Guild announces Fundraising and Young PR awards

• New Fundraising accolade joins 2024 Guild of Motoring Writers Awards
• Young PR Professional Award celebrates rising stars of industry
• Awards presented at gala dinner at Royal Automobile Club on 5th December

The Guild of Motoring Writers is inviting entries for two more awards that will be presented at its annual dinner in London in December.

The brand-new award for fundraising recognises the efforts made by automotive media on behalf of charities, and joins the established and popular Young PR Professional of the Year Award.

GOMW and WOMAC Award for Fundraising sponsored by SIMS ImagesWorking in conjunction with Women On the Move Against Cancer (WOMAC) the Guild of Motoring Writers is pleased to announce the launch of this fundraising award.

Open to Guild and non-Guild members alike, the award will go to a member of the automotive media, or an automotive media organisation, who/which has made a significant endeavour in fundraising for charity.

The prize includes a £500 cheque for the fundraiser’s cause.

If you, or anyone you know, meets these criteria please contact Guild Honorary Secretary Richard Netherwood (honsec@gomw.co.uk) for further details on how to apply.

The entry closing date is Friday 18th October.

GOMW MICA Young PR Professional of the Year AwardOpen to PR professionals aged under 30, this award offers young automotive PR professionals the chance to be recognised alongside the very best in automotive writing and photography.

Created through a partnership between the Guild of Motoring Writers and MICA (the Motor Industry Communicators Association), the award includes a cheque for £500, one year’s professional level membership of MICA (worth £150), and mentoring from an experienced MICA leader.

The winner of this award will succeed Auto Trader Senior Communications Manager Bryony Snelling.

The judges of the 2023 award felt that, by successfully extending the role of communications into specialist reports and campaigning, Bryony generated high-quality coverage that would be impossible to achieve with a more conventional, or a less rigorous, approach.

Applicants for this award can make their entry via the Guild of Motoring Writers' website, www.gomw.co.uk/awards - entries should be received by Friday 18th October.

The photo shows the presentation of the 2023 Young PR Professional Award by Guild Chair Simon Harris, MICA Managing Director Richard Gotch and from 2023 award sponsors Meridian Audio, Director of Marketing Katy Bradshaw, to Auto Trader Senior Communications Manager Bryony Snelling.

For more information on the awards, contact:Richard NetherwoodHonorary Secretaryhonsec@gomw.co.uk