Deadline: 1-Feb-23
Nominations are now open for Vickie Remoe Prize for Journalism and New Media content creators for excellence, originality, and creativity.
The following awards will be made annually in Journalism and New Media. The four categories include news writing, photography, documentary video, and content creation. In each category the number of prizes will be split between male (s) and female (s) applicants. If no man or woman submits a finalist application in one or more categories, the prize will roll over to the next year.
Categories
- The Vickie Remoe Prize for News Writing: Awarded to a Sierra Leonean print journalist for an outstanding example of local or national news reporting, investigative reporting, explanatory reporting, or feature reporting that demonstrates originality, lucid writing, clear presentation, and community connection.
- The Vickie Remoe Prize for Photojournalism: Awarded to a Sierra Leonean photographer for a distinguished example of breaking news, documentary, and feature photography which may consist of a set of photographs not to exceed 8 images.
- The Vickie Remoe Prize for Film: Awarded to Sierra Leonean videographers for an outstanding example of short film (fiction) or documentary videography. The submitted video may be at least 45 mins run time.
- The Vickie Remoe Prize for Content Creation: Awarded to a Sierra Leonean content creator or creative entrepreneur for an outstanding example of digital media including podcasts, vlogs, blogs, and reels or short videos.
Benefits
- The Vickie Remoe Prize for News Writing: Award for NSL 10,000. Prizes Available (4).
- The Vickie Remoe Prize for Photojournalism: Award for NSL 20,000. Prizes Available (2).
- The Vickie Remoe Prize for Film: Award for NSL 30,000. (2) Prizes available.
- The Vickie Remoe Prize for Content Creation: Award for NSL 20,000. Prizes Available (2).
Eligibility Criteria
- All applicants must be residents of Sierra Leone, hold Sierra Leonean citizenship, and have no more than five years of experience as a practitioner. There is no age limit for participation. Women and People Living With disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Near and extended family members of Vickie Remoe are not ineligible. Vickie Remoe & Company staff and their family are also ineligible.
For more information, visit Prize for Journalism.