Plain Language Awards

Celebrate the stories of our clearest business communicators

Enter the Plain Language Awards

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Entries to the 2024 Plain Language Awards are open from 1 May to 15 July.


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


Entries to the 2024 Plain Language Awards are open from 1 May to 15 July.

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