HALIFAX, Oct. 19, 2018 /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, 2018.  The deadline for entries will be February 1, 2019.  There are 28 individual categories for newspaper, radio, television, magazines and online items. Three finalists will be selected by the judges in each category with one overall gold winner and two silver winners. Details of the categories and judges guidelines can be found at www.AJAs.ca.

The gala dinner and award show, to celebrate 2018 journalism, will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel.

To view last year's finalists, the April 28 awards show in Halifax and the Atlantic Journalism Hall of Fame inductees, go to www.AJAs.ca and click on the links.

SOURCE Atlantic Journalism Awards