2008 Hartman Excellence in Sportswriting Award
Awarded annually by the Texas Daily Newspaper Association to sports editors and sportswriters of member papers
Information and Rules for Nominations for 2008
- Entries may be submitted only by Texas daily newspapers who are members of TDNA.
- The circulation category in 2008 will be over 100,000. (This award alternates every year between papers with less than 100,000 circulation and papers with more than 100,000).
- The newspaper must designate one coordinator to submit all entries. All contest entries must be accompanied by a cover letter from the candidates supervisor (editor or publisher).
- No less than three and no more than five samples may be submitted. One or more of the three to five samples may be a series if preferred. Samples may be a column, news or feature story. Accompanying photographs are not necessary and will not enhance an entry.
- Submitted samples must have been published in a TDNA member daily newspaper during the calendar year of 2008.
- Samples must be mounted in a 3-hole notebook or an 8-1/2 x 11 scrapbook.
- Winner will be announced and presented with $1,000 cash award and a commemorative plaque at the TDNA Annual Meeting in March.
All entries
must be postmarked no later than January 15, 2009.
Contest entries will not be returned.
Submit entries to :
Hartman Sportswriting Award Competition
Texas Daily Newspaper Association
718 W. 5th, Suite 200
Austin, TX 78701
Email: hturrentine@tdna.org
Past Award Recipients:
2007 - Dave Rogers, The Baytown Sun
2006 - Kevin Robbins, Austin American-Statesman
2005 - Brice Cherry, Waco Tribune-Herald
2004 - Kevin Robbins, Austin American-Statesman
2003 - Brice Cherry, Waco Tribune-Herald
2002 - Kevin Sherrington, The Dallas Morning News
2001 - Bob West, Port Arthur News
2000 - Jim Reeves, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
1999 - Nick Gholson, Wichita Falls Times Record News
1998 - Barry Horn, The Dallas Morning News
1997 - Bob West, Port Arthur News
1996 - Kevin Sherrington, The Dallas Morning News
1995 - Jerry Hill, Waco Tribune-Herald
1994 - Mark McDonald, The Dallas Morning News
1993 - Barry Horn, The Dallas Morning News
1992 - John P. Lopez, Houston Chronicle
1991 - Barry Horn, The Dallas Morning News