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The Call for Entries for the 18th Annual GLAAD Media Awards is now CLOSED.  

Please check back in September 2007 for the Call for Entries for the 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards.  If you wish to be added to the e-mail list to receive a notice when the Call for Entries is issued, please e-mail Jonathan Rosales at rosales@glaad.org with "Add to Call for Entries" in the subject line.  Please indicate what name and e-mail address should be added to the list.

The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor mainstream media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Eligibility period: January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006

Call for Entries Announced: September 26, 2006

Submission deadline: Materials must be received by December 1, 2006, 6:00 p.m. PST

Why is the submission deadline before the end of the eligibility period?: GLAAD will consider media images which appear during the month of December. However, we require that all media projects which appeared before December 1 be submitted by the December 1 deadline. If you have a project that you know will appear during the month of December, please contact GLAAD at submissions@glaad.org to make special arrangements for submission.

Nominees announced: Nominees will be announced at an event in Park City, Utah during the Sundance Film Festival in mid-January, 2007. (Please check back for exact date.)

Winners announced: Winners are announced at each of the 18th Annual GLAAD Media Awards events: New York on March 26; Los Angeles on April 14; San Francisco on April 28; and Miami on May 10.

Award Categories in Each City: The 39 categories will be divided between the four cities. In mid-February GLAAD will announce which awards will be given out in which city. (Due to the number of categories and limited amount of show time, not all awards will be announced onstage.)

Broadcast Date: For the third consecutive year, the New York and Los Angeles GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies will be televised on Logo, MTV Networks' cable channel for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender viewers and their allies. (Expected to air third week in April. Please check back for exact air date.)

HOW TO SUBMIT

Download an entry form and mail it with supporting materials to GLAAD. You may not submit online, via e-mail or fax. Further details about submitting an entry are provided on the entry form.

If you have additional questions after you have reviewed the entry form, please refer to the FAQ, or e-mail submissions@glaad.org.