2012 WriteMark Plain English Awards
MEDIA RELEASE
21 August 2012
Straight talkers to be praised in 2012 WriteMark
Plain English Awards
There’s just one month left to
enter the 2012 WriteMark New Zealand Plain English Awards.
The annual Awards honour the organisations and people who
are trying to make the world a better place by banishing
jargon and gobbledygook.
With consumers increasingly demanding clear communication, the Awards celebrate the efforts of government and business organisations that have made a commitment to plain English.
The public can also get involved by nominating in one of the People’s Choice categories. The Best Plain English Communication category recognises a document or website that exemplifies plain English. And because a bit of adverse publicity can inspire change too, the Worst ‘Brainstrain’ Award invites people to ‘dob in’ their most confusing, jargon-filled document or website.
This year sees the addition of the Best Plain English Turnaround Award where previous nominees for the “Brainstrain’ Award can redeem themselves.
The award categories are:
Plain English Champion
· Best
Organisation
· Best Individual or Team
Best
Plain English Document
· Public Sector
·
Private Sector
Best Plain English Website
·
Public Sector
· Private Sector
Best Plain
English Sentence Transformation
Best Plain English
Technical Communicator
Best Plain English Investor
Document
People's Choice
· Best Plain
English Communication
· Worst 'Brainstrain'
Communication
Best Plain English Turnaround
Entries close on Friday 21 September and will be
assessed by an international panel of plain English experts
and advocates.
The finalists in each of the award categories will also be recognised with an Award of Distinction. Winners will be announced at an Awards ceremony in Wellington on 29 November.
For more information or to enter online, visit www.plainenglishawards.org.nz
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