Young Australian Journalist of the Year Awards

Are you aged 26 or under and have created a great piece of journalism in the past year?

It could be your ticket to the top newsrooms of London, Washington and New York – literally.

Entries are now open for the inaugural Young Australian Journalist of the Year Awards. Proudly presented by the Walkley Foundation and the Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance, the Young Journo award is the Walkley for, well, young journos.

Best of all, the prize isn’t just a good-looking paperweight. The winning young Australian journalist of the year will be jetting off on a three week trip to the best newsrooms in London, New York and Washington. Oh, and with $5000 cash.

Here’s how it works. There are five categories: print, television, radio, online and photography. The judging panel will draw up a shortlist of three finalists in each category before selecting one category winner to vie for the main prize. Members of the Walkley Advisory Board will judge the category winners to select the Young Australian Journalist of the Year. Winners will be announced at a special event in Sydney in June.

Who’s eligible? All Australian journalists aged 26 and under (on March 14 2009), whether you’re employed full-time or freelance. Final year university students are also eligible. But your work must have been published or broadcast through Australian media outlets between 15 March 2008 and 14 March 2009.

Visit the website http://www.youngjournalistawards.org.au/ for more information and to enter.

The Young Australian Journalist of the Year Awards – your passport to the world of journalism. Send us your best work today!

NOW OPEN

Entries close 5pm, Friday 20 March, 2009