We are now accepting entries for G&G’s 2025 Made in the South Awards. One winner and three runners-up in each of the awards’ six categories—plus one special Sustainability Award winner—will be featured in the pages of our December 2025/January 2026 issue, and the overall winner will receive a $10,000 prize.
For sixteen years now, the Made in the South Awards have celebrated the region’s most talented artisans, makers, small-business owners, and entrepreneurs. Through the six categories—Style, Crafts, Home, Outdoors, Food, and Drink—we’ve been honored to spotlight products such as sophisticated sneakers, custom paper goods, sculptural tables, hand-built boats, fiery hot sauces, and small-batch bourbons, plus other standout items that speak to the ingenuity of Southern craftsmanship.
The Sustainability Award celebrates one Southern maker who has committed to conservation, whether by incorporating eco-friendly practices into their business model or partnering with like-minded nonprofits to give back.
So if your Southern-made product—be it an inventive gin, a hammered bracelet, a chef’s knife, or a smoky sausage—falls into one of our categories, enter now.
Entries are due by Monday, June 2, but we’re offering a discounted entry fee of $50 if you apply by 11:59 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday, April 15.
