El País opens submissions for The Ortega y Gasset Awards for Journalism 2010

The Ortega y Gasset Awards for Journalism, named in honor of the great thinker José Ortega y Gasset and created by El País, are now in their 27th year. The Ortega y Gasset Awards are most prestigious prizes for works of journalism in Spanish, and are given to the most outstanding work published in the Spanish language worldwide. Candidates can be honored in any of four categories: print media, digital media, graphic journalism and outstanding career in journalism.

All work from 2009 is eligible and the closing date for submissions is March 31, 2010. The results will be made known before April 30 and published in El País.

The category of print journalism covers the fields of investigative journalism, reports,articles and opinion pieces. Candidates are required to submit two original copies of the publication in which the work appeared.

In the digital media category, candidates should submit their work after completing the form available online at www.premiosortegaygasset.com. This award recognizes the most outstanding work published on the internet.

In the category for graphic journalism, candidates should submit copies of their work, duplicate on CD or DVD,  and one copy of the magazine or newspaper where their photograph has been published.

Candidates for the award for Outstanding Career in Journalism will be considered after submission of two copies of the proposal detailing the merits of the individual or media being put forward.

The prize money is 15,000 euros in each category and each winner also receives a commemorative sculpture by Eduardo Chillida.

Last year's Ortega y Gasset Awards recognized the work of the Spanish journalists Jorge Martínez Reverte and Amaya García Ortiz de Jocano, and the image of the ex-Prime minister Adollfo Suarez strolling with the King Juan Carlos, taken by Suarez's son, Adolfo Suárez Illana. The Argentinian writer and journalist Tomás Eloy Martínez was also recognized by his long and varied career.

Further information:

The Ortega y Gasset Awards (in Spanish)