The Golden Quill Award

The Golden Quill Award is for the Club that produces the best newsletter.

We will recognize and invite the editor of the winning newsletter to accept the award during a District 59 Spring Conference awards session.

So what makes a good newsletter? Many things, of course, go into making a good newsletter. The award is based on content that best promotes

Club goals and the Club in general
Toastmasters International goals including speaking, communication, and leadership

and that has articles that appeal to any reader, whether another Toastmaster or a guest to your Club.

A newsletter is a great promotional tool that a guest can take with them. And while format is only part of a newsletter, layout and design do count in this contest.

The Golden Scribe Award judging is based on the information in the "When You Are the Vice President Public Relations" manual section "Produce a Club Newsletter and/or Web Site". The judges will look for the newsletters in District 59 that best meet that information. The judges will pick a winner, and possibly one or more honorable mentions.

Judging criteria:

The intent of the contest is to promote effective communication and leadership for each Club.
Each competing Club newsletter was published during July - April before the Spring contest.
A competing Club published at least three issues before the Spring Conference.
A competing Club submitted the newsletters to the District 59 Public Relations Officer by March 30 before the Spring Conference.
Each issue of the winning newsletter has three or more A4 pages.
Judging Criteria: golden_quill-2008.pdf

You can submit the newsletters in PDF format, zipped, via e-mail. Please contact the District Public Relations Officer if you prefer to submit paper copies.

The District winner will receive an award, in recognition of their achievement, at the Spring District 59 Conference. The winner will also have the opportunity to write or contribute to an article for the District 59 newsletter, "The Clarion" describing their Club (or Area or Division) and accomplishments.

Promote yourself!

A panel of judges will determine the best newsletter.