Open to Canadian and U.S. Print and Internet Media, Photographers Washington, D.C., September 6, 2010.....Canada has announced its annual “Northern Lights” awards program for excellence in travel journalism. The competition is open to magazines, newspapers, independent writers, photographers and Internet reporters in North America who have generated tourism-oriented coverage on Canadian destinations in 2010. All winners in the newspaper, magazine, Internet and photography categories will be presented with original indigenous Canadian artwork. Prizes for first, second and third place winners in both an independent writers (newspapers) category and independent writers (magazines) category will be USD $750, $500 and $350 respectively. Entries for the competition must be post marked by February 15, 2011. The complete rules and entry form are available on this site or by contacting Northern Lights Media Awards, PMB 171, 208 East 51st Street, New York, NY 10022. Tel: 212-355-6025; Fax: 212-935-3459; e-mail: northernlights@canadamediamarket.org Awards will be judged by the Missouri School of Journalism and presented during Canada Media Marketplace 2011 to be held on April 4-6, 2011 in New York, New York. The annual program is a Canadian Tourism Commission initiative. For more information contact: Monica Campbell-Hoppe Director, U.S. Media Relations Canadian Tourism Commission 6041 S.E. 34th Ave., Portland, OR 97202 Tel: 503-777-2608; Fax: 503-788-7638; E-mail: campbell.monica@ctc-cct.ca |
