SEJ's 20th annual Awards honor the best environmental journalism in 10 categories, bringing recognition to the stories that are among the most important on the planet. Prizes of $500 for first-place winners and $250 for second-place winners in all categories. Includes a Student Reporting category and a $10,000 cash prize for the Nina Mason Pulliam Award for Outstanding Environmental Reporting. To honor the "best of the best," first-place winners selected this year from SEJ's 10 awards categories will be automatically entered into the Nina Mason Pulliam Award. NEW DEADLINE TO ENTER: March 1, 2021. Late entry is allowed, with extra fee, until March 15.