Plain Language Awards

Celebrate the stories of our clearest business communicators

Enter the Plain Language Awards

Entries are open for the 2025 Awards

Entries for the 2025 Awards are open until 31 July.

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Choose from 13 categories

Select your chosen category below, read the requirements, then click the Submittable button to find the entry forms.

Plain Language Champion — Best Organisation

Plain Language Champion — Best Individual or Team

Best Plain Language Document — Public Sector

Best Plain Language Document — Private Sector

Best Plain Language Website — Public Sector

Best Plain Language Website — Private Sector

Best Plain Language Sentence Transformation

Best Plain Language Annual Report

Best Plain Language Legal Document

Best Plain Language Technical Communicator

Best Plain Language Turnaround

People’s Choice — Best Plain Language Communication

People’s Choice — Worst Brainstrain Communication


Please email enquiries@plainlanguageawards.org.nz if you have any questions.

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