2012 AHP Annual Awards Contest (for material published in and dated 2011)
FEBRUARY 22, 2012 ~ The most important deadline of the year for AHP members and their staff!
It’s time to select your entries for the AHP 2012 Awards Contest for material published in and dated 2011!
RULES/CHECKLISTS (Click on the title for PDF file)
- AWARDS CONTEST RULES [pdf] Please read through the Awards Contest Rules carefully noting any revisions that have been highlighted.
- AWARDS CONTEST CHECKLIST [pdf]
ENTRY FORMS (Click on the title of your membership category)
- PUBLICATION MEMBER
- CORPORATE MEMBER (includes Nonprofit and College University Members)
- INDIVIDUAL MEMBER
- DIGITAL MEDIA MEMBER
- STUDENT MEMBER
Remember that
entries for this year’s contest for material published in and dated 2011
must be
received on or before FEBRUARY 22, 2012. No exceptions or
late entries allowed.
What’s NEW!
Class Divisions
Class divisions have been slimmed down to four which include: Publication Print, Digital Media, Open and Special Awards.
Redesigned Fillable PDF Entry Forms
Each membership category has its own entry form that includes all of the information for entering the classes your category is eligible. This year the forms will be available as PDF fillable forms to make entering neater and faster.
Online Payments via PayPal
Now you can pay your awards fees online with PayPal! Once you complete your entry form and get your total, use the button on the entry form to pay using your PayPal account or a credit card.
New or Revised Classes
- Editorial content classes for both print and online entries have been revised to single article entries and many class descriptions have had a facelift to better define them. However, there are still classes for series.
- Freelancers will have any opportunity to enter their work published in members and non-members with the addition of two Freelancer Equine-related Journalism classes, one for print and one for online.
- Photography classes have been provided for both print and online.
Here are some of the new classes for 2012.
Equine-related Editorial Series (print)
A series of articles that have a sense of continuity of subject which identifies them as a series. All articles in series must have been published in and dated 2011. Entries that are instructional should be entered in Class 5 Instructional Series and should not be entered in this class.
Online Multimedia Editorial Event Coverage
Online use of integrated media, such as text, graphics, video, audio, and photography to create multimedia editorial coverage of a single equine-related event. Coverage must be published online at an AHP Digital Media Member in 2011.
Online Horse Care Single Article
An informative article dealing with the care of horses. Entries will be judged on content, grammar, clarity, and comprehensiveness. Photographs and sidebars may be included if necessary to the comprehension of the content.
Online Editorial Event Coverage Single Article
Editorial content that covers an equestrian event such as a scheduled race, horse show, symposium, etc. Please enter timely accounts of breaking news and related news stories in the News Reporting classes. Judged on writing only. Photographs and sidebars may be included if necessary to the comprehension of the content. Entries will be judged on content, clarity, creative writing style, grammar and newsworthiness.
Online Equine-related Editorial Multimedia Series
An online series that has a sense of continuity of subject which identifies it as a series. All parts of the series must have been dated 2011 and published by or on a Digital Media Member website or digital publication. Entries are submitted as online editorial content and may include a series of single media formats or mixed media formats including online articles, videos, podcasts, or broadcasts.
- Tabloid/Newspaper Cover Page– Cover classes have been renamed to Publication Cover Page and include all print formats: magazine, newspapers, and tabloids
- Online Equine-related Advertisement (Still or animated)
- Equine-related Annual Directory – Directories have been included in Show/Event Program class
- Equine-related Book (pictorial) – Text and photography books have been combined into one book class.
In order to enter the 2012 Awards Contest, you must have paid your annual membership dues for 2012 by the submission date. Renewal notices have been mailed. If you did not receive your renewal notice or have misplaced it, please contact Chris at (386) 760-7743 or ahorsepubs@aol.com.
Shipping Address and Contact Information
Christine W. Brune
AHP Awards Contest
49 Spinnaker Circle
South Daytona, FL 32119
Contact: Chris Brune
Phone: 386-760-7743 or 386-788-6291
Cell: 386-290-3253
Fax: 386-760-7728
E-mail: ahorsepubs@aol.com
Past Awards PowerPoint Presentations
- 2011 Awards Presentation (pptx) (ppt)
- 2010 Awards Presentation (pptx) (ppt)
- 2009 Awards Presentation (zipped / ppt)
- 2008 Awards Presentation (zipped .pptx, 53 MB / .ppt, 69 MB)
- 2007 Awards Presentation (.ppt, 44 MB)
Past Awards Programs
- Download PDF files of
printed awards programs
[2011 Program] or online as e-publication via Publisher's Press
[2010 Program] [ 2009 Program | 2008 Program | 2007 Program | 2006 Program | 2005 Program | 2004 Program | 2003 Program | 2002 Program ]