entry deadline EXTENDED TO MIDNIGHT, FEB. 18, 2022
Honoring Quality
News that Matters
Enter Long Island hyperlocal news as well as New York Metro Area Regional News and National News of any topic (No Long Island focus required for metro and national news). Quality news is news that matters to us all.

Expanding Folio Awards
The Folio Awards began in the early 1980’s as a way to recognize quality Long Island news, and has since expanded to include New York Metro and National News that has no Long Island-specific requirement. Why? Because, ultimately, we’re all connected.
News categories
News and feature stories may be entered into the following categories. Categories do change from year to year, so please review them all before you begin.
- N1. Story of the Year
- N2. Best Newscast (Submit One)
- N3. Best Newspaper (Print or Digital- Submit One)
- N4. Best News Special Report
- N5. Best Talk Show/Magazine (Submit One)
- N6. Breaking News
- N7. Coronavirus Pandemic Coverage
- N8. Arts & Culture
- N9. Business
- N10. Best Column (Submit One)
- N11. Commentary
- N12. Community Affairs
- N13. Community Service
- N14. Consumer Issues
- N15. Continuing News Story (Include First Story and up to 4 follow-up stories.)
- N16. Editorial Cartoon
- N17. Editorial
- N18. Education (Sean A. Fanelli Award)
- N19. Election Coverage
- N20. Enterprise (May be a series)
- N21. Environment
- N22. Feature
- N23. Health
- N24. History
- N25. Housing
- N26. Immigration
- N27. Investigative Reporting
- N28. Nonprofit News (news about a nonprofit organization)
- N29. Politics
- N30. Public Service
- N31. Public Policy
- N32. Real Estate & Development
- N33. Religion
- N34. Science
- N35. Animal Welfare
- N36. Transportation
- N37. Watchdog
- N38. Weather, Boating & Coastal
- N39. Youth Issues
- N40. Best Multimedia Package:
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- N41. Pandemic Recovery
- N42. Main Street News
- N43. Jan. 6 Coverage
- N44. Technology & Social Media Coverage
- N45. Opioid Epidemic