The Religion Media Centre is to present a £1,000 prize to a young journalist who has shown excellent knowledge and skill in reporting a story covering communities and some aspect of religious life
Outline
In order to encourage the highest editorial and journalistic standards in the reporting of stories about religion, the Religion Media Centre is to present a prize worth £1,000 to a young journalist who has shown excellent knowledge and skill in reporting communities and religious life, in the 12 months leading up to and including 31 August 2026,
The entries will be reviewed and shortlist made by the Religion Media Centre team and the winner chosen from the shortlist by a panel of experienced religious reporters.
The prize will be presented at the Religion Media Centre lecture to be held in September 2025.
We are grateful to our supporters for their generous donation of the prize money.
Criteria
- The journalist must be under 35 years of age on August 31st 2026
- All forms of media accepted, the more the better: newspaper, radio, podcast, TV/video report, social media
- The entry must be no less than 1000 words or 2 minutes of run time
- The content can be on a story about religion, broadly defined
- Entries must be endorsed by the editor/exec from the publisher
- Entries must be published in the period between September 1st 2025 and August 31st 2026
- Entries must be submitted online by midnight on August 31st 2025
How to enter
Send us your story/media including original files and the link where it was published if applicable. Submit your entry by email to be reviewed by the Religion Media Centre team:
