International Summit Awards
June 2017 – STC has placed the International Summit Awards Society level competition on hold. We are reviewing all aspects of the current program in order to create a more relevant and sustainable program. This will ultimately benefit STC members and the technical communication field.
Each year the Society for Technical Communication communities (chapters) 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 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 is payable directly to the community. Below is a list of communities hosting competitions along with contact information for the competition manager.
Entries are submitted in the following four categories:
- Informational Materials
- Instructional Materials
- Promotional Materials
- User Support Materials
STC COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL COMPETITIONS:
Competition Name: Touchstone
Sponsoring chapters: Berkeley, East Bay, Sacramento, San Francisco, Silicon Valley
Competition URL: http://www.stc-touchstone.org/
Competition Open: Now
Entry Deadline: 7 October
Competition Manager: Nicki Davis; touchstone@stc-berkeley.org ; (510) 333-0875
Competition Name : STC Chicago Technical Communication Competition
Sponsoring chapter: STC ChicagoCompetition
URL: http://www.stc-chicago.com/competition
Competition opens: Now
Entry Deadline: 27 October
Judge Application Deadline: 1 November
Competition Manager: MK Grueneberg; marykay.stc@gmail.com
Competition name: WMS-STC Technical Communication Competition 2017-2018
Sponsoring chapter: West Michigan Shores Chapter
Competition page URL: https://sites.google.com/site/wmsstc/competition
Competition Opens: Now
Entry deadline: November 3, 2017
Competition co-managers: Peggy Frizzo peggy.frizzo@dematic.com and Sandy Balkema sandybalkema@yahoo.com
Competition Name: STC Regional TechComm Competition
Sponsoring chapters: New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Houston and Rochester
Competition URL: https://sites.google.com/site/stcnychapter/home/competitions/competition-entries
Competition Open: Now
Entry Deadline: 15 November 2017
Judge Application Deadline: 30 October 2017
Competition Manager: Malu Schloss, competition@stcnymetro.net
Competition Name: STC WDCB 2017 Technical Communication Competition
Sponsoring chapter: Washington, DC-Baltimore Chapter
Competition URL: http://competition.stcwdc.org/
Competition Opens: Now
Entry Deadline: 18 November
Judge Applications Deadline: 30 November
Competition Manager: Tavia Record competition_manager@stcwdc.org
Award Winners
Historical List of Past Winners
Award Winner Emblems
Winners of the STC International Summit Awards and chapter/regional-level awards of STC-sponsored competitions may freely duplicate the STC award emblems in resumes and company publications and on websites or copies of the winning publication.
For chapter/regional-level awards, winners may add the name of the chapter/region or competition as shown in the popup example.
We suggest including a tag line (or similar text) with the emblem, based on the following example:
[Award Type] Winner of STC’s International Summit Awards Competition, 2013
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