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The PETA Citizen Journalism Awards


People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has partnered with Helium to bring you the PETA Citizen Journalism Awards. Help raise awareness on animal rights by writing unique, compelling articles. You could be recognized as the winning citizen journalist, and your article could be featured on PETA’s blog, the PETA Files. Winning writers will receive a gift certificate to PETACatalog.com and a PETA Citizen Journalist Award.

About the awards

The assignment: PETA will feature one new title each month. Follow PETA’s article guidelines, research the featured topic and write a compelling article for your chance to win.

The awards: PETA will pick one winning article each month. The winning writer will receive a $50 gift certificate to PETACatalog.com and a customized PETA Citizen Journalism Award. PETA will feature the winning articles on its homepage blog, the PETA Files.

Get started

  1. Pick a title: See PETA’s current contest title below. You can also visit PETA’s partner page at Helium to learn more about its mission and to write to more (noncontest) titles.
  2. Research: Follow PETA’s article guidelines. Learn more about factory farming by visiting PETA’s vegetarian website, Go Veg.com. You may use material available on PETA’s website or from other reputable sources. Please attribute all sources used.
  3. Write: Write a unique and persuasive article in 1,000 words or less.

Current contest titles

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.

Be sure to check out the winners from all of our Citizen Journalism contests!.

Check out Helium’s Citizen Journalism Resources

Check out Helium’s Citizen Journalism Resources for tips and tools to help hone your skills for reporting and writing. Also, Helium has partnered with the National Press Club. Learn how you can join!

Team up with the National Press Club

The 100-year-old National Press Club has extended membership invitations to Helium’s five-star writers. Qualify and you can apply to the news club that the nation’s most notable journalists, government officials and top news sources call home. Find out how.

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The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting is partnering with Helium to get your voice heard on the most pressing issues of the day. Write your best articles on questions raised by Pulitzer Center-sponsored reporting projects around the globe. The winning essays will be showcased on the Pulitzer Center’s website and on Helium. Find out more.

The ResearchSEA – Asia Research News Citizen Journalism Awards

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