The Awards will celebrate the best of British national newspaper journalism in 2011.
The closing date for entries is Tuesday 24 January 2012. A shortlist will be announced on Friday 17 February 2012.
The Press Awards which will culminate with a glittering gala dinner at the Lancaster London Hotel, Lancaster Gate, on Tuesday 20 March, 2012, are organised on behalf of the industry by the Society of Editors. Proceeds will help to fund the Society of Editors’ campaigning for press freedom and the Journalists’ Charity.
The Lancaster London Hotel will provide the backdrop for one of the most prestigious events in the industry's calendar with more than 400 editors, writers and columnists coming together to salute the quality, diversity and success of national newspaper journalism.
There will be a total of 33 categories of awards including the splitting up of categories covering features, columns and interviews to reflect the different styles in newspapers.
Staff and freelance journalists can submit entries so long as their work has appeared in a British national newspaper or on its related digital platforms during 2011.
