July 11, 2025  

Open for entries

The nation’s largest and oldest regional journalism is open for the 76th time.


Entry fees haven’t risen in a decade, and they won’t go up this year, either.

ENTER HERE.

From each division, judges will choose divisional winners – and other judges will then choose the best entry overall. That’s our annual Green Eyeshade.

The 2025 winner is Blue Ridge Public Radio in Asheville, North Carolina, for Hell or High Water: BPR’s coverage of Hurricane Helene.

Every dollar of your entry fees after expenses is spent on journalists like you, for all kinds of training programs. The Green Eyeshade directors are volunteers, as are the professional judges from all over the country.