Entry deadline nears for 2011 Wilbur Awards

[Religion Communicators Council <religioncommunicatorscouncil@gmail.com>]

> ENTRY DEADLINE NEARS FOR 2011 WILBUR AWARDS

Religion Communicators Council to accept submissions until Feb. 1

Entries for the 2011 Wilbur Awards are arriving at the Religion 
Communicators Council office in New York City as the February 1 deadline 
approaches. Secular communicators are encouraged to submit their best 
work produced in 2010 for consideration in one of the oldest award 
programs in religion communication.

Work may be entered in 10 categories including: Web-based communication,
books, feature films, photography, newspapers, magazines, radio and
television. Juries of media professionals coordinated by RCC members
across the country evaluate submissions on content, creativity, impact
and excellence in communicating religious values.

The council has presented Wilbur Awards
<http://www.religioncommunicators.org/page/wilburawards> annually since
1949. They honor excellence by individuals in secular media—print and
online journalism, book publishing, broadcasting, and motion pictures—in
communicating religious issues, values and themes. Winners in 2010
represented "The Washington Post;" "The (Louisville, Ky.)
Courier-Journal;" Waterbury, Conn., "Republican-American;" "Newsweek,"
CBS News; Mitch Albom for his book "Have a Little Faith" and the movie
"Blood Done Sign My Name."

The 2011 awards are to be presented April 2 in Little Rock, Ark., during
the council's national convention
<http://www.religioncommunicators.org/page/convention>. The host for the
Wilbur Awards banquet will be Matt Mosler, co-host of Arkansas' fastest
growing morning TV show KARK 4 Today. Winners receive a handcrafted
stained-glass trophy.

The award is named for the late Marvin C. Wilbur, a pioneer in religious
public relations and longtime council leader.

> About the Religion Communicators Council:
> The Religion Communicators Council
> <http://www.religioncommunicators.org/> is an interfaith association of
> more than 500 religion communicators working in print and electronic
> communication, advertising, and public relations. Members represent
> Baha'i, Christian, Hindu, Jewish and Muslim faith communities. Founded
> in 1929, the council is the oldest public relations professional
> association in the United States.

Contact: Shirley Struchen, sstruchen@rcn.com <mailto:sstruchen@rcn.com>
or (212) 870-2402.