Welcome to The Day's Global Young Journalist Awards 2024!
Catch up and watch the 2024 awards ceremony on-demand NOW, plus read and view all of our winning entries here! Plus, make sure that you sign up to be the first to hear updates on our 2025 competition!
Check out all of our 2024 winners!
Congratulations to all of our fantastic winners, runners-up, and shortlisted entries!
Meet our 2024 Judges!
This year, our launch coincides with International Women’s Day, where we honour an exceptional all-female panel of remarkable women. Get ready to be inspired by the incredible lineup of trailblazing women, including MP Jess Phillips, Chief Executive at the British Science Association Hannah Russell, Olympian Heather Fisher, journalist and presenter of CBBC Newsround Emma-Louise Amanshia, cognitive neuropsychologist and epidemiologist Sarah Bauermeister, journalist Suyin Haynes, speaker Meena Wood, 2023 Global Young Journalist Award winner Jenin Al Shalabi, and journalist Rose Stokes!
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Sign up here to be added to our monthly newsletter and receive expert journalism advice from our network of winners and industry professionals. Plus, you'll be the first to hear when the next competition launches! Please note, the Global Young Journalist Awards 2025 will only be open to our member schools through our Student Voices initiative.
What are the Global Young Journalist Awards?
Are you ready to become the next award-winning journalist? Well, you’re in luck because The Global Young Journalist Awards are here to help you unleash your inner storyteller!
This competition is free and accessible for all 7-18 year olds, with flexible formats and 10 categories including:
- Mental Health, sponsored by BrainWaves
- Technology
- Climate
- Science
- Equality
- Sports
- Politics
- Media
- Health
- Financial
This contest offers young people worldwide the chance to share their stories and win their work published, a trophy, certificate and tech, not to mention feedback from our judges and journalists! (click here to read our competition T&C’s)
The competition was launched in 2022 by Richard Addis, founder and editor of The Day, and it is fast becoming the most prestigious of its kind. Last year the competition received a whopping 550 entries from every continent except Antarctica.
Participating in journalism allows you to develop a range of skills, such as storytelling, communication, research, global awareness, oracy, and fact-checking. Plus, it’s an excellent way to boost your confidence and literacy skills!
Want to create your own piece of journalistic work? Check out our guidance page!
The editorial team at The Day has provided guidelines for six different formats of journalism. Click here to read our format guidance.
View our video hub:
Whether you’re looking for tips for your entry, or want to find out a bit more about the awards, be sure to view our video hub and look out for new content soon!
Click here to see our bank of inspiration video content.
See our previous winners:
Blog & news updates
Find inspiration and news on our blog page.
Previous Judges
Thank you to our Mental Health Category sponsor!
We thank BrainWaves for generously sponsoring the Mental Health category at the 2024 Global Young Journalist Awards. Their commitment to student well-being and empowering young journalists is highly appreciated.
BrainWaves aims to enable young people to learn more about themselves using science-based tools for good mental health and equip teachers with the confidence to promote positive student mental health.
Thank you to all of our 2024 supporters!
We would also like to thank our other supporters:
