The 2026 PRWeek Awards

The PRWeek Awards are the gold standard of recognition in the communications industry, universally regarded as the highest and most sought-after accolade in the profession. The 26th edition of the U.S. awards will be celebrated in 2025 and will honor the best of the best corporate, agency, nonprofit and education teams, and the most effective work they produced during the entry period. This year, PRWeek is retiring a couple of categories, tweaking the entry criteria for others, changing the revenue bands of Outstanding Small and Midsize firms and introducing five new categories to recognize PR agencies specializing in Consumer, Corporate, Healthcare, Public Affairs and Technology. 

CLICK HERE for the entry kit


What is the deadline to submit?

Regular Deadline - September 26, 2025

Final Deadline - October 17, 2025

All dates listed above will have submission deadlines at 11:59 p.m. EST.
*All entry submissions are final. Entries cannot be edited once submitted. 


What is the cost to enter into the PRWeek Awards?

Entries are broken down into 3 different pricing categories:

1) Business (In-house and Agencycategories)
2) Education (Outstanding Education Program category)
3) Standard (All other categories)
 

All of the above are priced according to the following deadline calendar:

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