The 31st Quill Awards for Excellence in Victorian Journalism features categories catering to all journalists across the state.
The categories for this year's awards are:
All media:
- Best Breaking News or Live Coverage, sponsored by The Lottery Corporation
- Best Coverage of an Issue
- Business Reporting
- Coverage of Women in Sport, sponsored by Big Ant Studios
- Excellence in Indigenous Affairs Reporting, sponsored by the Melbourne Press Club
- Excellence in Science, Medical and Health Reporting, sponsored by University of Melbourne
- Grant Hattam Quill for Investigative Journalism, sponsored by The Herald & Weekly Times
- Innovation in Journalism, sponsored by Swinburne University of Technology
- Keith Dunstan Quill for Commentary
- Multicultural Affairs and Media, in partnership with Gandel Foundation
- Regional and Rural Journalism
- Reporting on Disability Issues, sponsored by the Victorian Government
- Sports Feature
- Sports News
- Young Journalist of the Year, sponsored by Josephine Nicholls
Audio media
- Podcasting
- Radio Current Affairs
- Radio News
Print media
- Feature Writing
- News Report in Writing
TV/Video media
- Outstanding Camera Work (Over 4 Min)
- Outstanding Camera Work (Under 4 Min)
- Feature Storytelling - TV + Video
- News Story - TV + Video
Visual media
- Artwork/Graphics in any Medium
- Cartoon
- Features Photograph
- News Photograph
- Sports Photograph
Learn more about category criteria and conditions of entry here.
Enter the Quills
The 31st Gold Quill, sponsored by University of Melbourne, will be presented to the work judged best among the category winners.
In addition to the Quill awards, a number of other prizes are currently open for entries, including our 2025 Student Journalist of the Year competition, sponsored by Coles Group.
We have also opened entries for our prestigious national prizes: the Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year award, sponsored by The Age, the Jana Wendt Award for International Reporting, and the Harry Gordon Australian Sports Journalist of the Year award.