Deadline approaching to enter best writing in diplomatic, foreign policy in contest

Your best reporting and writing on diplomatic and foreign affairs for 2017 are wanted for the National Press Club’s annual journalism contest. The extended deadline is April 16.

The winners in both print/online and broadcast will get the Edwin M. Hood Award for Diplomatic Correspondence.

The award is named for Hood, a distinguished diplomatic correspondent for The Associated Press and a founding member of the Club. Entrants must demonstrate an understanding of American foreign policy and how foreign affairs affect those policies.

Entries can be a single article or broadcast, or a series of articles or broadcasts (maximum of five) that will be judged as one unit.

Include a letter detailing how and why the piece or series broke fresh ground or how it brought clarity and understanding of foreign-policy issues to the U.S. audience. There is a $750 prize for the winner in each category.

The contest is open to Club members and non-members. Entry is free for Club members, and costs $50 for non-members. If you have questions, send them to wjlester@comcast net or call 410-271-7020.

Entries may be submitted online or by the more traditional use of mail. For more information, click here. Winners will be honored at a dinner this summer at the Club.