PRCA Public Affairs Awards Rules of Entry

Please make sure you read all of the points below before submitting your entry.
For full guidance, download our entry toolkit.

Organisations may submit multiple entries across all categories and may enter the same category more than once. However, no organisation may be shortlisted more than three times per category.
Campaign Award entries must relate to work carried out between 15th November 2024 and 13th November 2025.
For team- or consultancy-focused categories (rather than individual or campaign categories), all figures and data must relate to your most recent financial year.

Please state your campaign title clearly in the entry document
Entries must not exceed 1,000 words across a maximum of 4 sides of A4. Entries that exceed this will be disqualified.
Submit your entry as a Word document or PDF.
AVEs (Advertising Value Equivalents) are not permitted. Entries using AVEs will be disqualified.
All entries must be submitted online, with the required documentation included.
Entrants are responsible for ensuring they have obtained the necessary permissions to use any intellectual property related to the brand or client.
The judges' decision is final

Supporting materials (e.g. press cuttings, URLs, videos) are optional.
If including a video, it must not exceed 4 minutes.
Judges will review supporting documents only where entries are otherwise indistinguishable. Please ensure your main entry contains all essential information.

Due to the volume of submissions, we cannot guarantee feedback on all entries.
If you would like to request feedback, please contact [email protected]. Where possible, we will provide a response.