Excellence in Religion Reporting Contest

About the Contest

The RNA Contest Committee is chaired by Jeff Diamant.

The RNA Awards showcase religion journalism excellence in the news media with thousands of dollars in prizes. Awards are available for individual reporters as well as teams and outlets. The Excellence in Religion Reporting contest is administered through BetterBNC.

Please note: for logistical reasons, the annual contest is open to RNA members only. Members have been pre-loaded into the BetterBNC awards platform. Instructions for logging in for the first time can be found on the instructions page. If you are new to RNA and its contest, please email awards@rna.org to request a complimentary one-year membership, which will allow you to enter this year’s contest.

For contest categories and detailed entry instructions, please click here.

The contest is currently closed.

Past Winners


Have questions about updates to this year’s contest? Join our office hours to learn more! Register here:

Dec. 4 at 4 p.m. ET

Jan. 8 at 4 p.m. ET