NAGC Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards


The deadline for entries in the 2010 Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards Competition was Jan. 8, 2010.

The application for the 2011 Awards Competition

will be available later this year.

     Be recognized! Enter your best work in the National Association of Government Communicator’s Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards Competition. This annual international awards program recognizes superior government communication products and those who produce them.

     There are 51 categories to choose from including: a new Special Purpose Communications category, a redefined Promotional/Marketing Campaigns category and expanded Photography categories. 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.

AWARD CATEGORIES

Blue Pencil categories are designed for writing and print-related products.

  • Publications

  • Media Relations

  • Photography

  • Visual Communications

  • Special Communication

Gold Screen categories are reserved for audio, video, CD-ROM, DVD, Web pages, multimedia and other broadcast-related products.

  • Video, Multimedia

  • Internet

  • Electronic Communications

Combined Blue Pencil and Gold Screen category highlights a communication product that encompasses elements from both programs.

WINNING TIPS TELECONFERENCE

Join past winners and judges for a “How to Submit a Winning Entry” teleconference on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, at 1:00 PM ET.

  • Call-In Information for the Teleconferences on Winning Tips:
  • U.S. Toll-Free Access Number: 1-877-366-0711

    Canadian Toll-Free Access Number : 1-866-627-1651

    International Access Number: 1-302-709-8446

    Participant Passcode: 82194997#

  • 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)

"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


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.

2008 Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards

2007 Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards

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