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Dear Applicant,
The VOX Awards are recognized as the benchmark of high performance in public relations in the Memphis area. We welcome your submissions of your best work over the past year.
The PRSA Memphis VOX Awards demonstrate professional excellence through a number of categories. We ask that your applications provide judges with details about individual campaigns and tactics through:
- Research, including primary and secondary research and how you used it to guide your planning
- Planning, including information on goals and objectives, target audiences, and budget
- Implementation, including timeline and activities
- Evaluation, including metrics related to goals and objectives, overall results, and any learnings
This year, the PRSA Memphis VOX Award submissions will be judged by a sister chapter. The majority of work submitted should have occurred between August 1, 2025, and August 1, 2026. Most of the work must be created and overseen in the Mid-South/Memphis metropolitan area.
Work that was submitted and highlighted as a finalist or winner in last year's time frame may not be resubmitted, regardless of category.
The deadline for submissions is Friday, September 4, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. CT. Finalists will be announced in early October. Winners will be announced during the VOX Awards ceremony. If you have any questions, contact VOX@prsamemphis.org. PRSA Memphis will also be holding virtual office hours for questions and support through July and August. Check prsamemphis.org for dates and times.
Full listing of categories can be found at prsamemphis.org/VOX or download the VOX 2025 packet.
MEMPHIS PRSA STAR AWARDS
The Rising Star is awarded to a current practitioner with three or fewer years of experience whose work has been exceptional and who is active in professional organizations or community service.
The PR Star is awarded to a current PR practitioner with more than three years of experience whose work has been exceptional and who is active in professional organizations or community service.
The PR Executive of the Year honors a current PR practitioner who is the highest-ranking member of a PR department or division of a Mid-South firm, organization, or institution that has produced exceptional work under the nominee’s leadership. He or she also should have made a notable contribution as a member of a professional organization or through his or her community service.
The PRSA Memphis Chapter Member of the Year is awarded to a PRSA Memphis Chapter member for their outstanding service to the Chapter, its mission, and its members. For the 2026 VOX Award ceremony, the PRSA Memphis Board will vote on this recipient.
The cost per entry is as follows:
Early Bird Deadline – Sunday, July 19, 2026
- $60 for PRSA Memphis members
- $85 for non-members
- $20 for students
Regular submission period – Friday, August 21, 2026
- $75 for PRSA Memphis members
- $100 for non-members
- $35 for students
Last chance deadline to enter – Tuesday, September 1, 2026
- $90 for PRSA Memphis members
- $115 for non-members
- $50 for students
To attend the 2026 VOX event, please remember to buy your tickets and/or consider a sponsorship package through your company or organization.
Jasmine Phillips Jones
PRSA Memphis Chapter President
vox@prsamemphis.org
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