About the Golden Quills
We are proud to receive up to 1,000 entries each year from across Western Pennsylvania, as well as parts of Ohio and West Virginia.
Each year, the Golden Quills honors dozens of journalists and news outlets in our region for their expert storytelling and accountability work.
2025 Golden Quills deadline: Feb. 10
📰
2025 Golden Quills deadline: Feb. 10 📰
Press Club of Western Pennsylvania Now Accepting Entries
for 2025 Golden Quill Awards
The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania is calling for submissions to its 61st Golden Quill Awards, the annual competition that recognizes professional and student excellence in written, broadcast, photographic, video and digital journalism in Western Pennsylvania and neighboring counties in Eastern Ohio and Northern West Virginia.
The entry deadline for the Golden Quill Awards is 11:59 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10. All entries must have been published or broadcast between Jan. 1, 2024, and Dec. 31, 2024, to be eligible.
Entries to the Golden Quill Awards will be submitted using a web-based program at www.betterbnc.com, and payment will be online only. Rules and instructions for submission for the awards — open to all news professionals in 29 counties of Western Pennsylvania; Ohio counties of Belmont, Columbiana, Jefferson, Mahoning and Trumbull; and West Virginia counties of Brooke, Cabell, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio, Preston and Wetzel — can be found here. If entrants need assistance, they can send an email to pressclubwpa@gmail.com.
The Press Club thanks Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield & Allegheny Health Network for being the Legacy sponsor of the 2025 Golden Quill Awards.
Find more information about sponsorship opportunities here. Payment may be made below. For questions, contact Karen Carlin at karenacarlin@gmail.com.