True Story Award
This is a global journalism award for previously published work. It is open now for 2026, and seeks “to make reporters’ voices known beyond the borders of their home countries, and in doing so to increase the diversity of perspectives offered in the media. The True Story Award will be conferred by an independent foundation and honours reporters writing in 10 languages, who have distinguished themselves by the depth of their research, the quality of their journalism and its social relevance. 45 jury members from 29 countries will select the 36 best texts of the year and then select the three winners. They will receive 20,000 US$ each in prize money, while all the 36 nominees (one per text) will be invited to the True Story Festival in Bern, Switzerland.” You can read more about it here. Works can be submitted in the following 10 languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. Works written in other languages can be submitted in 3 categories: Europe, World I, and World II (World II also in Hindi). Submissions in the original language must include a summary in English (see guidelines). The texts’ length (published in print or online) should be 3,000 to 17,000 words. The award is in these three categories: True Story Award Research, True Story Award Storytelling, and True Story Award Impact. Texts published in print or online between 1st October 2024 and 30th September 2025 are eligible. They may have been published in daily or weekly newspapers, magazines or on websites. Re-published texts, books and manuscripts are ineligible. Texts must be submitted by their authors.
Value: $20,000 each in three categories
Deadline: 31 October 2025
Open for: Journalists worldwide
Details here and here.

Deadline: October 31st, 2025