Print, mobile, broadcast, photographer and author entrants have through Feb. 10, 2017 to submit work completed in 2016.

COLUMBIA, MO, USA, February 2, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- More than $10,000 in 20 award categories is up for grabs in the 2017 RNA Awards for Religion Reporting Excellence. The deadline has been extended through Feb. 10.

This year prizes will be awarded in the following categories:

BROADCAST:

- Television news magazine
- Television local news
- Television national network/cable news
- Documentary
- Radio or podcast

NEWSPAPERS:

- Small newspapers
- Mid-size newspapers
- Metropolitan newspapers
- Large newspapers & wire services

MULTIPLE MEDIA:

- Feature writing
- Enterprise, series and serials
- Commentary
- News analysis
- Short video
- Online religion sections
- Photography: single image
- Photography: galleries

MAGAZINE:

- Magazine news reporting
- Magazine overall excellence

BOOKS:

- Nonfiction religion books

STUDENTS:

- Student religion reporting (student category opens March 1)

ENTRY, PRIZES, DEADLINES:

- Entry form & rules: RNA.org/contests
- Prizes: 1st ($250 + citation); 2nd ($150 + citation); 3rd ($100 + citation)
- Deadline: Feb. 10, 2017

You need not be an RNA member to enter and multiple entries per person are permitted.

Tiffany McCallen
Religion News Association
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