Breakthrough has partnered with Helium to bring you the Breakthrough Citizen Journalism Awards. Help raise awareness on immigration laws that deny due process and human rights to immigrants. Share your voice by writing a compelling and unique article for your chance to win.
About the awards
The assignment: Follow Breakthrough’s article guidelines, research the featured topic and write a compelling article for your chance to win.
The awards: Breakthrough will select one winning article. The winning writer will be awarded a short profile print interview to be shown on Breakthrough’s online sites, a $25 iTunes gift card and a custom award certificate. Breakthrough will feature the winning article on its website, in its email newsletters and on its social networking sites including MySpace and Facebook.
Get started
- Pick a title: See Breakthrough’s current contest title below. You can also visit Breakthrough’s two partner pages to learn more and write to more (noncontest) titles:
- Research: Follow Breakthrough’s article guidelines. In order to participate in this month’s contest, you must experience and learn about the laws in Breakthrough’s free online game, ICED – I Can End Deportation. This popular game on immigration has been discussed on MTV.com, CBS, The Huffington Post and more. Breakthrough wants to know what you learn from the game!
Current contest title
There are no active contests at this time. Check back soon for the newest contest title!
Previous contest title
This title is no longer open to the contest but it is still open to receive articles if you would like to write to it.
Visit Breakthrough’s partner page at Helium to learn more about its mission.
Visit Breakthrough’s partner page with Iced at Helium to learn more about its mission.
