PITTSBURGH, Feb. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Time is running out to submit entries to The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania's 50th Golden Quill Awards, the annual competition that recognizes professional excellence in written, photographic, broadcast and online journalism in Western Pennsylvania.
The entry deadline for the premier journalism contest is 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014. Entries to the Golden Quill Awards will be submitted using a Web-based program atwww.betterbnc.com, and payment will be online only. Don't wait until the last minute to submit work. Go to the site now to activate your account, even if you are still in the process of gathering entries.
All Golden Quill entries must have been published or broadcast between Jan. 1, 2013, and Dec. 31, 2013, to be eligible. Rules and instructions for submission for the awards -- open to all news professionals in 29 counties of Western Pennsylvania -- can be downloaded from The Press Club's Web site at http://www.westernpapressclub.org or received in hard copy by contacting The Press Club at 412-281-7778 or by sending email to pressclubwpa@yahoo.com.
Winners of the Golden Quills will be announced during the awards ceremony on Thursday, May 22, 2014, at the Sheraton Station Square, Pittsburgh.
The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania is an organization of journalists and other communications professionals from a 29-county area of Western Pennsylvania. It sponsors forums on current events and educational programs, administers the Urban Journalism Workshop operated by the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation and presents the annual Golden Quill awards contest and ceremony, honoring the best of Western Pennsylvania journalism. Membership in the Press Club includes discounts on fees for programs and Golden Quill entries, use of dining facilities at the Engineers Building, Downtown, and access to the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., and 15 other press clubs around the country. For a membership application, email contact information to: pressclubwpa@yahoo.com or download an application from http://www.westernpapressclub.org. Payment for membership can be made online.
PR Newswire is the official wire of The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania.
SOURCE The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania
