SFJ Excellence-in-Features Awards

The annual Excellence-in-Features journalism contest is a celebration of the craft of storytelling on a variety of platforms. SFJ awards prizes in a variety of categories, including narrative story, food criticism, visual storytelling, features beat portfolio, first-person narrative/essay and inclusion and representation.

We announced the winners of our 2025 contest on May 22, 2025! Visit our blog or see below for details.

Each first-place winner receives a $300 cash award.

2025 Contest Information

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Division 1 winners of SFJ 2025 Excellence-in-Features journalism awards
Division 1 winners of SFJ 2025 Excellence-in-Features journalism awards

Here are the winners in Division 1 of SFJ’s 2025 Excellence-in-Features journalism contest! First-place winners receive $300.

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Past Winners

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Division 1 winners of SFJ 2025 Excellence-in-Features journalism awards

Here are the winners in Division 1 of SFJ’s 2025 Excellence-in-Features journalism contest! First-place winners receive $300.

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Division 2 winners of SFJ 2025 Excellence-in-Features journalism awards

Here are the winners in Division 2 of SFJ’s 2025 Excellence-in-Features journalism contest! First-place winners receive $300.

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Division 3, Combined winners of SFJ 2025 Excellence-in-Features journalism awards

Here are the winners in Division 3 and the Combined division of SFJ’s 2025 Excellence-in-Features journalism contest! First-place winners receive $300.

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Division 3, combined category winners of SFJ 2024 Excellence-in-Features journalism awards

Winners from the largest circulation publications and from digital-only organizations in the 2024 SFJ Excellence-in-Features journalism contest.

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