Catholic Media Association

The 2024 Awards program judging begins March 1, 2024 and concludes April 7, 2024. Judging instructions, sign up form and contracts are sent to individual recipients after approved to judge.

If you or you know of someone who is interested in judging one of the four programs, please read the information below and contact Awards@CatholicMediaAssociation.org for more information.

If you are a judge for the Media Awards click here then click my accont and view my assignments to view assigments.
If you are a judge for the Book Awards click here then click my accont and view my assignments to view assigments.
If you are a judge for the Gabriel Awards click here then click my accont and view my assignments to view assigments.
If you are a judge for the Collegiate Awards click here then click my accont and view my assignments to view assigments.

To view submissions in progress you will need to go to the home screen and view your applications.

If you are a judge, please use the navigation tool box to the left to find your assignments to review and judge.

If you need any assistance or have any questions, please email awards@catholicmediaassociation.org

Judging the Catholic Media Awards

Qualifications for a Catholic Media Awards judge include:

Professional journalism experience
A background knowledge of Catholicism
Preference given to people fluent in Spanish (NOT REQUIRED QUALIFICATION)
Judge CANNOT be a CMA member or an employee of a CMA member publication
must have a background in the category you would like to judge

The judging period for the Catholic Media Awards takes place March 1, 2024 through April 7, 2024. New judges are typically assigned about 100 entries but you have the option to choose an amount.

resume is required for consideration

For more information please email Awards@CatholicMediaAssociation.org

Judging the CMA Book Awards

Qualifications for a CMA Book Awards judge include:

Knowledge of the publishing industry
Background knowledge of Catholicism
Background knowldedge of the category you would like to judge
Judge CAN NOT be a CMA member or an employee of a CMA member publication

The judging period for the CMA Book Awards takes place March 1, 2024 through April 7, 2024. New judges are typically assigned about 10 entries (books) but you have the option to choose an amount.

resume is required for consideration

For more information please email Awards@CatholicMediaAssociation.org

Judging the CMA St. Juan Diego Collegiate Awards

Qualifications for a CMA St. Juan Diego Collegiate judge include:

Knowledge of the publishing industry
Background knowledge of Catholicism
Background knowldedge of the category you would like to judge
Judge CAN be a CMA member or an employee of a CMA member publication

The judging period for this program takes place March 1, 2024 through April 7, 2024. New judges are typically assigned about 1 to 2 categories but you have the option to choose an amount.

resume is required for consideration

For more information please email Awards@CatholicMediaAssociation.org

Judging the CMA Gabriel Awards

Qualifications for a CMA Gabriel Awards judge include:

Knowledge of the media industry
Background knowldedge of the category you would like to judge
Judge CAN be a CMA member or an employee of a CMA member publication

The judging period for the Gabriel Awards takes place March 1, 2024 through april 7, 2024. New judges are typically assigned two to five categories but you have the option to choose an amount.

resume is required for consideration.

For more information please email Awards@CatholicMediaAssociation.org