Weekly editors seek entries in editorial contest by Feb. 1; top prize is scholarship to June 21-25 conference in Reno

The International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors is accepting nominations for its 62nd annual Golden Quill Award for editiorial writing. Entries must be postmarked by Feb. 1.

The contest honors outstanding editorials or staff-written opinion pieces from less-than-daily publications that were published in 2022 and identify local issues of concern, offer an opinion, and support a course of action. Syndicated columns are not eligible; online-only newsrooms are eligible as long as they are community news sites.

Each newspaper may enter up to four editorials or signed opinion pieces; with a limit of two entries per person. The awards are for individual editorials. The entry fee is $10 for each editorial or column for ISWNE members, $15 for non-ISWNE members, and $5 for students. For more instructions and an entry form, click here. For last year's winners, click here.

The 12 best editorials will be published in the Summer 2023 issue of ISWNE's biannual journal, Grassroots Editor. The top winner will receive the Golden Quill, a scholarship to attend ISWNE's annual conference in Reno, Nevada, June 21-25, and travel expenses of up to $500.