SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED
The MOLLY Investigative Journalism Prize is an annual award of $5,000, open to national print and digital outlets.
The deadline for submissions has been extended to April 15, 2024.
General rules for submitting an entry appear below. For more information on the award, becoming a sponsor, attending the award gala or contributing to the MOLLY Prize fund, please contact [email protected]
Rules
- Submissions must consist of material originally published in a U.S.-based publication in print or as part of an online magazine (Note: This does not include unedited blogs) between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023. Entries must be received by April 5, 2024.
- One entry per individual will be accepted.
- Individual writers may enter on their own or be entered by the publication in which the work appeared.
- Multiple bylines for a single entry are acceptable.
- All entries for the MOLLY Investigative Prize will be judged on the basis of either a single piece or a series of up to four related articles.
- Judges will value work that reflects Molly’s ability to challenge conventional wisdom, to look critically at the issues of the day — particularly those relating to civil liberties and social justice — with compassion, and to tell the stories that need telling.
How to submit:
- Use the form below to submit entries and pay the fee.
If you or your organization is struggling to pay the fee, or the publishing outlet has closed since publication, please contact [email protected], as we may have funds available to help cover your submission costs.
Please note: Work that has appeared in the Texas Observer is ineligible in order to avoid any appearance of conflict of interest.
Submissions to the 2024 MOLLY Journalism Prize are now closed.
Judges
Judging will be conducted by a panel of journalists and writers from around the country. Judges will not judge work generated by their respective publications.
Past Winners
2022
Meribah Knight and Ken Armstrong of Nashville Public Radio and ProPublica – Investigative Journalism Prize
Ross Ramsey, Texas Tribune – Excellence in Political Commentary/Columns
2021
Katie Engelhart, The California Sunday Magazine – Investigative Journalism Prize
Kyle Whitmire, Alabama Media Group – Excellence in Political Commentary/Columns
2020: Pamela Colloff, ProPublica
2019: Hannah Dreier, ProPublica
2018: Michael Grabell & Howard Berkes, ProPublica/NPR
2017: Shane Bauer, Mother Jones
2016: JosephNeff, the News & Observer
2015: Esther Kaplan, the Virginia Quarterly Review
2014: Dave Philipps, The Gazette (Colorado Springs)
2013: Sarah Stillman, the New Yorker
2012: Trevor Aaronson, Mother Jones
2011: Jeff Sharlet, Harper’s Magazine
2010: A.C. Thompson, ProPublica
2009: Rick Casey, the Houston Chronicle
2008: Diane Suchetka, The Cleveland Plain Dealer