Good news! We’ve extended the deadline to submit entries for the Touchstone Awards to Wednesday, July 22.
Whether your best work appeared in print, digital, broadcast, audio, photojournalism or public relations, there’s still time to have it recognized among the region’s best in journalism and communications.
Complete your entry here:
2026 Touchstone Awards Entry Form
Join us as we celebrate the best in local journalism and communications at the 2026 Touchstone Awards on Thursday, Sept. 10, from 5–9 p.m. at WGTE Public Media.
Spotlight: Emerging News Media Professional Award
Help us recognize the next generation of outstanding journalists and communications professionals. The Emerging News Media Professional Award honors an early-career professional who has demonstrated exceptional talent, professionalism and promise.
Know someone who deserves the recognition? We encourage you to submit a nomination before the deadline.
Learn more and nominate:
2026 Emerging News Media Professional
Emerging News Media Professional nominations are free to submit.
Before You Submit
Please remember:
- Complete an entry form for each submission.
- Include a brief description of the entry and any information you’d like the judges to consider.
- Entries will be judged by a panel of journalism professionals from outside the Toledo region.
- Eligible work must have been produced or published between May 15, 2025 and May 14, 2026.
- Entries may not have been submitted for previous Touchstone Award consideration.
- Review the full list of categories, including journalism, public relations and student divisions.
How to Submit
- Complete this entry form for each nomination.
- Pay your entry fees online or by mail (Press Club of Toledo, P.O. Box 2469, Toledo, Ohio 43606).
Entry Fees
$10 — Students
$25 — Press Club of Toledo members
$50 — One submission plus a new Press Club membership
$75 — Nonmembers
The 2026 Touchstone Awards are supported in part by SSOE Group.