Best Plain English Sentence Transformation award
Entry requirements
This award recognises the best plain English rewrite of an ‘unplain’ sentence by a New Zealand organisation.
The original sentence must be difficult for its intended audience to understand.
Entries must:
- include both the original sentence and the rewrite
- be submitted by the organisation the sentence belongs to.
The original sentence must be one sentence. The rewrite can be more than one sentence.
You cannot enter a extract from a document that has been edited or proofread by Write Limited or Maryland Spencer, a judge for this award.
Prizes for this award
The winner of the Best Plain English Sentence Transformation award will receive:
- a stunning steel and bronze trophy produced for the Awards by Wellington sculptor Campbell Maud
- the latest StyleWriter plain English editing software — single-user licence (from Editor Software)
- a place on any of Write Limited's 1-day public workshops.
Please email [email protected] if you have any questions.
Judging process for the 2012 Plain English Awards