The Quill Awards for Journalistic Excellence

The Quill Awards for Journalistic Excellence

Entries for the 29th Melbourne Press Club Quill Awards for Excellence in Victorian Journalism open 1 December 2023 and close 29 January 2024. Book for the 29th Quills Dinner With over 30 categories open to all Victorian journalists, the Quills celebrate everyone in the industry. The Quills are the premier media awards in Victoria. Established by the Melbourne Press Club in 1995 with 10 awards, the Quills now celebrate the best work in over 30 categories across all media. The best category winner is selected as the Gold Quill winner, receiving a $7,500 prize. Entrants must have been employed by a media organisation that is based in Victoria or conducts substantial publishing or broadcasting activities in Victoria at the time the work was published. They must work primarily in Victoria or have been sent from Victoria on an interstate or overseas assignment for a Victorian media organisation.   Queries: entries@melbournepressclub.com

The Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year Award

The Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year Award

Entries for the 48th Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year award open 1 December 2023 and close 29 January 2024. Book for the 29th Quills Dinner   For more than 40 years, the Perkin Award has been the most coveted prize in Australian journalism, recognising the most outstanding individual working in all media. The award honours the memory of celebrated Age editor Graham Perkin and includes a $10,000 cash prize. See the Perkin award honour roll here. Queries: entries@melbournepressclub.com This award is proudly sponsored by:  

The Harry Gordon Australian Sports Journalist of the Year Award

The Harry Gordon Australian Sports Journalist of the Year Award

Entries for the 9th Harry Gordon Australian Sports Journalist of the Year award open 1 December 2023 and close 29 January 2024. Book for the 29th Quills Dinner The Gordon Award recognises excellence in sports journalism across all codes and all regions of Australia. The award honours the memory of Harry Gordon, one of the greatest war correspondents, sports writers and newspaper editors of his generation. The winner receives a $7,500 prize provided by the Melbourne Press Club. See the Gordon Award honour roll here. Queries: entries@melbournepressclub.com

The Melbourne Press Club Lifetime Achievement Award

The Melbourne Press Club Lifetime Achievement Award

The 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award has been presented to Jon Faine. Watch presentation Each year the Melbourne Press Club honours a journalist or journalists whose career has left an extraordinary mark on Victorian and Australian journalism. The honour, presented at the annual Quill Awards dinner each March, is bestowed at the discretion of the MPC board.

The Michael Gordon Journalism Fellowships

The Michael Gordon Journalism Fellowships

The Michael Gordon Fellowships program is a national initiative to enable social justice journalism. The program honours Michael Gordon, the respected former Age political editor who died suddenly in February 2018. Annual grants are made to fund reporting projects in areas such as Indigenous affairs, migration policy, human rights and international development. The Melbourne Press Club is grateful for the support of: We would also like to thank Robyn Carter and famil

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