IABC/SC Palmetto Awards 2025
The IABC/SC Palmetto Awards happen annually and recognize exceptional communicators across South Carolina. All entries are judged and scored individually, not against one another, and can win either an award of Merit or Excellence with the highest scoring entry being crowned “Star of the Show.” In entering the Palmetto Awards, you not only have the chance to premier and benchmark your hard work against the best in the profession, but you also receive high-quality feedback from our judges. These judges are seasoned communications professionals from around the world.
From internal communications to video production, our entries cover a multitude of communication types, and all categories can be found here.
What to Enter: Work implemented, published or broadcast between June 1, 2024, and Aug. 25, 2025. If a long-term strategy was developed before June 2024 and was not previously entered, it is eligible for entry. If you entered your work in 2023 or 2024 and it did not win an award, you may revise and re-enter your project as long as the work was implemented, published or broadcast between June 1, 2022, and the day of submission. Entries that have won in previous years may not be resubmitted.
Entry Deadlines and Costs:
| Entrant Category | <Early Deadline (July 21, 2025 by 5 p.m.) |
Final Deadline (Aug. 25, 2025 by 5 p.m.) |
| IABC Member | $150 | $175 |
| Non-Member | $200 | $250 |
| Student | $100 | $125 |
Before you begin working on your entries, download and review the 2025 Palmetto Awards Call for Entries.
Click here to see the 2024 Palmetto Award winners, along with winners from years past.
