Colorado Press Women2012 Communications Contest
Entries are now being accepted for the 2012 Colorado Press Women's Communication Contest, which recognizes the best work in the fields of journalism, broadcast news, public relations, advertising, Web communications, research, fiction, poetry, nonfiction and other media efforts of 2011.
The contest is open to all Colorado communicators. For the 2012 contest, entries must have been published or broadcast between Jan. 1, 2011, and Dec. 31, 2011, otherwise known as "the contest year."
Deadlines for the 2012 Colorado Press Women's Communications Contest are Jan. 23, 2012, for books/fiction/verse, and Feb. 6, 2012, for all other entries. Entry forms and submission guidelines are available at the links below and must be addressed to Mary A. Parmelee, AWWA, 6666 W. Quincy Ave., Denver, CO 80235. Questions about the contest can be directed to Gay Porter DeNileon, gporter@awwa.org or 303-347-6278.
Work that has received a first-place award in the Colorado contest is eligible for entry in the National Federation of Press Women's National Communications Contest. The contest director will automatically enter winning entries of CPW members into the national competition.
Judges will make the final decisions whether to award a prize in a particular category. At the judge's discretion, he or she may choose to award no winner in a category despite there being entries. Prizes may be awarded for first, second, third and honorable mention.
The fee for the first entry, regardless of the number of co-entrants, is $20 for CPW members, and $15 each for all subsequent entries. Entry fees for nonmembers are $35 for the first entry and $25 for all subsequent entries.
Categories for entry are:
Print Media
Photography
Radio/Television
Electronic
Advertising
Public Relations/Promotion/Publicity
Speeches
Collegiate
Achievement/Research
Books/Fiction/Verse
2012 contest application, guidelines and categories for state affiliate entrants: download pdf
2012 official entry form (active data entry fields) for communications contest: download fillable Word document
If for some reason you can't download these files, contact fordedit@aol.com
CONTEST DEADLINES
Jan. 23, 2012 — book/fiction/verse entries
Feb. 6, 2012 — all other entries
Winners of the 2012 state contest will be announced at the annual spring meeting. CPW first-place winners are entered in the National Federation of Press Women Communications Contest, and national awards are presented at the NFPW National Conference, scheduled for Sept. 20-22 in Scottsdale, Ariz.