Mind, a leading national charity for mental health, is looking for its Journalist of the Year 2010.
Here last year's winner, Eleanor Harding, talks about the work that won her the award and the effect writing about mental health has had on her and her career:
"The award was in recognition of articles written for our newsgroup's campaign, "Mental Health, It's Everyone's Business". We published fortnightly features which aimed to destroy the myths surrounding mental illness, something we learnt much from ourselves. The articles explored a range of illnesses including body dysmorphic disorder, schizophrenia and post traumatic stress disorder. Through interviews with experts and case studies, we were able to create concise, fact-based articles which we felt raised awareness of mental illness while showing the local community where they could go to for help.
"One year on, so much has changed. I'm now a senior reporter and health correspondent at the Wandsworth Guardian, and I've been working on some really exciting side projects too."
The awards celebrate exceptional writing on mental health in national, local, trade and consumer press.
To be eligible articles should have been published in England and/or Wales between March 21, 2009 and March 22, 2010. The closing date for nominations is March 29, 2010.
If you have seen work during the year that you would like to nominate or have written about mental health yourself in the press, visit Mind's website.
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