The official call for entries for Garden & Gun's thirteenth annual Made in the South Awards is now open through June 15th. The magazine is seeking Southern-made product entries in six categories: Food, Drink, Home, Style, Outdoors, and Crafts. 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 2022/January 2023 issue, which hits newsstands in November 2022.
This year's Made in the South Awards program will also feature a new 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.
Garden & Gun created the Made in the South Awards in 2010 to celebrate and encourage Southern craftsmanship, and to recognize the best available Southern-made products.
“The Made in the South Awards has been an incredible vehicle for discovering some of the region's most talented makers, designers, artisans, and small business owners, and has become a cornerstone of Garden & Gun,” said David DiBenedetto, senior vice president and editor in chief of the magazine. “Over the past thirteen years, it's been a true joy to witness the profound creativity this program brings to light, and we are excited to seek out even more trailblazers this year.”
All Southern artisans or businesses with a product in one of the six categories (Food, Drink, Home, Style, Outdoors, and Crafts) that will be available for sale through January 2023 may apply. For entry forms, category descriptions, and rules, visit madeinthesouthawards.com. A discounted entry fee of $50 will be available through April 22nd, but entries will be accepted until midnight ET on June 15th. Winners will be publicly announced in the December 2022/January 2023 issue of Garden & Gun, which will hit newsstands in November 2022.
To follow along with the Made in the South Awards, visit us at gardenandgun.com.
