1 - Any journalist or media outlet (print, digital or broadcast) may enter submissions on a subject related to business, finance and/or economics.
2 - Individual authors may submit a maximum of two (2) submissions.
3 - Authors with joint bylines may submit a maximum of three (3) submissions.
4 - Each outlet is limited to two (2) submissions per category.
5 - The same submission may only be entered a maximum of two (2) times.
6 - Consideration is limited to items/elements published or broadcast in the United States in the calendar year 2020.
7 - Any significant challenge to the honesty, accuracy or fairness of an entry in any category, as well as responses to the challenge, should be included in the submission. Published letters of complaint, corrections or retractions are examples of items relevant to the judging process.
8 - All entries should include a cover letter. Any claims of significant impact or change resulting from the journalism contained in the submission, and referenced in the cover letter, must be accompanied by URLs supporting those claims.
9 - For the 2021 competition, the entry PDF is optional. Note: The judges' preference is to use the entry PDF for judging review when the submission's elements are all articles.
10 - Entries are only accepted via the official call-for-entries submissions website.
Elements - Quantity
Elements - Types & Combinations
Elements - Submission Form URL Fields (UPDATED FOR 2021 COMPETITION)
Cover Letter - Submission Form Text Field (UPDATED FOR 2021 COMPETITION)
Authors & Contributors - Submission Form Text Fields
PDF - Optional (UPDATED FOR 2021 COMPETITION)
Integrity
Supplemental Material
1 - Please be prepared to provide the nominee's name, title and organization.
2 - In a single PDF file, please provide the following:
a) Biography of the nominee.
b) Minimum of three (3) letters of support or a maximum of five (5) letters of support. (The letters of support should be compelling and provide a justification for the nomination.)
c) For Minard Editor Award submissions only: There should be letters of support from journalists whose work the nominee has edited, with a description of how the work was enhanced by the nominee's input.
d) For Minard Editor Award submission only: Include a list of pieces/stories edited by the nominee. The list should also include URLs for each piece/story and a short paragraph regarding the impact the nominee's role, as the editor, had on the pieces/stories.
3 - You may nominate more than one journalist and/or editor.
4 - All nominations must be submitted online.
Each entry must be accompanied by an entry fee payable online.
All Competition Categories: $100 per entry
Career Achievement Categories: Free