Which PR Awards Are Open for Entries Right Now?

Fifteen open PR awards are accepting entries as of November 8, 2026, with cutoffs running from November 13, 2026 to April 14, 2027. The earliest closings are the PR Daily Media Relations Awards, the Communicator Awards and PR Awards Greece on November 13. Clio, PRWeek Global, IABC Gold Quill and D&AD run staged deadlines into 2027.

Updated November 8, 2026.

Which PR awards are open for entries right now?

Fifteen PR and communications awards are open for entries, listed here by next published cutoff. Fees are for the stage shown and usually rise at later stages. Open status means the organizer is inviting entries, not that your work qualifies, so read each program's rules before paying.

Program	Next cutoff	Who can enter	Fee at that stage
PR Daily Media Relations Awards 2026	Nov 13, 2026	Worldwide, English submissions	USD 550 standard, USD 600 distinction
Communicator Awards 33rd annual cycle	Nov 13, 2026	Worldwide	USD 195 single entry, higher for campaign and integrated formats
PR Awards Greece 2027	Nov 13, 2026	Greece-focused, confirm cross-border eligibility	EUR 359 per entry for 1 to 2 entries, plus 24% VAT
Communitas Awards Q4 2026	Nov 19, 2026	Pro bono PR and community work, location asked in nomination	USD 125 standard, USD 250 leadership
Corporate Content Awards 2027	Nov 20, 2026	Worldwide	GBP 320 first entry, GBP 195 subsequent
Davos Communications Awards 2027	Nov 30, 2026	Worldwide	EUR 112 member, EUR 144 nonmember
Ragan Marketing Awards 2026	Dec 2, 2026	Worldwide, English submissions	USD 550 standard, USD 600 distinction
PRWeek Global Awards 2027	Dec 3, 2026	Worldwide, regional and category conditions	GBP 529 plus VAT
IABC Gold Quill Awards 2027	Dec 6, 2026	Worldwide	USD 349 members, USD 489 Lite or nonmembers
Prolific North Champions Awards 2027	Dec 6, 2026	North of England and Scotland connection required	GBP 199 plus VAT, eight named categories free
D&AD Awards 2027	Dec 9, 2026	Worldwide, subject to legal restrictions	Category-specific, see D&AD
Clio Awards 2027, Public Relations medium	Dec 11, 2026	Worldwide	USD 625 at the second stage
Internal Communications and Engagement Awards 2027	Dec 18, 2026	Listed European markets	GBP 320 first entry, GBP 195 subsequent
PR Daily Social Media Marketing Awards 2027	Jan 22, 2027	Worldwide, English submissions	USD 550 standard, USD 600 distinction
PR Awards Southeast Asia 2027	Jan 28, 2027	Listed South Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania markets	SGD 379 per entry, excluding GST

When are the PR awards deadlines?

The first PR award cutoffs land on November 13, 2026 and the last on April 14, 2027. The dates below are organizer dates for each fee or submission stage, sorted by day.

