Awards

DEADLINE: JANUARY 26, 2023 —Publishers are encouraged to submit multiple fictional short stories for the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing. The AKO Caine Prize aims to bring African writing to a wider audience through […]

DEADLINE: JANUARY 10, 2023 — Professional photographers can submit entries to the 2023 annual World Press Photo Contest. The World Press Photo Contest celebrates the best photojournalism and documentary photography produced over the last year. […]

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 1, 2023 —Journalists under the age of 35 are invited to apply for the 2023 Livingston Award. Prizes of $10,000 will be presented in three categories: local, national and international reporting and paid […]

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 7, 2023 —The 2023 international prize for the Contemporary African Photography (CAP) is currently open for entries. Entries must engage with the African continent or its diaspora. 25 artists will be shortlisted and […]

DEADLINE: JANUARY 31, 2023 —The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), the ONE Campaign, and the Elliott seek entries for the Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling. The award is open to English-speaking journalists […]

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 4, 2022— The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) is accepting entries for the #CrisesofInequality Media Contest. The Media contest recognises the best journalistic materials that showcase the key themes of […]

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 30, 2022— The Hostwriter Story Prize for outstanding collaborative journalism is currently open for entry. The prize is open to teams of two or more journalists who have worked on a story together […]

DEADLINE: JANUARY 2, 2023 —The Nigeria Health Watch seeks nominations for the third edition of the #PreventEpidemicsNaija Journalism Awards. The #PreventEpidemicsNaija Journalism Awards honours journalists who have reported on all dimensions of epidemic preparedness in […]

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 11, 2022 — Journalists are invited to submit entries for the 2022 Philip Meyer Journalism Awards for excellent journalism done using social science research methods. The Philip Meyer Journalism Awards is designed to […]

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 30, 2022 — Journalists can submit entries for the KAS Media Africa inaugural award for local journalism. KAS Media Africa is the Regional Media Programme for Sub-Sahara Africa of the German Konrad Adenauer […]