Press Club looking for the best political writing, analysis from 2018

The National Press Club wants to see the best political reporting and writing from 2018 for the annual journalism contest. The best work will be recognized with the Lee Walczak Award for Political Analysis.

This award is named in memory of Lee Walczak, a Washington editor, bureau chief and White House correspondent who worked for Bloomberg News and Business Week.

Entries should be one article or a series of no more than three articles on a consistent topic. Judges will consider entries that explain why things happen, putting them in context and look at what’s likely to happen next.

The prize for the winner is $750.

The deadline is April 15.

The entries can be submitted online or by the more traditional method of mailing them in. The winner is expected to be honored at a dinner at the Club this summer. Members can enter for free and nonmembers pay $60 per entry.

The contest includes awards for political reporting, regional reporting on Washington, international coverage, consumer reporting and online journalism. It also includes a group of awards for areas as diverse as reporting on the welfare of animals, coverage of the journalism industry, newsletter journalism, problems facing the elderly and humor writing. Details on the different awards categories and how to enter the contest can be found by clicking here.