The 2003 Oakes Award and its $5,000 prize will go to the author(s) of an article or single-topic series on an environmental issue initially published between October 1, 2002, and September 30, 2003.
 


 

All entries must be received by October 6, 2003. Entry is free.


 

A series must be designated as such by the publication when it is printed. A regular column may also be submitted as a series.
 

Only newspaper and magazine articles are eligible. If photos and/or illustrations substantially strengthen the winning piece, the judges may divide the award among the writer and the photographer or illustrator.
 


 

Fiction cannot be considered.

Two reprints or originals of each article must be submitted with every entry. Every copy must have an entry form. Entry forms may be either originals or copies or printed from this website.
 

No more than two entries by the same writer may be submitted.
A translation must be supplied for any article not written in English.

All entries must be received by October 6, 2003 at

Oakes Award Committee
40 West 20th Street
New York, NY 10011

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