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WriteMark New Zealand Plain English Awards


Each year organisations and members of the public are invited to submit documents and websites that they think are outstanding examples of plain English — or of gobbledygook.

An independent panel of professional plain English experts and advocates judges the entries and decides the finalists and winners in each category.

The awards are hosted by the WriteMark Plain English Awards Trust.

The annual Plain English Awards aim to:

  • raise public awareness of the need for and benefits of plain English
  • create a public preference for organisations that choose to communicate in plain English
  • promote the importance of writing to an agreed plain English standard.

Entries for the 2008 Plain English Awards are now closed.

Buying tickets 

Tickets to the 2008 Awards ceremony and dinner are available now. Given the large number of entries, we expect tickets to sell out quickly!

Buy tickets to the 2008 Plain English Awards

Dress 

In your best!

2008 Awards

2007 award winners

2006 award winners

What is plain English?

Sponsors

We would like to thank the following sponsors for their support in 2008.

 

Write Group Limited

 

 

Chapman Tripp 

 

 

 



 

Plain English Foundation


 

 

 

Sponsor the 2008 Plain English Awards