The Collier Spotlight

The Collier Prize for State Government Accountability is initiating a new award, the Collier Spotlight. It’s a quarterly certificate that recognizes impactful reporting on state institutions. 

Entries can be nominated by anyone. There is no submission fee. All media platforms are eligible.

The first Collier Spotlight awardee will be named in October, and the deadline to nominate work is Sept. 5. Reporting considered for the first Spotlight recognition must be completed between Jan. 1 and Sept. 1. 

Subsequent Collier Spotlight honors will be awarded in January, April and July. Submission deadlines are Dec. 1, March 1, June 1 and Sept. 1.

An advisory board reviews and ranks submissions. The news organization that produced the top ranked work will be awarded a $500 honorarium and a certificate. 

To submit a nomination, email collierprize@jou.ufl.edu. Please include the full text of the story you are nominating, either in the body of your email or as an attachment, as well as the URL.

Your submission also should include a contact phone number, the author’s name and organization, the publish date and a pdf of the work if a URL is unavailable. Please make sure the URL can be accessed if the website has a paywall.