May 31, 2018   SOURCE: PR NewsWire

2018 Automotive Heritage Journalism Awards (AHJA) Organizers Call For Entries

2018 Automotive Heritage Journalism Awards (AHJA) Organizers Call For Entries

WILLIAMSTON, Mich., May 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- THE 2018 AUTOMOTIVE HERITAGE JOURNALISM AWARDS will be presented at the Concours d'Elegance of America at The Inn at St. John's, Plymouth, MI, on July 29, hosted by the Concours, Brembo and the National Automotive History Collection at the Detroit Public Library.

According to awards producer, Steve Purdy, "We are celebrating the importance of automotive history and culture; classic, antique and collector vehicles; automotive enthusiasm and related topics by presenting an extraordinary series of awards during the Concours d'Elegance of America. The awards focus on the best-told stories in a variety of categories, without regard to media platform, presented for consumption in calendar 2017."

Entry Fee: $50. Entry Deadline: June 30, 2018. Winners determined: July 15, 2018

Details at: https://autoheritageawards.com/journalism-awards-2018/**

Automotive Heritage Awards program includes:

    --  Automotive Heritage Journalism Awards - 10 categories define nuances
        within automotive heritage topics. Submissions, judging and
        administration are all online.** Winners will be those who tell the best
        story without regard to media platform.
    --  Concept Vehicle of the Year - will honor design excellence among concept
        vehicles revealed to the public during the 2017-2018 auto show season.
    --  Future Concept Vehicle of the Year - is an honor bestowed by the Friends
        of the National Automotive History Collection at the Detroit Public
        Library for that new vehicle that will most likely be seen at car shows
        25 years hence.
    --  Lifetime Achievement Award - honors someone for whom a substantial part
        of his or her career has been devoted to automotive heritage and who
        made the most impact with their work. This selection will be made in
        part by past recipients. A permanent display of all the Lifetime
        Achievement winners will be installed in the LeMay-America's Car Museum.

EDITORS' AND PHOTOGRAPHERS' NOTE:

Journalism judged by panels of accomplished journalists led by Brian Baker, Society of Automotive Historians. Judging criteria favor the stories best told - overall quality, significance, precision, journalistic integrity and aesthetics.

Trophies by Alex Buchan, renowned automotive fine art sculpture. Master of Ceremonies is Ed Lucas.

Sponsorships are available from $100 to $3,500.

For full details go to: www.autoheritageawards.com.

CONTACT: STEVE PURDY, SHUNPIKER PRODUCTIONS, LLC, 517-881-8564, stevepurdy@gmail.com

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