2023 Plain Language Awards — enter, nominate, or share

Enter the 2023 Awards

Entries to the 2023 Plain Language Awards close on 31 July. Scroll down for the entry forms.

Find out about how to enter

Make a nomination for a People’s Choice award

Help us celebrate a really good document or webpage. Or let us know about a really bad one!

More about the People’s Choice Awards

Please email enquiries@plainlanguageawards.org.nz if you have any questions.

Share your plain language story

Share your plain language story video below — we’d love to celebrate your plain language journey!

More about sharing your plain language story

Welcome! Thanks for taking the step to share your plain language story.

Below is a form for you to upload a video of your story. We’ll share your plain language story in our gallery to inspire others. 

Our gallery is open all year for community building and sharing insights with each other.

More about sharing your plain language story

Find out about our guidelines for content, video format, and style

View stories of plain language in our gallery

Entry form

Read the Plain Language Champion entry requirements
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Entry form
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Entry form
Read the Best Plain Language Document entry requirements here
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Entry form
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Entry form
Read the Best Plain Language Website entry requirements here
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Entry form

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Entry form

Read the Best Plain Language Sentence Transformation entry requirements here
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Entries to the Best Plain Language Sentence Transformation category are now free.

Entry form
Read the Best Plain Language Annual Report entry requirements here
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Entry form
Read the Best Plain Language Legal Document entry requirements here
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Entry form
Read the Best Plain Language Technical Communicator entry requirements here
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Entry form
Read the Best Plain Language Turnaround entry requirements here
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Nomination form for the 2023 Awards

Read the requirements for the People’s Choice — Best Plain Language Communication

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Nominations to the People’s Choice categories are free.

Nomination form for the 2023 Awards

Read the requirements for the People’s Choice — Worst Brainstrain Communication

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Nominations for the People’s Choice Awards are free.

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