Date	Program	Stage
Nov 13, 2026	PR Daily Media Relations Awards	Regular
Nov 13, 2026	Communicator Awards	Early
Nov 13, 2026	PR Awards Greece	Early bird
Nov 19, 2026	Communitas Awards	Q4 final
Nov 20, 2026	Corporate Content Awards	Early
Nov 20, 2026	PR Daily Media Relations Awards	Late final
Nov 30, 2026	Davos Communications Awards	Early bird
Dec 2, 2026	Ragan Marketing Awards	Regular
Dec 3, 2026	PRWeek Global Awards	First early
Dec 6, 2026	IABC Gold Quill Awards	Early bird
Dec 6, 2026	Prolific North Champions Awards	Early bird
Dec 9, 2026	D&AD Awards	Payment, early 30% discount
Dec 9, 2026	Ragan Marketing Awards	Late final
Dec 11, 2026	Clio Awards, PR medium	Second
Dec 11, 2026	PR Awards Greece	Final
Dec 16, 2026	D&AD Awards	Submission, early 30% discount
Dec 18, 2026	Internal Communications and Engagement Awards	Early
Jan 15, 2027	Clio Awards, PR medium	Third
Jan 15, 2027	Corporate Content Awards	Main
Jan 15, 2027	Davos Communications Awards	Final
Jan 17, 2027	Prolific North Champions Awards	Regular
Jan 22, 2027	PR Daily Social Media Marketing Awards	Regular
Jan 22, 2027	Prolific North Champions Awards	Extended final
Jan 24, 2027	IABC Gold Quill Awards	Regular
Jan 28, 2027	PR Awards Southeast Asia	Final
Jan 28, 2027	PRWeek Global Awards	Second
Jan 29, 2027	Communicator Awards	Final
Jan 29, 2027	PR Daily Social Media Marketing Awards	Late final
Feb 4, 2027	PRWeek Global Awards	Final
Feb 7, 2027	IABC Gold Quill Awards	Final
Feb 10, 2027	D&AD Awards	Payment, 20% discount
Feb 12, 2027	Corporate Content Awards	Late final
Feb 17, 2027	D&AD Awards	Submission, 20% discount
Feb 19, 2027	Clio Awards, PR medium	Final
Feb 19, 2027	Internal Communications and Engagement Awards	Main
Mar 10, 2027	D&AD Awards	Payment, 10% discount
Mar 17, 2027	D&AD Awards	Submission, 10% discount
Mar 19, 2027	Internal Communications and Engagement Awards	Late final
Apr 7, 2027	D&AD Awards	Final payment
Apr 14, 2027	D&AD Awards	Final submission

Cutoff times differ by organizer. The PR Daily and Ragan regular cutoffs are 23:59 Central time, IABC Gold Quill closes at 23:59 CT, and Clio prints 23:59 EST. PR Awards Southeast Asia prints 23:59 without a timezone, so confirm it with the organizer, and check the organizer's page for any other program before the day.

IABC Gold Quill requires wire payments to arrive before February 1, 2027, even though its final online deadline is February 7. D&AD separates payment, completed submission and physical delivery, with physical arrival dates of January 13, February 24, March 24 and April 21, 2027.

Three more programs are announced but not yet open. Clio Health opens November 9 with cutoffs on January 8, February 19, March 26 and April 2 at 23:59 EST, and APEX 2027 opens November 11 at 11:11 a.m. ET with a February 26 final deadline. PRmoment lists a November launch with December 18 and January 22 cutoffs, but its exact opening is not confirmed, so check before planning around it.

Which PR award fits my work?

The right PR award depends on the evidence you can show: agency performance, campaign effectiveness or communications craft. An agency-growth entry, a campaign case and a single piece of writing ask judges to assess different things.

Your work	Programs to consider	Fit and limits
Whole agency or team performance	PRWeek Global, Davos Communications Awards, Prolific North Champions	Prolific North needs a North of England or Scotland connection. A campaign award does not automatically assess the agency as a whole.
Strategic communication cases	IABC Gold Quill, PRWeek Global, PR Awards Southeast Asia	Gold Quill separates management, research, education and skills. Southeast Asia needs work covering a listed market.
Campaigns in creative competitions	Clio (PR medium), D&AD	Clio's PR medium has its own pricing, separate from multi-execution campaign formats in other mediums.
Single pieces, campaigns and integrated work	Communicator Awards	Pick the format that matches your evidence, since fees differ by format.
Storytelling and content	Corporate Content Awards, Ragan Marketing Awards	Corporate Content covers owned, earned and paid channels.
Media relations	PR Daily Media Relations Awards	Earned media, crisis, thought leadership and AI categories.
Healthcare	PRWeek Global, PR Awards Greece	Check pharmaceutical and consumer-health definitions. Greece has Greece-focused rules.
Technology	PR Awards Greece, Davos Communications Awards	Greece has Telecoms and Technology and Tech PR categories.
Consumer launches	PRWeek Global, Ragan Marketing Awards	PRWeek has Consumer Launch and Product Brand Development categories.
Crisis communications	Clio (PR medium), PR Daily Social Media Marketing Awards	Show response and outcome evidence.
Public affairs	Clio (PR medium), PR Awards Greece	Clio has a Public Affairs category. Greece has Public Affairs and Reputation Management.
Social and influencers	PR Daily Social Media Marketing Awards	Strategy, community, creators and measurement.
Measurement	IABC Gold Quill, PR Daily Social Media Marketing Awards	Gold Quill has a Communication Research division.
Internal communications	Internal Communications and Engagement Awards	A European-market connection is required.
Pro bono service	Communitas Awards	Skills-based pro bono PR. It recognizes community impact, not publicity effectiveness.

