standing are eligible recipients of this award.
PWAC members click here for more information including entry criteria and prizes.
Barbara Novak Writing Award for Excellence in Humour/Personal Essay Writing
This award was established in 2005 to honour the memory of former PWAC member Barbara Novak. The award recognizes excellence in the genre of humour/personal essay writing.
2009 winner: Jean Mills
Previous winners include: Kathy Buckworth (twice), Valerie Mutton, Dorothea Helms. Only PWAC members in good standing are eligible recipients of this award. PWAC members click here for more information including entry criteria and prizes.
Regional Volunteer Awards
This award was established in 2005 and designed to recognize the valuable contributions of members who volunteer for PWAC in their regions. 2009 winners: Pam Blackstone, Doreen Pendgracs, Charmian Christie, Marijke Vroomen-Durning, Wendy Kitts
Previous winners include: Peter Grant, Heather Cook, Dawn Boshcoff, Kathe Lieber, Dorothy Dearborn, Paul Lima, Jane Mundy, Veronica Leonard, Stephanie Whittaker, Jim Chliboyko, Ana Watts, Trudi Down, Elle Andra-Warner, Joyce Caines, Shirley Hewett, Rosemary Neering, Cynthia Dusseault, Mark Kearney, Hélèna Katz, Sandra Phinney. Only PWAC members in good standing are eligible recipients of this award. PWAC members click here for more information including entry criteria and prizes.
This award was established in 2008 to bring national recognition and praise to outstanding editorial professionals who respond quickly and positively to our queries, help us shape our ideas and work, improve our writing, and smooth the process of publication, invoicing and payment.
2009 winner: Jennifer Walker (Senior Content Editor, Best Health)
2009 Honourable Mentions: Ian Johnson (Senior Producer, CBCNews.ca), Diana Swift (Editor, Canadian Health)
Previous winners: Mitchell Brown (Editor in Chief, Canadian Retailer magazine).
Previous Honourable Mentions: Jan Matthews (Editor, Home and Cottage), Sheila Robertson (Managing Editor, Acreage Life magazine).
PWAC members click here for more information including criteria and prizes.
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