Read some of the feedback we\u2019ve had from judges about this year\u2019s finalists below.<\/p>\n

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• \u2018All three judges found this to be the very best group of entries we have seen in our many years judging these awards.\u2019<\/li>\n
• \u2018We applaud the effort everyone has made to follow the principles of plain writing.\u2019<\/li>\n
• \u2018You can be especially proud to win this category among these excellent entries!\u2019<\/li>\n
• \u2018The friendly, light tone in this rewrite is a delight.\u2019<\/li>\n
• \u2018When I finished the rewrite I said aloud \u201cOoh \u2013 awesome\u201d.\u2019<\/li>\n
• \u2018Overall this is an excellent effort.\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  Winners will be announced on 23 November<\/h2>\n

  We\u2019ll announce our winners at the Awards ceremony in Wellington on 23 November. We\u2019ll also publish the list of winners on our website later that evening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  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\u2019t let the cat out of the bag. \u2018Ooh \u2014 awesome\u2019 Read some of the feedback we\u2019ve had from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1862,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16,23,40,1],"tags":[20,41,19,22],"yoast_head":"\n