OCIABC Communicator Awards

OCIABC strives to provide lifelong learning opportunities that give our members a professional edge.

The annual Communicator Awards Program gives local communications professionals an opportunity to showcase their work and receive recognition for communication excellence.

Entries are solicited in the spring, sent to a sister chapter for judging, and awards are presented at the annual Communicator Awards Dinner in June.
Each entry must include a Work Plan that defines the project need or opportunity, the solution developed, the intended audience, the project goals and objectives, a description of implementation and challenges faced and measurement of success.

Awards are presented in the categories of writing, design, visual arts, publications, audio/visual communications, electronic and interactive communications, communication management, and communication programs and promotional campaigns.

Work plan example

IABC  Pacific Plains  Silver Quill Awards

IABC District 4 and District 6, two great districts that are even better combined, invite you to submit your own original creations in the first ever Pacific Plains Silver Quill Competition. You’ll be competing with the best communicators from 17 states. Read on to learn how you can get your chance to shine.

For more than 25 years, IABC's Gold Quill Awards program has been the hallmark of excellence in business communication. From the many thousands of entries submitted throughout the years, only the most outstanding communicators have been honored with this coveted award.

The Gold Quill Awards program is an annual international competition which offers professional communicators an opportunity to have their work evaluated by expert judges. Many of the judges have themselves been recognized for excellence in communication. Winners receive international recognition in the June/July issue of IABC's magazine, Communication World and at IABC's International Conference.

All Gold Quill entries chosen as finalists are considered for the IABC Research Foundation's Jake Wittmer award for outstanding research in organizational communication, and for publication in IABC's resource materials.

A compilation of current and past is available from IABC. IABC members can view case studies free in the IABC Online Library. 

• Learn more about IABC’s Gold Quill Awards program

• 2007 Gold Quill Award winners & past recipients