NAGC Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards
Call for Entries | Call forJudges | Top 10 Tips for Coming Out a Winner
2012 Call for Entries
Be recognized! Enter your best work in the National Association of Government Communicator’s 2011 Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards Competition. This annual international awards program recognizes superior government communication products and those who produce them.
- Download the Call for Entries with complete details and entry forms here
- Early bird deadline: Dec. 9, 2011
- Final deadline for entries: Jan. 20, 2012
This year there are 41 categories to choose from, including new categories for Blogs, Facebook, YouTube and Best 140 Characters. 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. One winner will be awarded Best in Show! The following examples show the range of categories for entering your best work:
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Publications • Media Relations • Photography • Graphic Design |
• Video,
Multimedia • Electronic Communications • Branding/Rebranding • Social Media |
NAGC seeks qualified judges for the 2012 Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards Competition.
- Download the Call for Judges wtih complete details here
- Download the 2012 Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Judges Form here
- Interested members should send their completed Judges Form to Competitions
Chair Kathy Zona at kathy_zona@yahoo.com no later than Nov. 30, 2011.
"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
2011 Video Slideshows of Winning Entries:
Note: These are large files and will take several minutes to load in your web browser.
- News Release: NAGC Announces 2011 Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards Competition Winners (05/11/11)
- Complete Listing of NAGC 2011 Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Award Winners (05/11/11)
- Photo Gallery: NAGC 2011 Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Award Winners (06/03/11)
- Download Additional Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards Order Form (05/16/11) Additional 2011 Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards can be obtained from the NAGC headquarters. Submit a completed order form for each individual request.
2010 Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards
- NAGC Announces Winners of 2010 Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards Competition
- Complete listing of NAGC 2010 Award Winners
- Photo Gallery: NAGC 2010 Award Winners
- Download the additional 2010 awards order form, for award winners to order an additional trophy and/or certificate.
2009 Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards
The winners of the 2009 NAGC Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards were announced at the NAGC Awards Banquet on Wednesday, Apr. 23, 2009.
- News Release: NAGC Announces 2009 Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards Competition Winners. (04/29/09)
- View a complete listing of the 2009 winners of the NAGC Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards.
- 2009 Award Photo Gallery (posted 05/30/09)
- Award winners are encouraged to issue a news release with an announcement of the award they received. Download a sample news release issued by the National Conference of State Legislatures, courtesy of Gene Rose, Immediate Past President of NAGC.
2008 Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards
- View a complete listing of the 2008 winners of the NAGC Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards.
- News Release, 05/16/08: NAGC Announces Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Award Competition Winners
- 2008 Awards Photo Gallery
- 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)
2007 Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards
- View a complete listing of the 2007 winners of the NAGC Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards.
- 2007 Awards Banquet Photo Gallery
2006 Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards
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