John B. Oakes Award - How to Enter
The 2011 Oakes Award and its $5,000 prize will go to the author(s) of articles or single-topic series on an environmental issue initially published between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011. The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2012.
- A series must be designated as such by the publication when it is printed. A regular column may also be submitted as a series.
- Newspaper, magazine articles, and print-based multimedia projects are eligible. The judges may divide the award among the writer and the videographer, photographer, and/or illustrator, if their work substantially strengthens the winning piece.
- Fiction cannot be considered.
- A writer may submit up to six articles.
- Each article must have an entry form.
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A translation must be supplied for any article not written in English.
Uploading Items: ALL materials should be formatted and uploaded as PDFs. Supporting multimedia presentations can be sent on a CD or as URLs. Links must remain live through March 2012.
The name of the photographer or graphic artist should appear on all entry forms for visual elements.
Lisa S. Redd, Associate Director
Laura G. Tejeda, Administrative Assistant
Columbia University Journalism School
2950 Broadway
New York, New York 10027
212-854-7696
lt2026@columbia.edu