Each year, the National Press Foundation presents the Thomas L. Stokes Award to a U.S.-based journalist for the best writing on the subject of energy. The Stokes Award was established in the spring of 1959 by friends and admirers of the late Thomas L. Stokes, the syndicated Washington columnist on national affairs. It is given annually for the best writing “in the independent spirit of Tom Stokes” on subjects of interest to him including energy, natural resources and the environment. The winner of the award receives $2,000. The subject may be any form of energy—oil, gas, coal, nuclear, water, solar, etc. This award is open to all media; the journalism may be reporting, analysis or commentary. The entry should represent the highest standards of journalism.
Application deadline: Friday, March 16, 2018.
The award is open to print, broadcast and online journalists. Submitted work must have been published or broadcast in calendar year 2017.