Individual recognition is also available. The Media Relations and Social Media Marketing awards have professional and team categories, Davos lists leadership, rising-star, student and career recognition (some with age conditions), and Prolific North offers individual routes judged by panel scores and public voting. For results from earlier cycles, see the Clio Awards grand winners guide, the PRSA Anvil Awards guide and the Cannes Lions PR winners guide.

What does each open PR award require?

Each entry below covers categories, eligibility, stage fees, the work window and the official links. Fees are in the organizer's currency.

PR Daily Media Relations Awards 2026

The PR Daily Media Relations Awards cover earned media, crisis, thought leadership, AI, and team and professional recognition. Agencies, in-house teams and independent practitioners can enter corporate, nonprofit and government work worldwide, with English submissions.

The regular deadline is November 13 at 23:59 Central time and the late final deadline is November 20. A standard entry costs USD 550 and a distinction entry USD 600, late entries add USD 325, and an additional category for the same project adds USD 250. The work window runs from November 1, 2025 through November 20, 2026.

PR Daily program and rules and official entry portal.

Communicator Awards 33rd annual cycle

The Communicator Awards cover corporate communications, PR, strategy, integrated campaigns, social and writing. Brands, agencies, teams, studios and independent creators can enter worldwide, in English or with translation.

The early deadline is November 13 and the final deadline is January 29, 2027. Early fees are USD 195 for a single entry, USD 255 for a campaign, USD 315 for integrated work, USD 395 for effectiveness and USD 75 for students, and final fees are USD 225, 275, 355 and 415, with students still at USD 75. Projects must have been produced after January 1, 2025, and fees differ by format, so quote the one that matches your entry.

Communicator Awards program, entry requirements, fee schedule and entry portal.

PR Awards Greece 2027

PR Awards Greece has categories for health and pharma, technology, beauty, food, public affairs, social and measurement. Communications businesses, consultants, freelancers and in-house teams can enter, but the program is Greece-focused, so confirm cross-border eligibility before paying.

The early bird deadline is November 13 and the final deadline is December 11. Per entry, early bird and full fees in euros are 359 and 395 for 1 to 2 entries, 303 and 333 for 3 to 5, 277 and 305 for 6 to 9, 258 and 284 for 10 to 20, 233 and 256 for 21 to 40, 215 and 236 for 41 to 60, and 196 and 216 for 61 or more, plus 24% VAT. The work window starts December 19, 2025 and runs through final submission, and first-time entrants may include work from September 23, 2024.

The rules are published as an English synopsis of the Greek terms. Program site, terms and conditions and registration page.

Communitas Awards Q4 2026

The Communitas Awards recognize skills-based pro bono PR service, community involvement and CSR. Self-nominations are allowed, and staffed human-services nonprofits cannot enter ordinary mission activity, with exceptions in the nomination rules.

The Q4 final deadline is November 19. Nomination costs USD 125 standard or USD 250 for leadership, a certificate is included, and an optional statuette is USD 235. This award honors community impact rather than campaign effectiveness.

Communitas program, nomination rules, category list and entry portal.

Corporate Content Awards 2027

The Corporate Content Awards recognize corporate storytelling across channels. Agencies and in-house organizations can enter worldwide, rights and clearances are required, and non-English text must be translated.

The early deadline is November 20, the main deadline is January 15, 2027 and the late final deadline is February 12. A first entry costs GBP 320 and subsequent or charity, NGO and nonprofit entries cost GBP 195. An early discount of GBP 100 applies to the total entry cost for that day (GBP 150 for subscribers, with the fifth entry free), late entries add GBP 125 each, and the work window runs from August 2025 through February 2027. Use the larger eligible discount, since the charity rate and early discount do not combine.

