Georgina Henry Award 2027

Georgina Henry Award

The Georgina Henry Award is an annual £4,000 prize supporting original and innovative journalism. The award is named in memory of Georgina Henry, the Guardian’s former deputy editor and a past Chair of Women in Journalism. It is designed to help women journalists develop bold ideas, new approaches, and innovative projects across all areas of the industry and is sponsored by Wiggin LLP.

Judges look for evidence of impact and genuine innovation, whether through new ideas, approaches or principles. Applications are welcomed from across all journalistic disciplines, including written, audio, and video journalism.

How to apply

Applications open on 1 November and will close at 23.59pm on November 29. As our team of judges are all volunteers, we are unable to accept any late entries.

Applications are submitted online and must include a clear outline of the proposed project, along with examples of previous work and any relevant supporting material. Applicants should explain how the prize would be used and what impact it would have on their journalism. All applications are reviewed by an independent judging panel.

Advice on putting together a strong entry can be found here.

Apply HERE

Prize requirements

To apply, you must:

  • be a woman working in the UK journalism industry; preference will be given to applicants whose work is not supported by a large media organisation
  • work in any journalistic discipline or format, including print, audio, video or multimedia; applicants may be at any career stage
  • submit examples of previous work and any relevant supporting material; projects may be at any stage of development
  • be able to attend the Awards if shortlisted, where the winner will be announced (Women in Journalism can help with costs where this is a barrier)

The successful applicant will join the Women in Journalism committee and become an honorary Women in Journalism Fellow. Prize recipients are also asked to reflect on their year with the award and share their learning with Women in Journalism members.

Previous winners

  • 2025 Emma Guy, Editor, Leicester Gazette, Subtext, a media literacy charity working with young people in hard-to-reach communities
  • 2024 Sophia Smith Galer, Journalist, Sophina, a social video scriptwriting and teleprompting tool designed by and for journalists
  • 2023 Rhiannon Davies, Founder, the Scottish Beacon, a collaborative network of independent and hyperlocal newsrooms across Scotland
  • 2022 Kate Samuelson, Founder and Editor in Chief of Cheapskate, a weekly newsletter to make living in the capital more spontaneous and affordable
  • 2021 Rachel Charlton-Dailey, Founder and Editor in Chief of The Unwritten, an online publication centering the voices of disabled people
  •  2020 Megan Lucero, Director of The Bureau Local, a collaborative network of almost 1,500 people to tell investigative stories from the ground up
  • 2019 Olivia Crellin, Founder of PressPad, a social enterprise that matched interns with working journalists to offer accommodation and mentoring
  • 2018 Jem Collins, Founder of Journo Resources, a social enterprise to provide free support and resources to journalists at all career stages
  •  2017 Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff, Deputy Editor of gal-dem magazine, a magazine by and for women and non-binary people of colour
  • 2016 Laura Bates, Founder of Everyday Sexism, a record of stories of sexism faced by ordinary women in ordinary places 

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Previous winners

  • 2025 Emma Guy, Editor, Leicester Gazette, Subtext