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# Virginia Public Relations Awards Accepting Entries
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/submission-to-the-72nd-annual-virginia-public-relations-awards-is-now-open/
- Published: 2019-02-13T21:30:43.000Z
- Updated: 2020-03-24T00:47:36.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: PR, Awards, Richmond News, #wp-top-right-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:50

**Submission to the 72nd Annual Virginia Public Relations Awards is now open**. The awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 23, at The John Marshall Ballroom in Richmond. This year’s “PR prom” will feature a new local celebrity host, NBC12’s **Andrew Freiden**. Now is the time to submit your best work from 2018.

**Entry Deadlines**

- Early entry, February 27
- Final entry, March 6

**Entry Fees**

- Early deadline (PRSA Richmond Member): $75 per entry
- Early deadline (Non-member): $95 per entry
- Final deadline (PRSA Richmond Member): $135 per entry
- Final deadline (Non-member): $155 per entry

**Award Categories**

- Commonwealth Awards
- Capital Awards
- Thomas Jefferson Award for Excellence
- Rising Star Award
- Student Awards

**New Categories** 

  - Government Communications
  - Campaign on a Shoestring Budget
  - Crisis and Reputation Management
  - New Media

This event honors the best PR professionals and organizations around Richmond. Don’t miss out on your chance to enter!

[Learn more about this year’s PR Awards](https://prsarichmond.z2systems.com/track//servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=prsarichmond&emailId=7e20bbd191f85323c0c9828f50152c307m5632747e2&&linkId=5299&targetUrl=https://www.prsarichmond.org/awards/2019-2/&ref=capitolcommunicator.com)