NAGC Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards

Call for Entries | Winning Tips Teleconference | Call for Judges

2010 Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards
Call for Entries

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     Be recognized! Enter your best work in the National Association of Government Communicator’s 2010 Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards Competition. This annual international awards program recognizes superior government communication products and those who produce them.

     This year we have 51 categories to choose from including: a new Special Purpose Communications category, a redefined Promotional/Marketing Campaigns category and expanded Photography categories. These enhancements have been made to reflect the changing ways in which we communicate with our audiences. Enter as many categories as you choose in the Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards Competition. The number of opportunities to share your best work, innovation, creativity and use of technology may surprise you.

AWARD CATEGORIES

Blue Pencil categories are designed for writing and print-related products.

  • Publications

  • Media Relations

  • Photography

  • Visual Communications

  • Special Communication

Gold Screen categories are reserved for audio, video, CD-ROM, DVD, Web pages, multimedia and other broadcast-related products.

  • Video, Multimedia

  • Internet

  • Electronic Communications
Combined Blue Pencil and Gold Screen category highlights a communication product that encompasses elements from both programs.

SUBMISSION DEADLINES 

  • Early Submission: Entries postmarked on or before December 4, 2009.
  • Final Submission Deadline: Entries postmarked on or before January 8, 2010.
  • Take advantage of special discounts by renewing your membership or becoming a member today.

WINNING TIPS TELECONFERENCE

Join past winners and judges for a “How to Submit a Winning Entry” teleconference on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, at 1:00 PM ET.

  • Call-In Information for the Teleconferences on Winning Tips:

    • U.S. Toll-Free Access Number: 1-877-366-0711

    Canadian Toll-Free Access Number : 1-866-627-1651

    International Access Number: 1-302-709-8446

    Participant Passcode: 82194997#

  • Listen to a podcast of the Oct. 1, 2008 NAGC teleconference on "How to Submit a Winning Blue Pencil &Gold Screen Award Entry" (MP3 format, 47 minutes)

2010 Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards
Call for Judges

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Picture yourself as a judge for the National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC) Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards!  Judging is an honor and a benefit. First, you are considered an expert in your field when you are selected by the Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards (BPGS) Committee to judge the works of your peers. Second, you benefit from your exposure to the tremendous talent, creativity and innovation of communicators across government. By volunteering, you learn from your peers while providing a vital service to NAGC. Judges are strongly encouraged to recruit a team of colleagues to judge assigned categories. In the alternative, independent judges will be paired with a second independent judge to select winners.

The judging process is as follows:

• Fill out the Judge Information Sheet and send to Competitions Chair Maria VanderKolk at maria-v@arvada.org, or fax 720-898-7515.  Indicate whether you will recruit a team of your own or if you will act as an independent judge.

• BPGS Committee selects judges and/or teams to judge each category.

• BPGS Committee provides training to judges.

• NAGC Headquarters sends out email and FedEx materials to judges.

• Judges review all material and judge each entry.

• Judges complete the “List of Winners” form, with all completed judging forms, to NAGC Headquarters.

• NAGC headquarters notifies winners.

• Winners are honored at annual Communications School.

"The Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards not only honor the creative excellence of our team members, but demonstrate to our top executives that the work we do is high quality, effective and deserving of continued support."
Sue Sims, Public Affairs Association,
California Department of Water Resources


2009 Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards

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Why Enter the NAGC Blue Pencil/Gold Screen Awards?
Just ask Barbara Page...

"Last year I won a Blue Pencil Award for The Book of Air. Apparently, the government of Australia was impressed and invited me to be the keynote speaker and workshop facilitator at their Government Marketing Conference in Canberra. So I'm off to Australia due to [NAGC]. Thought you might like to know. I am also working on an IMAX film on air that is a wonderful project and funded by EPA."
Barbara Page, Ventura, California