How to Submit Winning Entries
Follow these simple steps to help prepare entries worthy of a Stevie® Award in 2027:
1. Subscribe to the Free Stevie Awards Email Newsletter
The weekly email newsletter is the best way to stay informed about entry deadline extensions, new categories, and other announcements from the organizers of the Stevie Awards. We have a very strict privacy policy, so we will not share your email address with anyone else for any reason. Click here to learn more.
2. Request an Entry Kit
Click here to have an entry kit sent to you by email.
3. Determine Who or What You Want to Nominate, and in Which Categories
Decide which individuals, groups, or media (websites, campaigns, etc.) within your organization that you will nominate/enter, then select the most appropriate categories for those entries. Contact the Stevie Awards office in with your questions about the most appropriate categories, entry fees, and so on. Contact us at help@stevieawards.com.
4. Use the 2026 Gold Stevie-winning Entries as Models
2026 Gold Stevie-winning entries are examples of entries that judges scored highly, and we recommend that you emulate their style, tone, and structure. Click here to go to the list of 2026 Stevie winners.
5. Prepare Your Entries
Stevie-winning entries are:
a. Well-written. They are terse and succinct. Their tone is modest, even when describing the most impressive accomplishments.
b. Focused on a few accomplishments. If possible, describe just a few accomplishments in detail instead of listing many briefly.
c. Accompanied by supporting information. Provide uploads or links to online news stories, press releases, work samples, video, images, product reviews, or other documents that support the claims made in your entries.
Stevie-winning entries are not:
a. Just about “extraordinary” accomplishments. When you read some of the 2026 Gold Stevie-winning entries, you will see that many are simply about organizations and people who have performed well. They are not about extraordinary, world-changing or industry-changing accomplishments. Tell your story well, and support your claims, and the judges will score your entries highly.
b. Fluffy and hyperbolic. Avoid flowery language and overblown claims. The judges tend to deduct points for undocumented immodesty.
6. Submit Your Entries By The Entry Deadline
Check the awards calendar for the 2027 entry deadline.
7. Participate in the Judging Process
Apply to be a judge. As a judge, you will see entries submitted by organizations across the country and develop a better sense of which entries judges score highly. (You will not be allowed to judge entries in categories in which you have submitted entries, however.) Click here to complete the application form.
If your application is accepted, you will be assigned categories based on your function and experience. As a judge, you can judge as few or as many nominations as you like, at your convenience, online from February through March.