Rosemary Goodchild Award for sexual health journalism 2013

The Rosemary Goodchild Award 2013 is part of the UK Sexual Health Awards 2013.

NOMINATIONS FOR 2013 ARE NOW CLOSED.

Thw winner will be announced at a glittering ceremony in London on 14 March.

The Rosemary Goodchild Award celebrates the best writing about sexual health issues.

The annual £500 prize is decided by FPA and a guest health journalist. Winning articles have discussed themes as varied as vasectomies for men and the best sex toys for women.

The award was established by the family of former FPA Press Officer, Rosemary Goodchild, who died of ovarian cancer in 1988.

Who can enter?

The award is open to all national and regional press, consumer magazines and professional journal writers.

Commissioned articles appearing as online content on UK websites only are also acceptable.

Articles should meet these criteria:

• Must be primarily about a sexual health issue. This could include sex and relationships education, sexual health services, sexually transmitted infections, sexuality and gender, sex and the law, pregnancy, abortion or contraception.
• Must be factually correct
• Must be medically sound.
• Should help encourage positive changes in people’s behaviour.