2010 IABC Gold Quill

Watch Shel Holtz talk about reviewing Gold Quill entries that have Social Media in them:

  

BECOME A LEGEND: 2010 GOLD QUILL AWARDS

The Gold Quill Awards® are the mark of global distinction and confer the highest level of professional acknowledgement within business communication. Every communication project or campaign is a potential Gold Quill Award winner—including yours.

Early-bird deadline: 27 January 2010
Final deadline: 3 February 2010

The professional and student Call for Entries are now available online in English, French, Spanish and Russian.

Visit the Leader Centre to download materials such as a news release template, talking points, banner ads for your web site and articles to reprint in chapter newsletters.

Resources include:

       Videos of 2009 Blue Ribbon Panel judges sharing their thoughts during the final-tier judging.

       Articles from the 2008 and 2009 judges providing helpful hints to creating an award-winning entry.

       Testimonials and quick quotes from 2009 winners to add to your materials.

       Cafe2Go podcast with Ezri Carlebach, 2010 Gold Quill Awards chair.

Free 2010 Gold Quill Awards web seminar
Mark your calendars for 12 January 2010 for the 2010 Gold Quill Awards free web seminar on developing your winning Gold Quill Awards entry sponsored by Towers Perrin. Go through a winning work plan and the judging process to see exactly how a winner is selected, as well as receive advice about common pitfalls to avoid when creating your entry.

2010 GOLD QUILL AWARDS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

Do you or someone in your chapter need assistance with preparing your Gold Quill Awards entry? The Gold Quill Awards program is offering its successful mentorship program once again. The program allows you to speak with past winners, judges and Accredited Business Communicators (ABCs), and get advice on how to prepare your entry.

The program runs from 1 November 2009 to 15 January 2010. Mentors will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.

Program details can be found on the Gold Quill Awards web site. You can also e-mail a mentor request, including your area of expertise and whether you are applying through the Accreditation and Gold Quill Awards option.