Technical Communication Competitions
Competitions provide an opportunity for technical communicators to receive recognition for their work. Volunteer judges with professional expertise in technical communication judge each entry against criteria that measure the degree of technical content, achievement of purpose, and technical execution whether online or in printed deliverable. Both members and nonmembers may enter their work in an STC technical communication competition. While STC suspended its international competition in 2017, several chapters continue managing competitions locally. The following STC communities are hosting competitions in 2020.
COMMUNITIES HOSTING COMPETITIONS IN 2020
STC Chicago 2021 Technical Communication Competition
Website: http://www.stc-chicago.com/competition/call-for-entries/
Deadline for Entries: 10 October 2020
Competition Manager: Rita Hovorka and MaryKay Grueneberg
http://www.stc-chicago.com/competition/2019-competition-winners/
Touchstone
The Northern California Technical Communication Competition, sponsored by STC’s Berkeley, East Bay, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley Chapters.
Website: www.stc-touchstone.org
Deadline for entries: Not being held in 2020
Competition Manager: Richard Mateosian
2018-2019 STC Touchstone Regional Competition Awardees
STC Carolina 2020-21 Technical Communication Competition
Website: https://www.stc-carolina.org/competitions/
Early Bird Deadline for $20 discount on entry fees: 30 September 2020
Deadline for all entries: 30 October 2020
Competition Manager: Christina Mayr
https://www.stc-carolina.org/competitions/winners/
STC Alliance Competition
Hosted by Atlanta, New England, New York, Rochester, South-Central Texas, and Washington DC-Baltimore Chapters
Website: http://www.stcnymetro.org/home/competitions
Deadline for entries: 15 January 2021
Deadline to apply to be a judge: 8 December 2019
Competition Manager: Malu Schloss and Carolyn Klinger