Submissions Now Open for the 2018 John Cotton Dana Awards

$10,000 Development Awards will go to up to Eight Winners

The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting submissions for the 2018 John Cotton Dana Awards. The awards are managed by the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) and honor outstanding library public relations. Electronic submissions are due by March 16, 2018. More information, including entry documents, can be found at the awards website.

Each year, up to eight $10,000 John Cotton Dana Awards are granted by the H.W. Wilson Foundation. The awards will be presented at a special program and reception, sponsored by EBSCO Information Services, on June 24 at the ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans.

Libraries of all types and sizes are encouraged to submit entries. A panel of previous award winners and public relations practitioners from the LLAMA Marketing and Communications Community of Practice review entries in four key areas: needs assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.

For more information, see the awards website or contact LLAMA staff.