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The New York Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America has extended the entry deadline for the 2019 Big Apple Awards to Monday, March 18. The theme of the 2019 Big Apple Awards, “Changing the Landscape of Communications,” will examine how communications is changing, and what those changes mean to practitioners.
The awards are open to agencies, in-house teams, freelancers, nonprofit organizations, government agencies across the Tri-State region. It is not necessary to be a PRSA-NY member to enter the competition.
The Chapter is also encouraging PR professionals to apply to judge the awards. Judges must complete an online assessment of a small pool of award nominations as well as attending a judging session in Manhattan on April 16.
The Big Apple Awards ceremony will be held on June 24 at the Mandarin Oriental near Columbus Circle in Manhattan. To submit a campaign for the 2019 Big Apple Awards, click here. Apply to be a judge here.


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