Deadline approaching to enter your best work in Club's journalism contest

Time is running out to get your best journalism from 2017 entered in the National Press Club’s annual journalism contest. The extended deadline is Monday.

The best work in breaking news, political coverage, broadcast news, consumer news, online news techniques, foreign coverage and news photos are among the awards being offered. Many of the categories have cash prizes and some offer a year of free Club membership.

For details on the categories and the prizes click here.

Entrants are encouraged to enter online, but mail entries postmarked by Monday also are acceptable.

The annual Club awards are intended to recognize the best in both traditional and newer forms of journalism.

The contests are:

Breaking news (broadcast and print)

Consumer journalism (newspapers, periodicals and broadcast)

News photos

Arthur Rowse Award for Press Criticism

Washington regional reporting

Newsletter journalism

Joan M. Friedenberg Online Journalism Award

Michael Dornheim Award for coverage of defense, aerospace or the airline industry

Lee Walczak Award for Political Analysis

Ann Cottrell Free Animal Reporting Award

Angele Gingras Humor Award

Joseph D. Ryle Award for Excellence in Writing on the Problems of Geriatrics

Edwin M. Hood Award for Diplomatic Correspondence for coverage of diplomatic and foreign policy issues)

Sandy Hume Memorial Award for Excellence in Political Journalism for reporters 34 years old and younger.

The winners will be honored at an awards dinner at the Club this summer.