The Turnaround award is your chance to share a ‘before and after’ success story

This award recognises the best plain language rewrite of a document or webpage that was originally difficult to read. Have you transformed some copy that was stodgy and unclear? Reconfigured a form that now generates fewer customer complaints or questions? Or produced a letter that gets results more quickly — or even prompts compliments from customers?

Send us your ‘before and after’ success story.

Read our blog on the anatomy of an award-winning turnaround

Entries are open 1 May to 15 July.

Read the terms and conditions, including the fees, for entering the Plain Language Awards

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

What you need to know

Entries must:

• include both the original document or webpage and the rewrite
• be submitted by the organisation the document or webpage belongs to
• be owned by a New Zealand or Australian organisation.

Entries need to be whole documents or webpages, rather than extracts. The rewritten document or webpage must be in current use.

You can enter print (in pdf form) or online versions of your document.

Prizes for this award

The winner of the Best Plain Language Turnaround award will receive:

• a stunning steel and bronze trophy produced for the Awards by Wellington sculptor Campbell Maud
• the latest StyleWriter plain English editing software — single-user licence (from Editor Software)
• a place on any of Write Limited’s 1-day open workshops (to be booked before 31 March 2024).

Read the terms and conditions, including the fees, for entering the Plain Language Awards

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