Plain English Awards

celebrate New Zealand's clearest communicators

Enter the 2017 Plain English Awards

2017 Awards categories

Please click the headings to view the requirements for each award category.

Entries for the 2017 Awards have now closed. Please email [email protected] if you have any questions about your entry.

Plain English Champion

  • Best Organisation
  • Best Individual or Team

Best Plain English Document

  • Public Sector
  • Private Sector

Best Plain English Website

  • Public Sector
  • Private Sector

Best Plain English Sentence Transformation

Best Plain English Annual Report

Best Plain English Legal Document

Best Plain English Technical Communicator

Best Plain English Turnaround

People’s Choice

  • Best Plain English Communication
  • Worst ‘Brainstrain’ Communication