2026 Gold Pick Awards

Since 1966, PRSA Colorado's Gold Pick Awards, the state’s most prestigious recognition program for PR practitioners, have honored the region’s best work in public relations.

We’ll recognize this year’s honorees at our annual Gold Pick Awards ceremony on August 27. Join your colleagues to celebrate the PR champions who are setting the gold standard in public relations work in Colorado.

2026 PRSA Colorado Gold Pick Awards Presented and Produced by Sidecar Public Relations

Entry Details

Entry Deadlines and Fees: No extensions beyond these deadlines will be granted. Entrants can submit unlimited entries. The below fees are incurred for each entry submitted.

Early Bird Entries: Entries and payment must be received by 5 p.m. MT on Wednesday, May 27.

Early Bird Pricing: 

Regular Entries:

Regular Entries: Entries and payment must be received by 5 p.m. MT on Friday, June 5.

Regular Pricing: 

Late Entries: 

Late Entries: Entries and payment must be received by 5 p.m. MT on Friday, June 12.

Late Pricing:

All entries from nonprofit organizations, regardless of when submitted, are discounted to $75.

Who is Eligible to Submit

Awards are open to all public relations practitioners who work in Colorado or who have completed assignments for Colorado-based clients. An individual or organization does not have to be a member of PRSA Colorado to enter. At least some part of the program must have occurred in 2025. Entries tend to have better chances of winning when they can demonstrate measurement or evaluation against initial objectives.

How to Enter

All entries must be submitted online by 5 p.m. MT on Friday, June 12. To receive discounted entry fees, submit before the corresponding deadlines listed above.

All entry fees are nonrefundable.

Entrants must select a single category per entry; however, entrants may choose to enter their program in more than one category, provided that it applies to the specific criteria stated within that category. Judges will not move entries into other categories.

Judging

PRSA Colorado demands the highest standards for Gold Pick judging. Two to three judges, at least one of whom has 10 years or more years of practice or APR, will evaluate each entry. Professionals with a wealth of experience in specific category topics will judge entries in that category. Conversely, judges who have little experience in an entry’s category topic will instead seek out submissions that reflect their area of expertise.

Judges closely follow the guidelines outlined in the Call for Entries as well as the judging criteria for campaign and component entries. Please note that some categories may not receive awards if the judges determine the entries do not merit recognition. Judges’ decisions are final. Complete details on judging criteria are available online at  www.prsacolorado.org.

Additional Awards

Grand Gold Pick Award

The annual Grand Gold Pick Award goes to the “best in show” campaign entry that receives the highest overall score of the year.