From shortlists to finalists — decisions have been tough. Photo by Gaelle Marcel on Unsplash

After some tough deliberations from our judges, here are the finalists in the 2017 Plain English Awards.

As with our shortlists, entries are in no particular order. We haven’t published finalists in some categories so we don’t let the cat out of the bag.

‘Ooh — awesome’

Read some of the feedback we’ve had from judges about this year’s finalists below.

• ‘All three judges found this to be the very best group of entries we have seen in our many years judging these awards.’
• ‘We applaud the effort everyone has made to follow the principles of plain writing.’
• ‘You can be especially proud to win this category among these excellent entries!’
• ‘The friendly, light tone in this rewrite is a delight.’
• ‘When I finished the rewrite I said aloud “Ooh – awesome”.’
• ‘Overall this is an excellent effort.’

Winners will be announced on 23 November

We’ll announce our winners at the Awards ceremony in Wellington on 23 November. We’ll also publish the list of winners on our website later that evening.