The trophy for Rising Star of the Year will be awarded to the best new financial journalist covering the financial services market, with separate trophies for B2B and Consumer winners.

Entrants for Rising Star of the Year (Consumer) will need to have started their first consumer financial journalism role after 1 January 2021 and entrants for Rising Star of the Year (B2B) will need to have started their first B2B financial journalism role after 1 January 2021.

Entering is a great way to highlight the positive start you have made as a financial journalist and celebrate your individual achievements.

Judges will be looking for evidence that you were the top new financial journalist in 2023.

Did you quickly establish yourself as a dependable source of skilled financial journalism?

Were you able to successfully adapt to your beat and learn the ropes in record time?

Did you seek out opportunities to make great industry contacts and enhance your knowledge of your sector?

Did you develop an understanding of your audience and consistently highlight issues important to them?

Did your fresh approach to your sector enable you to provide new perspectives or offer valuable guidance and analysis?

Rising Star of the Year (B2B) Sponsored by Nucleus

Rising Star of the Year (Consumer) Sponsored by Scottish Friendly

All categories are free to enter and the entry period runs until 11pm Friday 16 February 2024. 

You'll need to submit:

• A short supporting statement (maximum 250 words) explaining why you should be considered for this award and why your submission deserves to win.
• Three examples of your work, features, articles, investigations, etc, showcasing your skill as a journalist.
• A headshot of yourself for use in relevant Awards collateral and on the night at the Headlinemoney Awards ceremony.

Past winners:

Hall of Fame - All journalist winners

Entries can be made here – just register and create an account to enter in the various awards categories. If you have  entered previous Headlinemoney Awards, you will already have an existing account. Please enter the email and password you used last year, or click the 'forgot password' link if you need to reset this. Please note, this awards entry account is separate to your Headlinemoney.co.uk account.

Please enter as many categories as you can, to demonstrate your expertise and have the best chance of scooping a trophy in July 2024.

All entries are free and submissions must be from the calendar year 2023.

Category shortlists will be announced in April 2024 following a two-stage judging process running from February to early April.

Good luck and we look forward to receiving your entries!