Deadline: 5th November 2023

Applications are now open for the True Story Award 2024 . The True Story Award is the first global journalism prize. Its aim is to make the voices of reporters known beyond the borders of their home countries and, in doing so, increase the diversity of perspectives offered in the media.

The True Story Prize is awarded by an independent foundation and honours reporters who write in 10 languages, who stand out for the depth of their research, the quality of their journalism and their social relevance.

Prizes

The underlying core of the award is the gathering of journalists from all over the world and the exchange with the public in Bern. The 36 nominees selected by the local jury (one person per nominated text) will be invited to present their work at the True Story Festival from 24 to 26 May 2024.

The main jury will select the three best texts from the 36 nominees, which will be honoured as follows:

• First prize: 25,000 francs.
• Second prize: 15,000 francs.
• Third prize: 10,000 francs.

The premiere ceremony will be held as part of a festival on Friday 24 May 2024 in Bern, Switzerland.

Eligibility

• For the True Story Award 2024, reports can be submitted from all over the world.
• The texts must have been published between 1st September 2022 and 30th September 2023 in daily or weekly newspapers, magazines or online.

Requirements

• Texts should be between 3,000 and 17,000 words in length.
• Republished texts, books and manuscripts are ineligible.
• Visual and audiovisual works are ineligible.
• Essays, biographies and historical non-fiction are ineligible.
• Texts can be submitted by authors or editors.
• By submitting their work, the authors declare that their work covers events that have actually been researched and that it complies with journalistic standards.

Authors have two options to follow for articles in any language other than the 10 main languages:

• Translate your text into English and submit it in the "World I", "World II" or "Europe" category.
• Submit your text in its original language in the "World I", "World II" or "Europe" category. In this case, we also require an abstract in English (at least 400 words). The original texts will be reviewed by native readers from our network. The selected texts will be translated into English for evaluation by the jury.

Application

The submission deadline is Sunday 5 November 2023 at 12 noon CEST. Late submissions will not be considered.

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For more information, visit True Story Award.