2011 Consensus IT Writers Awards - Winners Announced
Previous Winners | IT Writers Nomination | Editors Nomination | Website Nomination | Editor Release Form | Kester Award | Kester Nomination
The Consensus IT Writers Awards were presented at Dimension Data in Sydney on Friday 21st October. They honour the quality of Information Technology journalism and writing in IT and industry publications. They are sponsored by Dimension Data and supported and endorsed by the Australian Computer Society. They are run alongside the 2011 Consensus IT Professional Awards.
Some Winners of the IT Professional & IT Writers Awards with (l) Phil Argy, Past President ACS
The "Kester" Lifetime Achievment Award was presented to Stuart Kennedy, Editor Australian IT, for his contribution to the industry as a jouralist and editor for more than 25 years. Kester Award
The Awards are structured to reflect both the individual excellence of journalists and writers, and also reward consistency in publication values for titles.
Our thanks to the judges who participated this year:
Abbass Ghanbary, Ashley Maher, Bill Kirkpatrick, Helen Hasan, Jim Foskett, Keith Sherringham, Mark Hollands, Nick Canny, Peter Yardley, Preetha Shekar, Simon Malian and Stuart Cumming. Click here for a profile of the 2010 JudgesWinners & Finalists of the 2011 IT Writers Awards
Click on Winner in the table below to read the winning articles| Best Feature | ||
| Georgina Swan | Editor, CIO Australia | Winner |
| David Braue | Contributor at Mediaconnect and Australian Macworld, Columnist and Contributor at ZDNet Australia | Finalist |
| Nick Ross
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Editor, ABC Technology and Games | Finalist |
| Best Investigative | ||
| David Braue | Contributor at Mediaconnect and Australian Macworld, Columnist and Contributor at ZDNet Australia | Winner |
| Nick Ross
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Editor, ABC Technology and Games | Finalist |
| Elly Hart | Night Editor, Gizmodo Australia | Finalist |
| Best News | ||
| Simon Sharwood | Journalist, JargonMaster Corporate Communications | Finalist |
| Chloe Herrick
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Journalist, Enterprise Division, CIO, Computerworld, Techworld, CFO | Winner |
| Best Technical | ||
| David Braue | Contributor at Mediaconnect and Australian Macworld, Columnist and Contributor at ZDNet Australia | Finalist |
| Nick Ross
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Editor, ABC Technology and Games | Finalist |
| Angus Kidman
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Editor, Lifehacker Australia | Winner |
| Most Controversial | ||
| Jeanne-Vida Douglas
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Web Editor/Journalist, Fairfax Business Media | Finalist |
| Nick Ross
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Editor, ABC Technology and Games | Winner |
| David Braue | Contributor at Mediaconnect and Australian Macworld, Columnist and Contributor at ZDNet Australia | Finalist |
| Most Entertaining | ||
| Matthew Dickerson | Editor, CRN | Finalist |
| Nick Ross
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Editor, ABC Technology and Games | Finalist |
| David Braue | Contributor at Mediaconnect and Australian Macworld, Columnist and Contributor at ZDNet Australia | Finalist |
| Mark Serrels | Editor, Kotaku Australia | Winner |
| Best Website | ||
| www.computerworld.com.au |
Computerworld | Finalist |
| www.alluremedia.com.au |
Kotaku Australia | Finalist |
| www.itwire.com.au |
ITWire | Winner |
2010 IT Writers Awards
The 2010 Awards were presented at Dimension Data in Sydney last October. Click on Previous Winners above to see the full list of Winners & Finalists. In addition the Kester Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Stuart Corner, long-time journalist, co-founder and Editor of ExchangeDaily at ITWire.
Stuart Corner receives the "Kester" from Graeme Philipson (l) and Paul Fletcher MP, Federal Member for Bradfield (r)
The 2011 Timetable is as follows:
| Event | Date |
| Nominations open | September 2011 |
| Final receipt of entries | End of September 2011 |
| Judging begins | First week of October 2011 |
| Award Announcements
Venue: Dimension Data, Level 6, 121-127 Harrington Street The Rocks NSW 2000 |
Friday 21st October 2011 |
| Post Awards media and PR | Oct / Nov 2011 |
Categories for the IT Writers Awards are as follows:
- Most Controversial Writer
- Most Entertaining Writer
- Best Feature Writer
- Best News Writer
- Best Investigative Writer
- Best Technical Writer
- Best Website
- Best Editor
Only one entry per category is allowed per person. The article or publication must have been written or produced by an Australian writer. In addition, in 2001 the judges inaugurated the annual Kester Cranswick Life Time Achievement Award, in recognition of his high standard of journalism and esteem that he was held by his peers.
