Each year, the National Press Foundation presents the Thomas L. Stokes Award to a journalist for the best writing on the subject of energy. The Stokes Award was established in the spring of 1959 by friends and admirers of the late Thomas L. Stokes, the syndicated Washington columnist on national affairs. It was to be given annually for the best writing "in the independent spirit of Tom Stokes" on subjects of interest to him including energy and natural resources. The winner of the Award receives $1,000 and a citation. The subject may be any form of energy—oil, gas, coal, nuclear, water, solar, etc. The writing may be reporting, analysis or commentary and can consist of one to three articles on unrelated subjects, or one series of articles on a related subject.
Application Instructions
Applications were due January 31, 2012. The application period for this year's award has expired. We have not yet announced the winner of the 2011 award and will notify all entrants when a winner has been chosen. We thank you for your patience.
A short biography and letter of support should be saved as either a Word, text or PDF document before beginning the online application form. No JPGs. You may not save and return to the application later. If these items are not uploaded to the online application, it will be considered ineligible for review.
If you have any questions, contact Kerry Buker at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 202-663-7282.
This award is not presented at our Annual Awards Dinner.
Winners
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John Lippert, Kambiz Foroohar, Anthony Effinger and Katherine Burton
2010 -
ProPublica
2009 -
The Post and Courier
2008 -
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
2007 -
Robert Collier
The San Francisco Chronicle
2006
