Submissions open for the 2020 National Magazine Awards

December 03, 2019 Editor Event awardseventnational magazine award foundationnational magazine awards

If you're a writer, photographer or illustrator who does freelance work for magazines, it's time to start thinking about making a submission to the National Magazine Awards.

The awards program has 18 writing and visual award categories, including feature writing, investigative reporting, fiction, photography and many more. The gold medal winner in each category receives a $1000 cash prize.

If your publisher isn't planning to submit your work, you can submit it yourself. The awards foundation offers freelancers a discount on entry fees with the Freelancer Support Fund, which allows freelancers to submit two entries for the price of one.

The call for entries is open until January 22, 2020.

For more information about the categories, rules, and submissions process, check out the National Magazine Awards Foundation's website.

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