Corporate Content Awards program, eligibility rules and fees and payments.

Davos Communications Awards 2027

The Davos Communications Awards have categories for PR, crisis, technology, consumer, healthcare, public sector and social. Agencies, organizations, teams and people can enter worldwide, and Rising Star is under 30 and Silver Star is over 50 on January 15, 2027.

The early bird deadline is November 30 and the final deadline is January 15, 2027. Member and nonmember fees are EUR 112 and 144 at early bird and EUR 140 and 180 at the standard stage, and summit and gala booking is separate from the entry fee. The organizer's linked rules and judging PDFs were not loading on November 8, so confirm full rules with the organizer before entering.

Davos awards program and entry page.

Ragan Marketing Awards 2026

The Ragan Marketing Awards cover content, launches, cause marketing, community engagement and integrated campaigns. Agencies, in-house teams and independent practitioners can enter corporate, nonprofit and government work worldwide, with English submissions.

The regular deadline is December 2 at 23:59 Central time and the late final deadline is December 9. A standard entry costs USD 550 and a distinction entry USD 600, late entries add USD 325, and an additional category for the same project adds USD 250. The work window runs from December 1, 2025 through December 9, 2026.

Ragan program and rules and official entry portal.

PRWeek Global Awards 2027

The PRWeek Global Awards have categories for consumer launch, healthcare, issues and crisis, employee communications, and software and AI. Agencies, consultancies, in-house departments and individuals can enter worldwide, though campaign geography requirements vary by category.

The first early deadline is December 3, the second is January 28, 2027 and the final is February 4. Fees are GBP 529 at the first stage, GBP 745 at the second and GBP 845 at the final stage, plus VAT, and attendance, extra trophies and amplification packages cost extra. The entry kit is behind a form, so confirm the exact work window there, and use the current homepage for the ceremony date, since the FAQ still carries the prior cycle's.

PRWeek Global program and fees, awards FAQ and entry portal.

IABC Gold Quill Awards 2027

The IABC Gold Quill Awards cover communication management, research, education and skills. Entries are accepted in English, French or Spanish worldwide, client consent is required, IABC-supported work is excluded and previous winning work cannot be re-entered.

The early bird deadline is December 6, the regular deadline is January 24, 2027 and the final deadline is February 7, all at 23:59 CT. Member fees are USD 349, 399 and 589 by stage, Lite or nonmember fees are USD 489, 539 and 729, and student fees are USD 55 for members and USD 90 for nonmembers at every stage. The work window runs from January 2024 through submission, with some earlier strategies allowed, wire transfers must arrive before February 1, 2027, and extra trophies are sold separately.

Gold Quill program, rules and fees and entry portal.

Prolific North Champions Awards 2027

The Prolific North Champions Awards include PR Agency, B2B PR and integrated agency awards, plus individual and purpose awards. Entrants need a North of England or Scotland connection, through operations, head office or the campaign region, and for agency and client partnerships one party's presence qualifies under the FAQ.

The early bird deadline is December 6, the regular deadline is January 17, 2027 and the extended final deadline is January 22. Fees are GBP 199 early, GBP 250 regular and GBP 300 extended, plus VAT, and eight named categories are free, including not-for-profit campaign, in-house team and rising star. The work window runs from January 2026 through January 2027, and judging combines panel scores and public voting.

Prolific North program, FAQ and rules and entry platform.

D&AD Awards 2027

The D&AD Awards include PR, impact, social and creative disciplines, including established PR campaigns. Entry is worldwide, subject to legal restrictions, category-specific rules apply, entry validation is signed by a senior representative, and AI use must be disclosed for both the work and the entry materials.

Payment and submission run in stages: December 9 and December 16 for the 30% discount, February 10 and February 17 for 20%, March 10 and March 17 for 10%, and April 7 for final payment with April 14, 2027 as the final submission. Base prices vary by category and the entry kit requires a login, so check the price for your category before planning a budget. The work window covers commercial release from January 1, 2026 through April 21, 2027, and established PR campaigns launched earlier qualify if commercially active in that window.

