Gold Quill Awards: Judging
Entries are composed of two parts: the work plan and the work sample. Entries are judged on technical excellence, creativity and innovation, effectiveness in identifying and responding to an organization’s or community’s needs, the delivery of measurable outcomes, and the overall success of the project.
Judges score the above criteria on a scale from 1–7 and use a weighted calculation for the criteria depending on the division. After first-round judging, all entries scoring 5.25 and higher advance to second-tier judging. At the second tier, entries are judged again, entirely separately, by different sets of judges. Any entry scoring 5.25–5.74 receives a Gold Quill award of Merit. Entries scoring 5.75 and above receive a Gold Quill Award of Excellence.
Gold Quill judges using the following evaluation forms based on division:
Tips for winning a Gold Quill Award
View sample 2008 Gold Quill Award-winning work plans:
Hear from judges and past winners:
- 2009 Gold Quill Chair Paul Matalucci, ABC, 2008 Gold Quill Chair Jeffrey Ory, ABC, APR, and 2007 Gold Quill Chair Jennifer Wah, ABC, interviewed in IABC’s Cafe2Go podcast
- Tips from 2008 Gold Quill judge Heather Prime, ABC, on how to prepare a winning entry
- Helpful observations from 2008 Gold Quill Judge John Clemons, ABC, APR
- Entering in the Brand Communication category? 2008 Gold Quill Judge Paul Mlodzik, ABC, MC, can help!
- 2008 Gold Quill Judges Barb Sanford and Tim Buckley offer tips on producing an outstanding entry in the Publications category.
- Help is on the way! 2009 Gold Quill Chair, Paul Matalucci, ABC, outlines Gold Quill’s new mentorship program.
- 2008 Gold Quill winner Lelde McCoy shares impressions on "taking home the gold."
- 2008 student Gold Quill award winner Christina Wu, profiled in IABC’s Student Connection
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