The deadline for entries is Monday, 15 February 2016, with the awards ceremony scheduled for Sunday, 17 April 2016.

Now in their 19th year, the PRISM Awards are presented to public relations and communication professionals who have successfully incorporated strategy, creativity and professionalism in public relations and communication programmes and strategies that showcase a successful public relations campaign.

Announcing the 2016 awards, PRISM Awards convenor Bridget von Holdt says; “We are delighted to be able to announce our Southern Africa Awards at this international event. The IPRA Golden World Awards is the world’s most prestigious international public relations awards programme and the winner of the coveted PRISM Award will automatically be entered into the 2016 Golden World Awards. We are proud to be aligned to IPRA”.

Public relations consultancies, business enterprises, associations, private institutions and government bodies are all eligible to submit entries into the PRISM Awards. Public relations consultancies may enter on behalf of clients and share honours with them. Entrants do not have to be members of the Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (PRISA) to participate – it is open to all.

For more information, visit www.prism-awards.co.za. Alternatively, connect with them on Twitter.