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Scottish Press Awards

The Scottish Press Awards seek to encourage and promote high standards of journalism and to recognise professional skills.

OPEN TO:

  • Journalists and photographers working for print and/or digital newsbrands and magazines published in Scotland.
  • Scottish-based journalists and photographers producing work exclusively on Scottish affairs for non-Scottish print or online publications.

TO QUALIFY:

Entries must have been published between 1st January and 31st December 2023

HOW TO ENTER:

There is a new electronic entry system this year, so follow the instructions here.

You should receive an automatic confirmation email. All entries should be submitted no later than Wedneday, January 31  

ENTRY RULES:

  1. Each category is open to individual journalists only, with the exception of Front Page, Journalism Team, Campaign and Weekly Newsbrand of the Year categories.
  2. An entry is defined as an entry form plus THREE articles (unless otherwise stated in the category criteria i.e. Photographer and  Campaign can enter more than three).
  3. Each article attached to an entry must be submitted as ONE ATTACHMENT. We cannot accept multiple attachments or merge them on your behalf.  Each article must be submitted in the way you want it to be seen by the judges.  Please merge files before entering.
  4. All entries must be approved by the entrant and the editor of at least one publication (in the case of entries submitting articles/photographs from different publications). You will be asked for the name of the editor when submitting your entry, and those without a name will not qualify.
  5. Judges may, at their discretion, transfer a submission from one category to another if appropriate.
  6. Articles must be written in the English language.
  7. If a submission does not adhere to the rules, it will be subject to disqualification at the discretion of the judges. The judges’ decision is final.
  8. The number of entries per category is unlimited; however the number of shortlisted entries per category will be limited to two per title.

YOU SHOULD RECEIVE AN AUTOMATIC ACKNOWLEDGEMENT – THEREFORE IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE WORD AN ENTRY HAS BEEN RECEIVED, PLEASE CHECK WITH OUR ADMINISTRATION TEAM ON 07774 685973 or email scotpressawards@eventconsultants.com

 

ENTRY FEE: £25 (+VAT) per entry

Payment must be received  by Wednesday, February 7, or your entry will not go forward to judging

Methods of payment;

By Bank Transfer – Royal Bank of Scotland, 2 Bernard Street, Edinburgh EH6 6PY | a/c Name: Event Consultants Scotland Ltd | Sort Code: 83-24-18 | a/c No: 00650551

By Cheque – Payable to Event Consultants Scotland

By Paypal – To make payment via Pay Pal – please email scotpressawards@eventconsultants.com for details

Please reference your full name when making payments