ENTER ONLINE* -- APEX 2013 FAQs --
APEX 2013 Call for Entries Brochure 
*You'll be able to fill out the Easy Entry Form online, upload your entries online and make payment online.

Entry deadline (online/postmark/shipping): April 10, 2013
 

APEX 2013 Awards Categories

Choose from among 138 categories under 12 main headings:

Newsletters | Magazines & Journals | Magapapers & Newspapers | Annual Reports | Brochures, Manuals & Reports | Electronic Media | Social Media | Websites | Campaigns, Programs & Plans | Writing | Design & Illustration | One-of-a-Kind Publications

Select from these categories to enter your best print and online publications, writing and design samples, video, Web and intranet sites, electronic and social media, campaigns and special publications.

New categories are highlighted in red. 

          Newsletters

1. Print (entire issue-content & design)
2. Electronic (entire issue) (includes Web newsletters)
3. Email (entire issue)
4. Custom-Published (entire issue)
5. Writing (entire issue)
6. Design & Layout (entire issue)
7. 1-2 Person-Produced (one or two people write most copy, edit and lay out)
8. 'Green' (includes energy, environment, climate & eco-friendly topics)
9. New (January 1, 2012 on)
10. Most Improved (enter one "before" [1/1/09 on] and one "after" [1/1/12 on] issue)
    

     

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    Magazines & Journals

11. Print (entire issue-up to 32 pages plus cover)
12. Print (entire issue-over 32 pages plus cover)
13. Electronic (includes Web magazines)
14. Custom-Published
15. Writing (entire issue)
16. Design & Layout (entire issue)
17. 1-2 Person-Produced
18. Magazine Series (includes [up to 4] issues on a single topic or theme)
19. 'Green' (includes energy, environment, climate & eco-friendly topics)
20. New
21. Most Improved
    
    

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    Magapapers & Newspapers
     
22. Print (entire issue-content & design)
23. Custom-Published
24. Writing (entire issue)
25. Design & Layout (entire issue)
26. 1-2 Person-Produced
27. Most Improved
    
    

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    Annual Reports
     
28. Print (up to 32 pages plus cover)
29. Print (over 32 pages plus cover)
30. Electronic (includes Web annual reports)
31. Writing
32. Design & Layout
33. 1-2 Person-Produced
34. 'Green' (includes energy, environment, climate & eco-friendly topics)
35. Most Improved
    

     

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    Brochures, Manuals & Reports

36. Education & Training
37. Marketing & PR
38. Public Service (includes public information, charitable & community improvement)
39. Media Kits
40. Organization Capability & Identity Materials (includes corporate and nonprofit materials)
41. Product & Software Materials
42. Employee & Benefit Materials
43. Member & Customer Materials
44. Financial & Investment Materials
45. Health & Medical Materials
46. Meeting & Event Materials (includes conferences)
47. Catalogs, Directories & Guides
48. Books & eBooks
49. 'Green' Materials (includes energy, environment, climate & eco-friendly topics)
50. Special Purpose (includes special reports)
51. Most Improved
    
    

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    Electronic Media
     
52. Education & Training
53. Marketing & PR
54. Public Service (includes public information, charitable & community improvement)
55. Electronic Publications (includes Web publications)
56. Multimedia (includes interactive & non-interactive multimedia)
57. Slide Shows (includes PowerPoint)
58. YouTube
59. Video (other than YouTube) (includes Web video and video published on disc or other media)
60. Blogs (includes the entire blog's content and design)
61. Blog Posts (individual posts or series of posts)
62. Webinars
63. 'Green' (includes energy, environment, climate & eco-friendly topics)
64. Special Purpose
     
    

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    Social Media (new main category)

65. Social Media

66. Apps

67. Facebook Pages

68. LinkedIn Company Pages

69. Google+ Pages

70. 'Green' (includes energy, environment, climate & eco-friendly topics)
     

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    Websites

71. Websites (entire site)
72. WordPress Sites
73. Drupal Sites
74. Home Pages
75. Microsites & Individual Web Pages
76. Site Content & Writing
77. Site Design & Illustration
78. 1-2 Person-Produced (one or two people write most copy, edit and lay out the site)
79. Financial Websites
80. 'Green' (includes energy, environment, climate & eco-friendly topics)
81. Special Purpose
82. New
83. Most Improved
     
    

     

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    Campaigns, Programs & Plans

84. Education & Training
85. Marketing & PR
86. Public Service (includes public information, charitable & community improvement)
87. Employee & Benefit Communications
88. Membership & Customer
89. Financial (includes investment & retirement topics)
90. Health & Medical
91. Meeting & Event (includes conferences)
92. Government Agency
93. Total Publication Programs (enter representative samples of the range of your publications)
94. 'Green'
95. Special Purpose
    
    

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    Writing
     
96. Education & Training
97. Marketing & PR
98. Public Service (includes public information, charitable & community improvement)
99. Web Writing
100. Blog Writing (the editorial content of the entire blog)
101. Feature Writing
102. How-to Writing
103. News Writing
104. Interviews & Personal Profiles
105. Regular Departments & Columns (enter tear sheets) (enter either your single best Column or Department, or enter a series of [up to 4] columns or departments)
106. Editorial & Advocacy Writing (includes letters to the editor)
107. Financial & Investment Writing
108. Health & Medical Writing
109. Speech & Script Writing
110. Sports Writing
111. Technical Writing (includes tutorials, help files and FAQs)
112. Technology & Science Writing
113. 'Green' Writing
114. Writing Series (series of [up to 4] articles)
115. Special Purpose (includes reports and manuals)
116. Best Rewrites (enter before and after)
     
     

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     Design & Illustration
      
117. Design & Layout
118. Illustration & Typography
119. Infographics
120. Covers
121. Spreads
122. Photography (single photographs, photo illustrations & photo spreads)
123. Identity & Graphic Standards (includes logos and stationery)
124. Print Ads & Advertorials
125. Posters & Displays (includes signage & exhibits)
126. Calendars
127. 'Green'
128. Special Purpose
129. Best Redesigns (enter before & after)
      

      

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     One-of-a-Kind Publications

130. Print
131. Electronic (includes Web publications)
132. Custom-Published
133. Education & Training
134. Marketing & PR
135. Health & Medical Publications
136. Government (city, county, state, national and international)
137. Technology & Science
138. 'Green'
     
     
     

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Which categories are new or revised this year?
New and revised categories include:

• 'Green' Annual Reports
• Blog Posts
• Apps
• 'Green' Social Media
• WordPress Sites
• Google+ Pages
• Drupal Sites
• 'Green' Websites

Note: YouTube, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, WordPress and Drupal are trademarks of their respective companies.
 

To enter APEX 2013, ENTER ONLINE. Entering online is your best choice. It's the quickest, simplest and easiest way to enter APEX. You can complete the Online Easy Entry Form on our secure site, upload your entries online and complete payment online. No need for paper forms. No need for mailing or shipping and tracking delivery of your entries.

If you cannot enter online, or prefer to enter by postal mail/UPS/FedEx, etc., you can print out the Call for Entries brochure, and fill out the paper Entry Form by hand. You'll then have to mail or ship your entry form with your entries [1 entry form for each entry] and payment to the APEX Awards in Springfield, VA.