The Education Writers Association’s National Awards for Education Reporting advance education journalism by recognizing the field’s very best efforts. The awards' goals are to:
- Encourage and inspire more and better education journalism;
- Underscore the importance of excellent coverage and storytelling as a cornerstone of democracy and education.
All media may participate in the awards. So whether your work appeared in print or online, on TV or the radio, or all of the above, we’re eager to recognize excellence on the education beat.
The 2017 EWA Awards are now closed to entries. The deadline was Dec. 15, 2017. Category finalists will be announced in the spring of 2018, and the winners will be recognized at EWA's 71st National Seminar.
The Education Writers Association’s National Awards for Education Reporting advance education journalism by recognizing the field’s very best efforts. The awards’ goals are to:
- Encourage and inspire more and better education journalism;
- Underscore the importance of excellent coverage and storytelling as a cornerstone of democracy and education.
All media may participate in the awards. So whether your work appeared in print or online, on TV or the radio, or all of the above, we’re eager to recognize excellence on the education beat.
The 2017 EWA Awards are now closed to entries. The deadline was Dec. 15, 2017. Category finalists will be announced in the spring of 2018, and the winners will be recognized at EWA’s 71st National Seminar.
2017 Category Winners for the National Awards for Education Reporting
On May 16, EWA announced the category winners for the 2017 EWA National Awards for Education Reporting.
EWA Announces 2017 Winners of Top 3 Education Reporting Prizes
The Education Writers Association is delighted to honor “Children and Gun Violence,” a feature series from The Washington Post, with the top prize in the 2017 National Awards for Education Reporting. This year’s Fred M. Hechinger Grand Prize for Distinguished Education Reporting will go to the reporter behind the series — John Woodrow Cox.
2017 Finalists for Reporting Awards
EWA is pleased to announce this year’s finalists for the 2017 EWA National Awards for Education Reporting, as well as the Edwin Gould Foundation’s Eddie Prize.
EWA Announces Finalists for Reporting Awards
Winners to be honored at annual conference
The Education Writers Association is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2017 National Awards for Education Reporting and the Eddie Prize, recognizing the top education stories in online, print, and broadcast media across the country.
2017 Awards Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers about the Education Writers Association contest.
Most common questions about the awards are listed here.
The 2017 Eddie Prize
The Education Writers Association is pleased to announce that it will again administer the Eddie Prize, the journalism prize from The Edwin Gould Foundation that recognizes the best work on the challenges low-income students face getting into and/or completing college.
2017 Award Rules
Entry form
To enter the 2017 Education Writers Association awards contest, fill out this application form.
2017 Award Categories
Entries to the Education Writers Association awards contest will be judged on criteria that include quality of writing and reporting, freshness and depth of insights, clarity of explanation, and innovation of presentation Entrants should review all categories before entering their submissions. EWA reserves the right to move submissions into categories we deem to be more appropriate.