Entries are now open for the Data Journalism Awards 2017, as of 28 November. Interhacktives are the media partners of this year's awards, and on this podcast, Luke Barratt and Ryan Watts give them an introduction. Past winners have included the Panama Papers, but this year for the first time, there is a category for students and young data journalists! With that in mind, we discuss some of the things that impressed us about last year's winners, and what strategies might help you to win one this time around. The deadline for submission to the Data Journalism Awards 2017 is 7 April 2017. Winners will be announced on 22 June at the DJA 2017 Ceremony & Gala Dinner in Vienna. More details on the Data Journalism Awards website: http://bit.ly/2gvYdTh Süddeutsche Zeitung's award-winning Panama Papers investigation: http://bit.ly/2gvXyBc Al-Jazeera America's successful entry into the Breaking News category, using data to chart the process of an Amtrak train's derailment: http://bit.ly/2gw2tlR