Awards

2025 Free Press Awards open for nominations

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 2, 2025 — The 2025 Free Press Awards are now open for nominations. Two outstanding journalists, Most Resilient Journalist and Newcomer of the Year, would be honoured. These awards celebrate extraordinary courage, perseverance and […]

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Hostwriter Creators Prize 2025 for multimedia journalists

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 26, 2025 — Applications are open for the Hostwriter Creators Prize 2025 for multimedia journalists. This is an award which recognises impactful and collaborative multimedia storytelling by journalists and content creators across the […]

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2025 Climate Media Awards are open for entries

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 27, 2025 — Journalists, writers, reporters, freelancers, and content creators from anywhere in Africa can apply for the 2025 Climate Media Awards. There are four award categories, and the total prize money is […]

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New Media Writing Prize open for entries

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 1, 2026 — The New Media Writing Prize (NMWP) is accepting entries for its 2025/2026 competition. The New Media Writing Prize encourages and promotes the best in new-media writing and is leading the […]

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True Story Award 2026 open for entries

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 31, 2025 — Journalists can submit entries for the 2026 True Story Award. The winner of each category will receive a USD 20,000 cash prize. True Story Award is presented in three categories: […]

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Merck Foundation 2025 media recognition awards

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 30, 2025 — Merck Foundation invites journalists to submit entries on diabetes and hypertension for the Media Recognition Awards 2025. This edition of the Media Recognition Awards offers journalists the opportunity to showcase […]