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New and Expanded Categories Announced for the 2026 Awards of Excellence!
The Atlanta Press Club is excited to share updates to the2026 Atlanta Press Club Awards of Excellence. The updated categories offer clearer distinctions across digital, video, broadcast, and podcast formats, including new and refined areas such as Breaking News, Video Shorts, Digital Enterprise, and expanded Podcast categories. We’ve also added new subject-matter awards in Tech and Business Reporting, Sports Journalism, and Collegiate News while refining Arts, Culture, and Narrative categories for greater clarity.
These updates aim to modernize the program, reflect emerging storytelling formats, and ensure our awards continue to celebrate excellence across the full breadth of journalism in Georgia. We look forward to receiving your submissions and celebrating your work in 2026! Submissions open January 12 and close February 27. Click here to review the complete list of categories!
APC Continues Partnership with A-Mark Foundation to Award Cash Prizes for Investigative Reporting for the 2026 Awards of Excellence
The Atlanta Press Club is pleased to announce that we will be continuing our partnership with the A-Mark Foundation for the 2026 Awards of Excellence. This continued collaboration enhances the club’s long-standing commitment to honoring the best in journalism by offering cash prizes for the Investigative Reporting category, a key component of the awards.
The A-Mark Foundation, a prominent supporter of journalism and civic engagement, is dedicated to funding projects and initiatives that foster a better understanding of democracy and governance. Through this partnership, APC can provide monetary awards to investigative reporters whose work has made a significant impact on society.
The A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism is open to journalists who submit entries in the APC Awards of Excellence Investigative Reporting category. Journalists who work for Georgia news outlets or who are based in Georgia are eligible to submit. All entries must correspond to work completed in 2025.
Cash prizes will be given to the top three entries for 2026.
First place: $5,000 for the reporter(s) and $2,500 for the outlet that published or aired the winning story
Second place: $3,000 for the reporter(s) and $1,500 for the outlet
Third place: $2,000 for the reporter(s) and $1,000 for the outlet
Submissions open Monday, January 12!
About the A-Mark Foundation The A-Mark Foundation is a non-partisan nonprofit dedicated to promoting informed civic engagement by funding research, journalism, and educational initiatives that advance public understanding of democracy, governance, and public policy.
