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WERT Prize seeks entries

The WERT Global Prize honors excellence in business journalism by a woman for work that fosters a great understanding of global business. It was established in 2018 with a bequest from The Women’s Economic Round Table (WERT) and has received support from the Muriel F. Siebert Foundation and the global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company.

The recipient of the prize receives $2,000. The 2024 prize will be announced in October.


Deadline: Monday, July 15, 2024, 11:59 p.m.

Materials Needed to Enter

  • One to five pieces of business reporting published in English by an established media organization on any platform – print, audio, video, broadcast or digital.
  • Transcripts for audio and video entries.
  • A brief cover letter that describes why the work deserves this year’s prize and includes a short biography of the nominee.
  • A $50 non-refundable entry fee.

Please Keep in Mind

  • A single story or a series of related stories may be submitted. A regular column may also be submitted as a series.
  • If submitting a series, up to five articles can be included.
  • Submissions must be published in English. Submissions by non-U.S. journalists are accepted.
  • Self-nominations are accepted.
  • Stories with shared bylines by women may be submitted. The winners of a story with shared bylines will split the prize money.
  • Books, films, multi-episode podcasts and self-published works are not eligible.
  • Materials may be uploaded as PDFs or as links. If links are behind a paywall, access credentials must be provided.
  • All entries must have appeared between January 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024.

To apply, go here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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