ClearMark Awards: How to Enter

This year, you can nominate an entry in English, Spanish, or French in any of the following 10 categories:

• You can also submit a project for a ClearMark Spotlight Award. These are quick, low-cost submissions ($25) to highlight communication that deserves recognition but may not fit into a full category. Learn more about these awards.

• Submit by the deadline: February 28, 2025 11:59 pm PST.
• Your entry should be for a North American audience or developed in North America for another audience.
• You can enter as many times as you would like.
• If you have a bilingual document and would like both versions to be judged, please submit it
  twice: once as an English-language version and once as a Spanish- or French-language
  version. The first entry is subject to the standard fee, while submitting the same document in
  a second language qualifies for the discounted Second Bilingual Entry fee.

How to submit your entry:

1. Create an account. We use Submittable to accept and review our submissions.  You’ll be able to start now and finish later if you need to.
2. Complete the online nomination form. You’ll need to complete this form online. You can save your partially completed form and return to it at any time. Preview the questions on our ClearMarks entry form here.
3. Pay a processing and handling fee. This fee is paid through Submittable. You can pay this fee with a credit card. If you don’t have a card and need an invoice, email us and we’ll help.

Along with recognizing the best entries, we provide useful feedback to all submitters. This feedback helps them rework and improve their content. Review our judging criteria for more information about how we review and rate each submission.

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