Each year, STC’s communities sponsor competitions through which technical communicators have the opportunity to receive recognition for their work. Entries in the community competitions may receive an Excellence, Distinguished, or Merit Award. Each entry is judged against criteria that measure the degree of technical content, achievement of purpose, and technical execution, whether online or in a printed deliverable.
Competitions are open to technical communication professionals. You do not have to be a member of STC to participate. Entry fees are set by the community hosting the competition, and are payable directly to the community. Below is a list of communities hosting competitions, along with contact information for the competition manager. Other competitions may be added, so please refer to the competitions page on the STC website for the latest information.
Entries are submitted in the following four categories:
- Informational Materials
- Instructional Materials
- Promotional Materials
- User Support Materials
Competition Name: STC Chicago Technical Communication Competition
Sponsoring chapter: STC Chicago
Competition URL: http://www.stc-chicago.com/competition
Competition Open: Now
Entry Deadline: 15 October 2018
Judge Application Deadline: 1 November 2018
Competition Manager: MK Grueneberg; Competition@stc-chicago.com
Competition Name: Touchstone
Sponsoring chapters: Berkeley, East Bay, San Francisco, Silicon Valley
Competition URL: http://www.stc-touchstone.org/
Competition Open: Now
Entry Deadline: 6 October 2018
Competition Managers: Nicki Davis, nickinmr@gmail.com; Richard Mateosian, xrmxrm@gmail.com
Competition Name: STC Regional Technical Communication
Competition 2018-2019
Sponsoring chapter: West Michigan Shores, Southeastern Michigan
Competition page URL: https://sites.google.com/site/wmsstc/competition
Competition Open: Now
Entry Deadline: 2 November 2018
Competition Co-managers: Peggy Frizzo, peggy.frizzo@dematic.com; Sandy Balkema, sandybalkema@yahoo.com; Alison Phillips, phillips.A3@gmail.com
Competition Name: STC WDCB 2018 Technical Communication Competition
Sponsoring chapter: Washington, DC-Baltimore
Competition URL: http://competition.stcwdc.org/
Competition Open: Now
Entry Deadline: 10 November 2018
Judge Application Deadline: 30 November 2018
Competition Manager: Tavia Record, taviarecord@icloud.com
