The AVBOB FCJ Excellence Awards – 2024
Presented by the Forum of Community Journalists NPC
ABOUT THE COMPETITION
The AVBOB FCJ Annual Excellence Awards is aimed at encouraging excellence and rewarding meritorious work in local and community print media. Only permanent and regular freelance editorial staff members working for such media in South Africa may enter. Regular freelance means such a person must contribute to your publication at least once a month on average. The awards ceremony will be held on 22 August 2025 in the Western Cape.
CALL FOR ENTRIES
Read through the instructions for entering carefully. Entrants not adhering to the
instructions/rules will be disqualified.
- The competition covers the period 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024.
- The closing date for entries (in all the categories) is Friday, 30 May 2025 at 23:59.
- For enquiries about entries, contact the judges’ convenor, Dr André Gouws, at andreg@akademia.ac.za or, alternatively, the FCJ Executive Director, Ben Burger, at myfcjinfo@gmail.com.
- Entrants will receive electronic confirmation when entries are submitted through Google Forms. If entrants do not receive a confirmation within 24 hours, the onus rests on the entrant to follow up with André Gouws. No late entries will be accepted.
- The decision of the judges will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into. The judges reserve the right to make no award if insufficient entries are received or if they feel that none of the entries in a particular category are sufficiently meritorious.
- Please see How to enter below, and each entry form for specific instructions on how to enter per category. It is of utmost importance to read the instructions carefully and follow them.
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Download the entry forms here:
Entry-form-2024-Back-pages.docx
Entry-form-2024-Digital-reporting.docx
Entry-form-2024-Front-pages.docx
Entry-form-2024-Newspaper-of-the-year.docx
Entry-form-2024-Photography.docx
How_to_upload_your_entry_to_Google_Drive.pdf