About the Golden Quills
2026 Quill winners announced.
2026 Quill winners announced.
We are proud to receive more than 1,100 entries each year from across Western Pennsylvania, as well as parts of Ohio and West Virginia.
Each year, the Golden Quills contest honors dozens of journalists and news outlets in our region for their expert storytelling and accountability work.
Maggie Jones Patterson, a journalism professor at Duquesne University, was honored with the Service to Journalism Award at the 2025 Golden Quill Awards.
2026 Golden Quill winners announced
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2026 Golden Quill winners announced 📰
Press Club Announces Winners of 2026 Golden Quill Awards
PITTSBURGH, May 18, 2026 — The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania announced the winners of the 62nd Golden Quill Awards tonight at Rivers Casino, Pittsburgh, recognizing professional and student excellence in written, photographic, design, broadcast, audio, video and digital journalism in Western Pennsylvania and nearby counties in Ohio and West Virginia.
During the dinner and awards ceremony, the Press Club honored Michelle Wright, who recently retired from WTAE-TV, with its President’s Award and the Women’s Press Club of Pittsburgh with its Service to Journalism Award.
Kaitlyn Hughes, Duquesne University rising senior, received the Bob Fryer Memorial Scholarship and Penn State rising senior Annelise Hanson, the Press Club Scholarship.