Call for Entries Open for Carles Rahola Local Communication Awards

The Diputació de Girona and the Girona Chapter of the Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya announce the eighteenth edition with seven categories and a total prize fund of 9,600 euros.

Foto : Convocatòria dels XVIII Premis Carles Rahola de Comunicació Local

Diputació de Girona (DDGI)

The Diputació de Girona and the Girona Chapter of the Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya have opened the call for entries for the eighteenth edition of the Carles Rahola Local Communication Awards, aiming to foster journalistic creativity.

The awards include seven categories: journalistic communication project, press, radio (Miquel Diumé award), television, photography, digital information, and institutional communication. The total prize money amounts to 9,600 euros. The journalistic communication project category is awarded 2,400 euros, while the other six categories will each receive 1,200 euros.
Submitted works must have been published, broadcast, or disseminated between January 1 and December 31, 2026. The submission deadline is Tuesday, January 12, 2027. Entries must be submitted exclusively via email to premiscarlesrahola@periodistes.cat.
The complete rules for the Awards, along with the registration form for each category, can be found on the website www.premiscarlesrahola.cat.
In parallel, the call for the Carles Rahola Awards Scholarship has also been launched, with a prize of 3,000 euros. This scholarship, promoted by the Girona City Council in collaboration with the Diputació and the Col·legi de Periodistes, aims to encourage research and investigation into local and regional communication and the history of journalism in the Girona region.
The scholarship is open to registered journalists and university students for unpublished research projects or essays. Proposals can also be submitted until January 12, 2027.
Based on information from the official source: Diputació de Girona (DDGI) (12/11/2026)