SABEW’s Best in Business contest accepting entries

Starting its 29th year of honoring outstanding business journalism work, the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing’s Best in Business Awards for 2023 is now open for entries.

Enter for a chance to win the most prestigious award in business news. The competition will cover work published, broadcast and posted in the calendar year 2023.

Submit your entry before the early-bird deadline of January 4, 2024, and save $20 per entry. The final deadline for all entries is Thursday, February 1, 2024.

Early-bird entry fees: 

• $130 for General Excellence categories
• $79 for Story Type and Story Topic categories, as well as Best Range of Work
• $64 for Freelancers (use promo code “Freelancer” when you pay for your entries on the competition website)
• $20 for Students

Because these awards are for members only, please verify your membership before the competition opens. Students don’t need to be members of SABEW to submit an entry. Non-member students who submit an entry will receive a free one-year student membership (a $25 savings).

New this year:

• In order to continue to provide great services to our members, the entry fees for the General Excellence categories have been adjusted to $130 / $150 / $200 depending on the submission date.
• The student entry fee has been adjusted to $20 regardless of the deadline.
• The Real-Time Reporting category has been changed to Breaking News. Entries in this category must include coverage within the first 24 hours of a breaking story, demonstrating speed of delivering headlines, stories and analysis with relevant context and value-added information.