While you are preparing your entries for the local PRSA/IABC Landmarks of Excellence contest, you may want to go ahead and get a head start on PRSA's East Central District Diamond Awards competition! The deadline for the Diamond Awards is not until Sept. 17 so you'll have a little more time and the entries you select for Landmarks are most likely eligible for both competitions.

The Diamond Awards are presented to public relations practitioners who have successfully addressed a communications challenge with exemplary professional skill, creativity and resourcefulness. They are open to any public relations professional who is a member of the 16 chapters in the PRSA East Central District or any nonmember whose place of business is within the district's boundaries. The East Central District covers Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, western Pennsylvania and WestVirginia.

Click here for more information and to download the categories and entry form.