The Quill Awards are now open! And journalists can get a free entry and save money by becoming a member of the Melbourne Press Club.

Join the Press Club for $100, submit your free entry, and get a discounted ticket to the 31st Quill Awards Dinner at Crown Palladium on Friday 20 March 2026. You will also enjoy year-long discounted access to Press Club events and benefits.

Entries are also open for our national awards – the Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year award, the Jana Wendt Award for International Reporting and the Harry Gordon Australian Sports Journalist of the Year award.

Entries for our Victorian Student Journalist of the Year award are also open.

Every category is open now! Beat the rush and get in early with your entry.

ENTRIES CLOSE: 27 January 2026