6th annual SABEW Canada Best in Business awards open for submissions

February 07, 2020 Editor News awardsbest in business awardsfreelance awardssabew canada

Freelance business writers, the 6th annual SABEW Canada Best in Business awards are now open for submissions.

There are 15 categories for the awards again this year, including investigative, long-form and short-form feature, and best young journalist.

Freelancers who wish to submit their work must be SABEW members in good standing. There's a reduced awards entry fee for freelancers of $30.

The deadline for entries is February 21 at 5:00 p.m. EST. Winners will be announced on March 20 and the awards banquet is on April 7 in Toronto.

For detailed guidelines or to enter your work for an award, see SABEW Canada’s website. And for more information, you can email bib@sabew.org.

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