2006 Golden Quill Call for Entries Released by The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania

2006 Golden Quill Call for Entries Released by The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania is calling for submissions to its 42nd annual Golden Quill Awards, the annual competition that recognizes professional excellence in written, photographic and broadcast journalism in Western Pennsylvania.

The entry deadline for the premier journalism contest is Jan. 31, 2006. All entries must have been published or broadcast, in whole or in part, between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2005, to be eligible.

Rules and instructions for the awards -- open to all news professionals in 29 counties of Western Pennsylvania -- can be downloaded from the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists' Web site at: http://www.spj.org/pittsburgh or received in hard copy by contacting the Press Club at 412-281-7778 or by sending e-mail to pressclubwpa@yahoo.com. Newsrooms will receive the forms by regular mail.

This year, eligibility has been expanded for the contest's magazine category. Other rules have also been revised.

Winners of the Golden Quills will be announced during the awards ceremony Monday, May 8, 2006, at the Pittsburgh Hilton, Downtown. Lead sponsors of this year's awards program are: PR Newswire, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, ReedSmith, Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Potter, H. J. Heinz Co., and Burson- Marsteller.

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 Engineer's 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, e-mail contact information to: pressclubwpa@yahoo.com.

Source: The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania

CONTACT: Linda Parker of The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania,
+1-412-281-7778

Web site: http://www.spj.org/pittsburgh

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