The official call for entries for Garden & Gun’s fourteenth annual Made in the South Awards is open through June 20. The magazine is seeking Southern-made product entries in six categories: Home, Crafts, Food, Outdoors, Style, and Drink. The overall winner receives a $10,000 cash prize and is prominently featured alongside the other category winners and runners-up in the magazine’s December 2023/January 2024 issue, which hits newsstands in November 2023.
Additionally, for the second year, the Made in the South Awards program will feature a Sustainability Award, given to an artist or innovator leading the way with not only a noteworthy product, but also responsible production, conservation awareness, and locally driven production. G&G has incorporated this important element into the competition to highlight and advocate for conservation in the South and beyond.
Garden & Gun created the Made in the South Awards in 2010 to celebrate and encourage Southern craftsmanship, and to recognize the best Southern-made products on the market. The recognition has proven to make an impact on the growth of small businesses who have been honored in every category.
ll Southern artisans or businesses with a product in one of the six categories (Home, Crafts, Food, Outdoors, Style, and Drink) that will be available for sale through January 2024 may apply. For entry forms, category descriptions, and rules, visitmadeinthesouthawards.com. Entries will be accepted until midnight ET on June 20. Winners will be publicly announced in the December 2023/January 2024 issue of Garden & Gun, which will hit newsstands in November 2023.
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