POMA’s Pinnacle Awards are the very best honor the group can bestow upon its media members for his or her artistic works. They honor journalists yearly for distinctive journalistic achievement in conventional out of doors sports-focused journal writing, newspaper/net writing, images/illustration, e-book, broadcasting, and conservation journalism.
POMA stays dedicated to making sure the presentation of the Pinnacle Awards takes place both nearly or bodily at our Annual Assembly.
Dropbox hyperlink for submissions will be discovered right here.
Acceptable areas of protection embrace, however aren’t restricted to: the way to, the place to, journey, profiles, enterprise, conservation, pure historical past, heritage, gear, points, investigative reporting and information.
Award classes are:
- Newspaper/Web Article
- Journal Article
- Journal Full (Digital)
- Journal Full (Print)
- E book (together with eBooks)
- Broadcasting (audio and/or video)
- Artwork/Images (portray, illustration, images and graphics)
- **Wildlife Conservation and Administration (work in any medium is suitable, however wildlife conservation and administration have to be the first topic)
In classes 1-5, the standard out of doors sports activities have to be the main target.
Contestants are allowed two entries per class for a most of 16. Entries in extra of two per class per contestant can be disqualified. You don’t want to take away your title from submissions. Co-entries should embrace the title of each contributors and can rely towards the utmost for each contestants. Additions/modifications to awards is not going to be made after judging has been finalized.
Multi-part submissions can’t be counted as one entry. Two-part articles/broadcasts, and many others. have to be submitted as two separate entries.
POMA Members in good standing could enter. If a person media member who’s employed by a present Company Associate enters, the person is acknowledged, not the corporate.
All submissions require works to have been revealed (publication date), broadcast (aired date) or exhibited for cost between Nov. 1, 2023 and Oct. 31, 2024.
E book entries (excluding eBooks) have to be delivered by mail. Three copies are required. These will be despatched straight from the writer to POMA, if desired. Please e mail Admin@ProfessionalOutdoorMedia.org for mailing handle. Books should arrive earlier than the ultimate deadline.
EBooks have to be in PDF format. A present copy could also be despatched to Admin@ProfessionalOutdoorMedia.org so judges can see remaining formatting.
Digital submissions for all different classes are strongly inspired, for ease of entry and judging. It’s going to additionally present verification that submissions are obtained.
► Uploaded entries should comprise a duplicate of the revealed unique as a Phrase or PDF attachment.
Please title information as follows: Lastname_Firstname_Category (embrace 1 or 2 after the class, if making two submissions in the identical class), and one or two key phrases from the title of the submission.
Examples:
Smith_John_MagazineArticle1_DeerHunting
Smith_John_MagazineArticle1_DeerHunting_EntryForm
Smith_John_MagazineArticle2_Grouse
Smith_John_MagazineArticle2_Grouse_EntryForm
Smith_John_Art_Elk-BuglingPhoto
Smith_John_Art_Elk-BuglingPhoto_EntryForm
► Entries should additionally comprise a Phrase or PDF attachment with the next required entry kind info:
- Member Identify
- Class
- Date Revealed/Broadcast
- The place Revealed/Broadcast
- Submission Title
Dropbox hyperlink for submissions will be discovered right here.
Last Submission Deadline: Postmarked/Submitted by midnight Japanese February 28, 2025
A minimal of 5 entries (mixed from all eligible contestants) have to be obtained in a class for an honoree to be chosen (except for the E book class at POMA’s discretion).
♦ Submissions aren’t returned.
♦ Receipt can’t be confirmed.
♦ Please ship with supply affirmation (i.e. USPS, UPS).
♦ Request supply receipt (if submitting through e mail) for proof of supply.
*A number of submissions could solely obtain one e mail acknowledgment.
♦ If importing submissions, enter your e mail handle to obtain affirmation of add. That is probably the most dependable means to make sure submissions are obtained.
By getting into the Pinnacle Awards, winners give permission to reprint works in POMA Briefs and/or different POMA publications.
When you’ve got questions, please contact us at Admin@ProfessionalOutdoorMedia.org.
