HALIFAX, Oct. 31, 2017 /CNW/ - The Atlantic Journalism Awards is encouraging journalists in the region to save their best stories and images for this year's AJAs competition. The AJAs online entry system will open for entries on December 1, 2017.  The deadline for entries is Wednesday, Jan 31, 2018.  There are 28 individual categories for newspaper, radio, television, magazines and online items.  Entries can be from either traditional pages, sound and visuals, online or a combination of both.  Three finalists will be selected by the judges in each category with one overall gold winner and two runner-ups. Details of the categories and judges guidelines can be found at www.AJAs.ca.

This years gala dinner and awards celebration will be held on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel.

View last May's AJAs gala awards event in St. John's NL on the AJAs web site,  www.AJAs.ca

SOURCE Atlantic Journalism Awards