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Phoenix Awards

Thank you to everyone who submitted a Phoenix Awards entry this year!

The entry acceptance period was July 8–August 28, 2026, and work done between June 1, 2025 and May 31, 2026, was eligible for submission. 

Join us at the Awards Celebration!

As you know, our Phoenix Awards and Award of Excellence winners are recognized at our annual Awards Celebration in November. This year, the Awards Celebration will be hosted at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. Buy your tickets or tables today!

2026 Phoenix Awards Finalists

Adrenaline with Lynn Harris Medcalf PR Consulting

Americold G1 Consulting Group Bluetext Agency

Arketi Group and Cox Communications

Arketi Group and Kenco

Arketi Group and METUS

Arketi Group and Stryten Energy

Atlanta Beltline

Atlanta Beltline with TobinInk.

Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau

Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau with Green Media Works

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

City of Winder

Cookerly PR and TopRight on behalf of Fulton County

Cookerly PR for Center for Courageous Kids

Cookerly PR on behalf of AGCO

Cookerly PR on behalf of Atlanta Ballet

Cookerly PR on behalf of Atlanta Housing

Cookerly PR on behalf of Center for Courageous Kids

Cookerly PR on behalf of Kaiser Permanente Georgia

Cookerly PR on behalf of Life University

Cookerly PR on behalf of TRILITH Live

Cookerly PR on behalf of YMCA of Metro Atlanta

Cookerly PR, PXG, PGA TOUR Superstore

Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Digital Pulp, Acquia, and  Annette Filliat Communications

Full Tilt Consulting on behalf of Jones Dairy Farm

Full Tilt Consulting on behalf of Pye-Barker Fire & Safety

Full Tilt Consulting on behalf of RaceTrac. Inc.

Full Tilt Consulting on behalf of Teach in the Peach and College Football Playoff Foundation

Georgia Hospital Association

Georgia Tech College of Computing and School of Computational Science and Engineering

Her Brand & Co., a Full Tilt Company

Hope Beckham Espinosa on behalf of Atlanta Christkindl Market

Jackson Spalding on behalf of Georgia Public Broadcasting

Jackson Spalding on behalf of Orkin

KQ Communications on behalf of Birmingham City Schools

KQ Communications on behalf of Gwinnett County Public Schools

KQ Communications on behalf of Morehouse Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center

KQ Communications on behalf of the Higher Education Leadership Foundation

KW Green Consulting, LLC and 3D Girls, Inc.

MSL on behalf of Dunkin (Inspire Brands)

MSL on behalf of SONIC (Inspire Brands)

Office of the DeKalb County District Attorney

PINEAPPLE on behalf of Brunswick County Tourism Development Authority

PINEAPPLE on behalf of Callaway Resort & Gardens

PINEAPPLE on behalf of Visit LaGrange

ProjectPR on behalf of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Georgia Chapter

R. Henry PR on behalf of Casting for Recovery Georgia

R. Henry PR on behalf of Cheerwine

Single Spark Pictures with NEW’s Public Relations

Smith Douglas Homes, Mudd Productions, Builder Designs

Spelman College

University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

We Thrive Media

Wesleyan College

Youth Villages


Don't forget: Buy your tickets or tables today and join us on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, for our Awards Celebration!

Questions?

Questions about this year’s competition? Reach out to our fabulous committee co-chairs, Jacob Jordan and Cama Gebhart. We look forward to receiving your entries!