Awards

The following awards are arranged chronologically by deadline date.

1. Canadian Newspapers Association
2. Canadian Journalism Foundation - Lifetime Achievement Award
3. Atlantic Journalism Awards
4. Canadian Association of Journalists - CAJ National Awards
5. Canadian Journalism Foundation - Excellence in Journalism Award
6. Quebec Community Newspaper Association
7. Canadian Association of Journalists - CAJ/CNW Student Award of Excellence in Journalism
8. Friends of Canadian Broadcasting
9. Society of Environmental Journalists (U.S.A.)
10. South Asian Journalists Association
11. Jack Webster Foundation
12. Canadian Poetry Association
13. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Organization: Canadian Newspapers Association

Award: Edward Goff Penny Memorial Prizes for Young Journalists

Deadline: Jan. 28, 2005

Eligibility:

Staff/freelance journalists aged 20 to 25.

Contact:

Entry form

Organization: Canadian Journalism Foundation

Award: Lifetime Achievement Award

Eligibility:

Awarded annually to an individual for their lifetime contribution to journalism in Canada.

Deadline: Jan. 30, 2004

Contact:

Patrick Morrison
Canadian Journalism Foundation
34 King St. E., Ste. 555
Toronto, ON M5C 2X8
Tel: (416) 593-4293

Organization: Atlantic Journalism Awards

Awards:

Atlantic Journalism Awards

• Spot News Reporting 
• Spot News Photojournalism 
• Feature Writing
• Feature Photojournalism 
• Continuing Coverage
• Enterprise Reporting 
• Sports Reporting 
• Entertainment Reporting 
• Magazine Story 
• Video Journalist 
• Commentary 
• Editorial Cartooning 
• The Jim MacNeill New Journalist Award 
• Imperial Oil Prize for Excellence 
• Prix d'Excellence Aliant 
• Atlantic Lottery Corporation Achievement Award 
• Moosehead Breweries Achievement Award 

Deadline: Jan. 31, 2005

Eligibility:

Journalist living in Atlantic Canada. Entry must have been published or broadcast in Atlantic Canada.

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Atlantic Journalism Awards
Purdy's Wharf Tower 2, 7th Floor
1969 Upper Water St.
Box 1689
Halifax, NS B3J 2B1
(Tel) 902-425-2727
(Fax) 902-462-1892 

Organization: Canadian Association of Journalists

Awards:

CAJ National Awards

• investigative journalism
• photojournalism
• conflict analysis
• computer-assisted reporting

Deadline: February 7, 2005

Contact:

John Dickins, CAJ
(613) 526-8061

Entry Forms

Organization: Canadian Journalism Foundation

Award: Excellence in Journalism Award

Deadline: Feb. 14, 2004

Contact:

Christina Terry
Canadian Journalism Foundation
122 St. Patrick St., Ste. F-24-1
Toronto, ON M5T 2X8 
Tel: (416) 588-6619

Organization: Quebec Community Newspaper Association

Awards:

Quebec Community Newspaper Awards

• newspaper awards
• individual awards
• photography awards

Deadline: Feb. 14, 2005

Contact:

QCNA
Tel: (514) 398-7706
Fax: (514) 398-7972
E-mail: info@qcna.qc.ca

Organization: Canadian Association of Journalists

Award: CAJ/CNW Student Award of Excellence in Journalism

Deadline: Feb. 28, 2005

Eligibility:

Students in accredited degree/diploma program offered by a Canadian university or college.

Contact:

John Dickins, CAJ

Organization: Friends of Canadian Broadcasting

Award: Dalton Camp Award (3)

Deadline: March 31, 2005

A 2,000-word essay competition on how the media influence Canadian democracy. Three winners of $5,000.

Submit entries to: dca@friendscb.ca

Organization: Society of Environmental Journalists (U.S.A.)

Award: SEJ Awards for Reporting on the Environment

Deadline: April 1, 2005

Eligibility:

Published or broadcast environment-related story between March 1, 2004 and Feb. 28, 2005. Open to Canadians.

Contact:

SEJ web site
Tel: (215) 884-8174

Organization: South Asian Journalists Association

Awards:

SAJA Awards

• outstanding stories about South Asia in print, broadcasting or new media
• oustanding editorial (all media)
• outstanding photography
• outstanding story about South Asians in North America
• outstanding stories by South Asians in print, broadcasting or new media
• special project
• outstanding story by South Asian Student

Deadline: April 1, 2004

Eligibity:

Print or broadcast story published or aired in 2004. Open to Canadians.

Contact:

Tel: (212) 854-5979 
E-mail: saja@columbia.edu

Entry Form

Organization: Jack Webster Foundation

Awards:

Deadline: July 15, 2005

Eligibility:

B.C.-based journalists reporting for news organizations on stories of special interest to B.C. audiences are eligible to enter print or broadcast submissions which have been published or aired between June 1, 2004 and May 31, 2005.

Contact:

Nora Newlands
Executive Director
The Jack Webster Foundation
6209 Angus Drive
Vancouver, B.C. V6M 3P2
Tel: (604) 261-6184
Fax: (604) 261-1964
E-mail: info@jackwebster.com

Entry Form

Organization: Canadian Poetry Association
Award: Annual Poetry Contest

Eligibility:

One of the three copies of each poem entered should have your name on the back of the first page. Please type (do not hand write) your name, address, phone and e-mail address. If your name is missing or illegible your submission will be disqualified.

No SASEs should be sent, as your work will not be returned.

There will be three cash prizes (1st = $75, 2nd = $50, 3rd = $25). There may be up to five honorable mentions.

All three cash prize winners will be published in Poemata. All winning poems including honorable mentions will be published on the CPA web site. Authors retain copyright to all submissions.

Contact Info:

When possible use interesting stamps on the envelope, the mail coordinator will be smiling if you do! By the way, he is not involved in any way with the judging!

All submissions must be mailed with submission fee ($5 per poem) to:

CPA Annual Poetry Contest
Box 22571, St George Postal Outlet
264 Bloor St. West
Toronto, ON M5S 1V8

Organization: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Award: CBC Literary Awards
Deadline: Nov. 15, 2004

The competition is open to writers of all ages. Canadian citizens, whether living in Canada or abroad, and permanent residents of Canada are eligible to enter.

Employees of CBC, SPAFAX CANADA INC., Canada Council for the Arts and their affiliates as well as their immediate family or persons living under the same roof are not eligible to enter this competition.

First place = $6,000
Second place = $4,000

Winners will have their work published in enRoute magazine and broadcast on CBC.

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