Deadline: 20 March 2011
Journalists and their media organisations around the world are invited to submit entries for the Global Energy Prize's Energy of Word award at http://www.globalenergyprize.org/en/request/pen/new. The prize is open to writers who submit published work in any language which tells a captivating and illuminating story in the field of Energy.
The competition aims to reward those who contribute to public awareness of the energy challenges faced worldwide and scientific innovations which provide new energy efficiencies. Entries are evaluated for their depth, objectivity, style, and relevance to society. This includes articles, opinion pieces, interviews and photojournalism published in journals, magazines and newspapers (including those published online), as well as radio and television programmes and documentary films. Entries do not need to reference the Global Energy Prize or any of its sponsors, and may have been published at any time between 1 March 2010 and 1 March 2011.
Applications will be accepted until March 20th 2011 and winners will be announced in April 2011. Submitting work for consideration takes only a few minutes, candidates can enter here: http://www.globalenergyprize.org/en/request/pen/new. Winners receive a week-long all-expenses-paid trip to St Petersburg, Russia, in June 2011 and an exclusive interview with a Russian VIP, yet to be determined.
The Energy of Word award winner's trip to Russia will include the opportunity to attend events associated with the Global Energy Prize Laureates' Week (13-19 June) and the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (16-18 June). This will include an invitation to attend the Global Energy Award Ceremony, which is presided over by the President of Russia.
The Energy of Word award was established by the organisers of the Global Energy Prize, one of the world's most respected awards in energy development, awarding US$1m annually for scientific breakthroughs and bringing international recognition to energy efficiency innovators. The degree to which a development contributes to the benefit of humanity is a key driver in deciding the recipient of the prize. Since its inception in 2002, the Global Energy Prize has been granted to 22 scientists from around the globe, including past laureates from Great Britain, Iceland, Canada, Russia, the US, France, Germany and Japan.
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Glen Cameron or Laura Suisted
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About the project
Energy of Word is an international media competition established in 2004 by the non-commercial partnership on development of the international researches and projects in the field of energetic "Global Energy". It is aimed to reward the mass media and individual journalists for the contribution to popularizing energy related problems. Since 2010 the Energy of Word Award is working under the aegis of the PRESSzvanie International Award of Business Journalism.
Entry terms
Works by the foreign, federal and regional mass media journalists covering energy related events of any country and published during the current year are eligible to enter.
The works are entitled to be nominated for the prize by:
* The authors;
* The mass media;
* The mass media creative teams;
* Journalist public organizations;
* Publishing houses both on the territory of Russia and abroad.
The authors of works with the most interesting and extent coverage of the energy related problems will become the nominees.
The entry deadline is March 20 2011.
The entries evaluation
The entries will be judged by the Expert council and the Jury formed after the Executive Board recommendations and approved by the Partners Assembly.
Authors’ and mass media names are concealed before the Executive Board members and the Jury get the access to the works.
Evaluation criteria:
* Energy related subject
* The subject’s relevance and social significance
* Competence in the subject
* Information analysis, the extent of theme elaboration
* Objectivity of the author’s approach
* Independence of the author’s position
* Literary skills
Awards
The award ceremony takes place in St. Petersburg during the Laureate`s Week of The Global Energy Prize.
The winner is awarded with the Global Energy Prize and is entitled to put his palmprint in the cement trophy.
The second and third best nominees are awarded with honorary diplomas.
No financial reward is provided.
Submit here.