The Livingston Awards

Entry forms to submit work published in 2024 will open in November 2024.

The Livingston Awards recognize outstanding reporting by journalists under the age of 35. Each year, prizes of $10,000 are presented in local, national and international reporting.

Rules

There is no entry fee. Prize money is paid directly to the journalists, not the media organizations.

• Entrants must be 34 years of age or younger as of December 31, 2024.
• Multiple bylines are eligible, but all must meet the age criteria.
• One entry per individual is accepted. One entry can be a single piece or a maximum of three pieces either from a published series, an original piece and its follow-up developments or three pieces clearly tied together in a beat. All pieces of the series must be published by the same organization.
• There is no limit to the number of entries that a media organization can submit, provided that they enter only one entry per reporter.
• Individuals may apply on their own, or be entered by their organization.
• Text, video, audio and data visualization work are eligible. Still photography is not eligible.
• <id=”u.s.”>The work must appear in U.S.-controlled media. Entrants are not required to be U.S. citizens.</id=”u.s.”>
• Entries must be directly related to current events or include new information about old events. Features and commentary are eligible.
• Submissions must consist of materials prepared in the ordinary course of the journalist’s professional production. Materials prepared by journalists specifically for submission to the Livingston Awards do not qualify.
• Student media completed solely as a class assignment or for a college or university publication is not eligible.
• Journalism produced by students and published by a media organization serving a general audience is eligible.
• Competition is limited to work published or appearing during the calendar year ending December 31, 2024.
• The Livingston Awards reserves the right to use any part or whole of any entered piece for publicity or educational purposes.
• Winners will participate in an outreach event arranged by the Livingston Awards.

We understand the collaborative efforts of many projects. At the same time, our objective is to recognize outstanding journalists under the age of 35. To ensure this, the clear majority of the reporting and writing for the submitted work should be the efforts of journalists under the age of 35. If the entry involves the work of others over the age of 34, a detailed description of the work responsibilities, breakdown and percentage of work each team member contributed to the project can be provided on the entry form.

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