D&AD Awards program, terms and conditions and awards FAQs.

Clio Awards 2027, Public Relations medium

The Clio Awards Public Relations medium has categories for crisis, public affairs, brand, launch, cause and employee engagement. Entry is worldwide, in English or with an English translation, and rights and authorization are required.

The second-stage deadline is December 11, the third is January 15, 2027 and the final is February 19, all at 23:59 EST. The PR medium costs USD 525, 625, 750 and 800 across the four stages (the first stage closed October 23), and student fees are USD 50 for a single entry and USD 75 for a campaign at every stage. The work window runs from first public appearance on August 1, 2025 through March 5, 2027, and the PR medium does not use the separate multi-execution campaign format, so do not apply campaign prices from other mediums.

Clio key dates, general eligibility, entry fees and entry site.

Internal Communications and Engagement Awards 2027

The Internal Communications and Engagement Awards cover internal communications, engagement, and individual and team recognition. Agencies and in-house organizations can enter, but the agency, client, target audience or implementation must meet the listed European market rules, rights and clearances are required, and non-English text must be translated.

The early deadline is December 18, the main deadline is February 19, 2027 and the late final deadline is March 19. A first entry costs GBP 320 and subsequent or charity, NGO and nonprofit entries cost GBP 195, with the same early discount, subscriber discount and GBP 125 late charge as Corporate Content. The work window runs from September 2025 through March 2027, and the charity rate and early discount do not combine.

Internal Communications Awards program, eligibility rules and fees and payment.

PR Daily Social Media Marketing Awards 2027

The PR Daily Social Media Marketing Awards cover social strategy, creators, community, healthcare, crisis, and data and measurement. Agencies, in-house teams and independent practitioners can enter corporate, nonprofit and government work worldwide, with English submissions.

The regular deadline is January 22, 2027 at 23:59 Central time and the late final deadline is January 29. A standard entry costs USD 550 and a distinction entry USD 600, late entries add USD 325, and an additional category for the same project adds USD 250. The work window runs from January 1, 2026 through January 29, 2027.

Ragan program and rules and official entry portal.

PR Awards Southeast Asia 2027

PR Awards Southeast Asia covers PR campaigns and talent categories. Work must cover a listed South Asia, Southeast Asia or Oceania market, agency entries need brand permission, and a 2026 submission cannot be repeated.

The final deadline is January 28, 2027 at 23:59, and the organizer prints no timezone, so confirm it before submitting. Each entry costs SGD 379 excluding GST, which applies to Singapore-based companies, and the work window runs from November 2025 through December 2026. Finalists must attend the gala to receive trophies, so check attendance costs before entering.

PR Awards Southeast Asia program and submission rules and fees.

How are these awards chosen for this page?

These awards are chosen because each is a judged program with a clear entry route for PR or communications work. That includes broader competitions that publish relevant PR categories. Each program must show an official current-cycle entry notice and an unexpired organizer deadline, and paid listings and purchased recognition do not qualify.

This page is a dated selection, not a complete census of awards. Judge-scored standards programs can name several winners in one category, which differs from a single-winner competition. Inclusion is not an endorsement, and the page is not a ranking. For how the long-established programs compare, including the SABRE Awards, see the PR industry awards guide, and for agency lists see the PR firm rankings.

What should I check before entering a PR award?

Before entering any PR award, confirm that your work fits the rules, the work window and the budget. Follow these steps for any program on this page.

1. Read the exact category rules and confirm your work falls inside the work window.
2. Get client permission and identify any confidential material before submission.
3. Budget entry fees separately from attendance, trophies, licensing and promotion.
4. Confirm the deadline, timezone and any payment cutoff on the organizer's page the day you submit.
5. Check any AI disclosure requirement, which can cover both the work and the entry materials.

Build the entry around the published rubric by stating the objective, audience, constraints, decisions and results. Keep output metrics such as placements separate from outcomes such as behavior change or business impact. Organizers can change rules after this check, so if you spot an error, send the official source through the Everything-PR contact page and the listing will be corrected.