Journalists covering faith and religion in Europe and the Mediterranean are invited to submit their stories to the fourth Piazza Grande Religion Journalism Award. The winner will be announced at the 2025 conference of the European Academy of Religion in Vienna.
The prize, first launched in 2019 by the International Association of Religion Journalists (IARJ) with the support of Fondazione per le Scienze Religiose Giovanni XXIII (FSCIRE), is aimed at honouring and promoting the work of journalists covering religion and spirituality in both mainstream and confessional media that publish regularly in Europe and the countries surrounding the Mediterranean basin.
Over the years, we have received entries from journalists based in over twenty different countries, exploring a wide range of topics related to religion and faith and their intersection with public life, migration, conflicts and human rights, but also with music, art and technology.
Besides the prizes of € 1,200, € 500 and € 250 and a certificate, in this fourth edition, IARJ and Fscire will award each winner with a € 500 travel stipend to travel to Vienna, Austria, for the presentation event, in July 2025.
Entries may be submitted as late as March 31, 2025 – 11:00 am GMT.
An international jury of prominent journalists will select the winner, who will be announced in the framework of the annual conference of the European Academy of Religion-EuARe in Vienna, Austria, on 8-12 July 2024.
Go to the website of IARJ to read more.