Directory of magazine awards

Folio: The Magazine for Magazine Management, Annual, 1990

Directory of Magazine awards The following is a list of awards competitions for magazines and their staffs. We recommend that, prior to entering a contest, you write for a brochure, or contact the sponsor three to six months before the contest deadline. Your entry could be disqualified if you do not follow the rules for submission, which are not included in this directory. Entry fees and deadlines are as up to date as possible. However, you should check with the contest sponsor for confirmation.

GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE

ASJA Excellence Awards

Sponsor: American Society of Journalists and Authors, Inc. Contact: Hal Higdon, Chairperson ASJA Awards Committee 1501 Broadway, Suite 1907 New York, NY 10036 212-997-0947

ASJA Outstanding Author Award goes to a contemporary writer who has made a significant contribution to American culture. It is presented to a periodical upholding the highest standards of magazine journalism and honors an ASJA member who has published an article demonstrating excellence in non-fiction writing.

Fee: none Deadline: May 31 Award: plaque/certificate

Alternative Press Awards

Sponsor: Utne Reader Contact: laurie Ouellette Librarian Utne Reader 1624 Harmon Place Minneapolis, MN 55403 612-338-5040

14 categories--three for general excellence, one for art and design, 10 editorial. Alternative press publications (those offering alternative viewpoints to the mainstream press) may submit three issues. Magazines, journals, weekly tabloids and newsletters are eligible.

Fee: none Deadline: January 1 Award: all nominees receive certificate; winners receive crystal chime

Circulation Direct Marketing Awards

Sponsor: Folio magazine & the Magazine Publishers of America Contact: hanson Publishing 911 Hope St. 6 Riverbend Center Stamford, CT 06907-0949 203-358-9900

12 categories for business, trade, and consumer special interest magazines, both paid and non-paid circulation.

Fee: approximately $35 Deadline: January Award: plaque and inclusion in a feature in Folio magazine.

Clarion Awards

Sponsor: Women in Communications Inc. Contact: Leslie Sanson Women in Communications Inc. 2101 WIlson Blvd., Suite 417 Arlington, VA 22201 703-528-4200

Over 60 categories total in print, public relations, broadcasting and advertising. Approximate number of entries: 700.

Fee: $35 members, $70 nonmembers Deadline: March 15 Award: plaque

Echo Awards

Sponsor: Direct Marketing Association Inc. Contact: Bonnie DeLay DMA 6 East 43rd St. New York, NY 10017-4646 212-689-4977

Seven media categories and seven business sectors. Three different campaign objective for business and consumer sectors. Each entry judged five times in different cities.

Fee: $65, $125 if a finalist Deadline: May Award: gold, silver & bronze Echoes, Gold Mailbox, Diamond Echo (best of show), leader plaques and finalist certificates

Headliner Achievement Awards in Journalism

Sponsor: Press Club of Atlantic City Contact: Charles Reynolds Press Club of Atlantic City Devins Lane Pleasantville, NJ 08232 609-645-1234

18 print categories, including newswriting/feature writing column; news, feature, and sports photography; local interest column; editorial cartoons; sportswriting; sports column; investigative reporting, and public service.

Fee: $25 per entry Deadline: first Friday in February Award: plaque and trip to award ceremony

National Federation of Press Women Awards

Sponsor: National Federation of Press Women Contact: local chapter or Lois Wolfe National Federation of Press Women Box 99 Blue Springs, MO 64013 816-229-1666

150 mixed media categories, more than 13 for magazines and Sunday supplement only, including editing, cartooning, headline writing, photography. Open only to members of the National Federation of Press Women.

Fee: $5 per entry Deadline: books--February 1, all others--March 1 Award: plaque and certificates

National Magazine Awards

Sponsor: American Society of Magazine Editors, Columbia University School of Journalism, Magazine Publishers of America Contact: Robert E. Kenyon, Jr. American Society of Magazine Editors 575 Lexington Ave. New York, NY 10022 212-752-0055

11 categories, including general excellence (subdivided by circulation size), personal service, special interest reporting, public interest, design, photography, fiction, essays-criticism, single-topic issue, feature writing.

Fee: $150 per entry Deadline: January 15 Award: Alexander Calder elephant stabile and plaque

Sigma Delta Chi Distinguished Service Awards

Sponsor: Society of Professional Journalists Contact: Marsha Hahn Society of Professional Journalists 53 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 731 Chicago, IL 60604 312-922-7424

25 categories, including research about journalism award, magazine reporting award for writers, and public service in journalism award for magazines, business and Sunday magazines. No corporate publications.

Fee: $50 per entry Deadline: January 10 Award: bronze and medallion and plaque

The O. Henry Awards

Sponsor: Doubleday & Co. Contact: William Abrahams 375 Pinehill Road Hillsborough, CA 94010