awards

Gold Quill Awards®

IABC’s global awards competition recognizing outstanding achievement in communication.

Gold Quill Awards: Resources

Tips for winning a Gold Quill Award

View sample 2011 Gold Quill Award-winning work plans

• Division 1: Communication Management
• Division 2: Communication Skills
• Division 3: Communication Creative
• Student Division

Hear from judges and past winners

Video and audio:

• Listen to EME coordinator Neil Griffiths and 2011 EMErald winner Ian Anderson discuss the program and its benefits.
• Hear from 2009 Gold Quill Awards Blue Ribbon Panel judges on-site at the judging event in San Francisco.
• View videos of past winners sharing their Gold Quill Awards experience recorded at the Towers Perrin exhibit booth at the IABC 2009 World Conference.
• 2010 Gold Quill Awards chair Ezri Carlebach, 2009 Gold Quill Awards chair Paul Matalucci, ABC, 2008 Gold Quill Awards chair Jeffrey Ory, ABC, APR, and 2007 Gold Quill Awards chair Jennifer Wah, ABC, interviewed in IABC’s Cafe2Go podcasts.
• 2009 Marketing Communication Category Coordinator Bill Spaniel, ABC, recorded tips from first-tier judges during their judging event.

General guidance from judges:

• Ann Wylie, 2009 Gold Quill Awards judge, shares her tips on how to write a winning work plan.
• 2009 Gold Quill Awards judge Ryan Williams identifies the signs of a winner.
• Find out what makes the winners stand out from Sujit Patil, 2009 Gold Quill Awards judge.
• Learn how to train for the Gold Quill Awards early and often from 2009 Gold Quill Awards judge Kristen Sukalac.
• Students: Student Gold Quill Awards judge Sue Johnston, ABC, has shared details on how to make your entry a winner.
• Advice from Jocelyn Canfield, ABC, 2009 Gold Quill Awards judge on why "ready, fire, aim" doesn't earn you a Gold Quill Award.
• Tips from 2008 Gold Quill Awards judge Heather Prime, ABC, on how to prepare a winning entry.
• Helpful observations from 2008 Gold Quill Awards judge John Clemons, ABC, APR.
• Help is on the way! 2009 Gold Quill Awards chair, Paul Matalucci, ABC, outlines the mentorship program.

Category-specific advice:

• In the age of social media, 2009 Gold Quill Awards judge Dave Meyer provides insight on "measurement in the land of 140 characters or less."
• 2009 Gold Quill Awards judge Toby Ward discusses a particular entry in the Electronic and Digital Communication category in the Communication Management division so you can learn from this case study.
• Entering in the Brand Communication category? 2008 Gold Quill Awards judge Paul Mlodzik, ABC, MC, can help.
• 2008 Gold Quill Awards judges Barb Sanford and Tim Buckley offer tips on producing an outstanding entry in the Publications category.

Winners' reflections:

• Read testimonials from 2010 Gold Quill Award winners.
• 2009 Gold Quill Award winner Donante Peji from the Philippines reflects on his winner experience.
• James D. Lynch, ABC, shares his insights on the need to know as a 2009 Gold Quill Award winner.
• 2008 Gold Quill Award winner Lelde McCoy shares impressions on "taking home the gold."
• 2008 Student Gold Quill Award winner Christina Wu, profiled in IABC’s Student Connection.

Read 2009 Gold Quill Award-winning work plans

• Purchase the 2009 edition of Best Practices in Communication Planning and Implementation with 101 case studies. Read stand-out stories from organizations such as Terminix, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, Studio Kernel, KPMG LLP Canada and more.

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