CURRENT AWARDS CYCLE

STATUS

Applications Closed

NEXT PHASE

Early Bird Entry (10% Discount with code EARLYBIRD26)
Opens 1 August 2026

Applications are currently closed. While you wait, you can review the Categories, Submission Rules and Eligibility requirements to prepare your submission before entries open on 1 August 2026.

The application form will automatically become available when entries open.

Release Eligibility Period

For the inaugural Meridian Awards cycle, submitted works must have been first publicly released between 1 July 2025 and 31 December 2026, inclusive.

RECOGNITION & AWARDS

Category Winners:

  • Official Meridian Award Trophy
  • Winner Certification
  • Meridian Winner Status

Category Finalists:

  • Official Finalist Certification
  • Meridian Finalist Status

The Meridian Distinction finalists are recognised as contenders for Meridian's highest artistic honour.

Being named a Meridian Finalist represents significant artistic recognition in its own right.