Launched in 1995, the Maritime Media Awards honour journalists, authors, filmmakers, digital creators and others whose work in the media has served to create a greater public understanding of maritime issues, and of the UK’s dependence upon the sea.

Entry for the 2023 Maritime Media Awards is now open.

The qualifying period for the 2023 Awards is the year to 31 December 2023 (The 2023 Awards will include the period from July to December 2022 reflecting changes to the Awards made in 2023).

The closing date for nominations is 31 January 2024.

Before submitting a nomination, please ensure you have viewed the relevant award criteria. Please provide as much specific information as possible. After you have submitted a nomination, you will receive confirmation and follow-up emails before the final nomination list is published.

Maritime Media Awards 2023 nomination form

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The nomination

For a description of the award categories see https://www.maritimefoundation.uk/awards/

Category for nomination*

The Desmond Wettern Award for Best Writer

The Maritime Foundation Award for Best Book

The Donald Gosling Award for Best Audio-Visual Production

The Babcock International Award for the Most Influential Use of Social and Immersive Media

Who are you nominating?

Please nominate either a team or individual.

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Reason for nomination*

Supporting information

If you have additional information for your nomination (documents, images or videos) please email awards@maritimefoundation.uk, referencing the nominee by name.

Nominee's/Publisher's/Producer's contact details (if known)

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Terms and conditions

The Maritime Media Awards Committee has absolute discretion to refuse any nomination that does not in its opinion meet the eligibility criteria and reserves the right to reassign nominations to a category it believes is most suited to the information provided in the nomination.

The Judges’ decision is final and no communication will be entered into regarding any decisions made.

The winners of the Maritime Media Awards 2023 will be announced in Spring 2024, and photographs of the winners will be published on the Maritime Foundation website.

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