awards
Celebrating the best work of members of the Guild of Agricultural Journalists
Entry forms are sent to members ahead of each award deadline giving details of the requirements of each award. Look out for eAlert deadline reminders to get your entry in on time!
For more information contact Awards Co-ordinator Lindy Margach.
Netherthorpe Communicator of the Year
The Guild’s perpetual ‘crowing cockerel’ trophy, displayed at the Farmers Club, for outstanding service to agricultural journalism.
Nominations deadline: April
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Click here for a nomination form
Stuart Seaton Regional Newspaper Award
Framed certificates to the regional public newspaper and farming/rural affairs correspondent judged to provide coverage of farming issues to a consistently high standard.
Click here for more information and recent winner.
Click here for an entry form
The Guild Photographic Award
Framed certificates to category winners, plus a perpetual trophy to the overall winner, for published images entered in one of four categories: People, Livestock, Crops, Landscape.
Click here for more information and how to enter the 2010 Awards.
Click here for 2010 winners
Click here for 2010 entries
Click here for 2009 winners.
Click here for 2009 entries
Journalist Awards
£2400 prize fund for three categories of feature article or broadcast arable, livestock, and conservation.
Entry Deadline: August
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Power on the Farm Award
£3000 prize fund for articles or broadcasts covering 'farm power'.
Entry Deadline: May
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Horticultural Writers of the Year
£750 prize fund and trophies for the top horticultural news articles and features.
Entry Deadline:
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'Open Book' Award
The Open Book award is no longer running.
But for previous winners of this award click here
Writer and Broadcaster of the Year
£1000 prize fund for written and broadcast news stories and features highlighting critical aspects of animal health, welfare, management and care.
Entry deadline: March
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Training Award
£250 prize and perpetual trophy for best trainee report from GAJ/John Deere agricultural and horticultural journalism training course
Entry Deadline: May
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Processing Solutions Award
£1000 prize fund for published articles on liquid food processing. This is an independent award supported by the Guild.
Entry deadline: April
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Press Release of the Year
Framed certificate for the best press release written by a Midlands Guild member.
This award, organised by the Guild’s Midlands branch, recognises and encourages excellence in the writing and distribution of press releases among Midlands branch members (see Year Book listing). The judging criteria will focus on news worthiness and/or technical content, consistency of quality, clarity of writing and style.
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Click here for rules and entry form
Framed certificate for the best individual press release written by a Guild member or for consistent excellence in the writing and distribution of press releases.
For more information contact Awards Co-ordinator Lindy Margach.
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